{"id":"402b4e7e-72c0-4e28-9b96-e08d3d09672f","arxiv_id":"2608.13222","paper_version":1,"verdict":"CONDITIONAL","confidence":"MODERATE","novelty_score":6.0,"correctness_risk":"medium","formal_verification":"none","parameter_count":2,"one_line_summary":"A dual-local-oscillator Rydberg-atom scheme realizes a Mach-Zehnder-type microwave interferometer with phase resolution below 0.1 degrees, full 360 degree coverage, and a claimed sensitivity gain of about 25 dB.","lead":"Researchers built a microwave measuring device from atoms that acts like an optical interferometer, using two reference microwave beams to turn a signal's phase into a readable intensity. They report resolving phase changes below 0.1 degrees and measuring microwave distance and polarization with one compact, reconfigurable setup.","discovery_kind":"new_method","skeptic_critique":null,"referee_report":null,"author_rebuttal":null,"desk_editor":null,"rs_alignment":null,"lean_confirmation":null,"pith_extraction":null,"created_at":"2026-08-14T16:00:25.678472+00:00","model_set":{"reader":"deepseek-v4-flash"},"falsifier":null,"supporting_citations":[],"review_version":1}