Abstract
B(E2) transition rates in A=42 and A=43 nuclei have been calculated in (pf)n model spaces using an effective interaction and effective charges obtained by summing the diagrams of the Tamm-Dancoff approximation for screened particle-hole vertices. Good agreement with measured B(E2) rates are obtained for transitions between high-spin states. The results are further very similar to those obtained by parametrizing the effective charges.