Differential and total cross sections for various competing two‐photon processes in metastable 2shydrogenic atoms are given for several current laser frequencies. Exact calculations are performed within the framework of conventional time‐dependent perturbation theory by using a Sturmian representation of the Coulomb Green’s function. Our results are useful for discussing a recent proposal for obtaining intense vacuum uv light sources from anti‐Stokes Raman scattering.