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Recent theory and experiment in crystals of molecular magnets suggest that fundamental tests of the decoherence mechanisms of macroscopic quantum phenomena may be feasible in these systems (which are also almost ideal quantum spin glasses). We review these, and suggest new experiments.
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Prokof'ev, N.V., Stamp, P.C.E. Quantum Relaxation of Ensembles of Nanomagnets. Journal of Low Temperature Physics 113, 1147–1152 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022597526953
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