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Nature 401, 680-682 (14 October 1999) | doi:10.1038/44348;

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Wave|[ndash]|particle duality of C60 molecules

Quantum superposition lies at the heart of quantum mechanics and gives rise to many of its paradoxes. Superposition of de Broglie matter waves has been observed for massive particles such as electrons, atoms and dimers, small van der Waals clusters, and neutrons.

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