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Coherence limits in lattice atom interferometry at the one-minute scale

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Nature Physics, Published online: 11 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02518-9

Applications of atom interferometry require sufficiently long coherence times. Now, confining atoms in an optical lattice shows that the decoherence rate slows down markedly at hold times that exceed tens of seconds.