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Magneto-optically trapped atoms enable the determination of lifetimes of metastable states and higher lying excited states like the $rm{5d^{2}~^{3}F_{2}}$ state in barium. The state is efficiently populated by driving strong transitions from metastable states within the cooling cycle of the barium MOT. The lifetime is inferred from the increase of MOT fluorescence after the transfer of up to $30,%$ of the trapped atoms to this state. The radiative decay of the $rm{5d^{2}~^{3}F_{2}}$ state cascades to the cooling cycle of the MOT with a probability of $96.0(7),%$ corresponding to a trap loss of $4.0(7),%$ and its lifetime is determined to $rm{160(10)~mu s}$. This is in good agreement with the theoretically calculated lifetime of $rm{190~mu s}$ [J. Phys. B, {bf 40}, 227 (2007)]. The determined loss of $4.0(7),%$ from the cooling cycle is compared with the theoretically calculated branching ratios. This measurement extends the efficacy of trapped atoms to measure lifetimes of higher, long-lived states and validate the atomic structure calculations of heavy multi-electron systems.
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