TY - RPRT TI - Symmetry-protected electronic metastability in an optically driven cuprate ladder AU - Padma, Hari [Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000306821849) AU - Glerean, Filippo [Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000324996386) AU - TenHuisen, Sophia F. R. [Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000243797035) AU - Shen, Zecheng [Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA (United States)] AU - Wang, Haoxin [The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ma Liu Shui, Shatin (Hong Kong)] (ORCID:0000000262013208) AU - Xu, Luogen [Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA (United States)] AU - Elliott, Joshua D. [Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot (United Kingdom). Diamond Light Source] (ORCID:000000020729246X) AU - Homes, Christopher C. [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)] (ORCID:000000017087756X) AU - Skoropata, Elizabeth [Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland)] (ORCID:0000000287741594) AU - Ueda, Hiroki [Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland)] (ORCID:0000000153057930) AU - Liu, Biaolong [Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland)] AU - Paris, Eugenio [Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland)] (ORCID:0000000234188828) AU - Romaguera, Arnau [Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland)] (ORCID:0000000190141533) AU - Lee, Byungjune [Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology (POSTECH) (Korea, Republic of); Max Planck POSTECH/Korea Research Initiative (MPK), Pohang (Korea, Republic of). Center for Complex Phase Materials] (ORCID:000000030785030X) AU - He, Wei [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)] (ORCID:0000000335223899) AU - Wang, Yu [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)] AU - Lee, Seng Huat [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000342543460) AU - Choi, Hyeongi [Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology (POSTECH) (Korea, Republic of)] AU - Park, Sang-Youn [Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology (POSTECH) (Korea, Republic of)] (ORCID:0000000215004384) AU - Mao, Zhiqiang [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000249203293) AU - Calandra, Matteo [Univ. of Trento (Italy)] (ORCID:0000000315052535) AU - Jang, Hoyoung [Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology (POSTECH) (Korea, Republic of)] (ORCID:0000000271609038) AU - Razzoli, Elia [Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland)] (ORCID:000000028893972X) AU - Dean, Mark P. M. [Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)] (ORCID:0000000151393543) AU - Wang, Yao [Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000317360187) AU - Mitrano, Matteo [Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000201020391) PY - 2025 DO - 10.1038/s41563-025-02254-2 UR - https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2569469 ID - 2569469 ER -