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Suppression and enhancement of bosonic stimulation by atomic interactions

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Nature Physics, Published online: 20 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03155-6

Bosonic bunching of non-interacting atoms enhances atom–light scattering. An experiment now shows that attractive atomic interactions enhance this scattering further, while repulsive ones can completely suppress bosonic stimulation.