title: Quantum coherent dissipation: a glimpse of the "cat".
abstract: Quantum coherent vibrational relaxation of an impurity strongly coupled to its solid host is demonstrated through four-wave mixing measurements to infer sustained coherence in the bath, which is recognized as a superposition of macroscopically distinct states.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 92697, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Segale
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karavitis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fredj
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Apkarian