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Scalable generation of massive Schrödinger cat states via quantum tunnelling

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Nature Physics, Published online: 11 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03281-9

Massive spatial superpositions are a resource for quantum interferometry, but it has been hard to generate them beyond single atoms. Now spatially entangled massive states are realized through the tunnelling of atomic clusters in optical lattices.