The first 20 ns of the decay of the 3d⁶4d e⁶G_11/2 level in Fe ii following two-photon excitation from the ground state (3d⁶4s a⁶D_9/2). The evaluated lifetime is 2.0 ± 0.2 ns. Background subtracted data points (+) are plotted together with a fitted single exponential decay convoluted by the square of the measured laser pulse (solid line). The dashed curve shows the squared laser pulse.