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electric quadrupole transition
1. A transition of an atom or molecule from one energy state to another, in which electric quadrupole radiation is emitted or absorbed.
2. A process in which an atom produces or absorbs quadrupole radiation when it changes from one energy level to another.
2. A process in which an atom produces or absorbs quadrupole radiation when it changes from one energy level to another.
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