Quantum coherent dissipation: a glimpse of the "cat".
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.
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Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 92697, USA.
Karavitis
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Apkarian
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