Quantum back-action in measurements of zero-point mechanical oscillations
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Farid Ya. Khalili,1 Haixing Miao,2 Huan Yang,2 Amir H. Safavi-Naeini,3 Oskar Painter,3 and Yanbei Chen2 1Physics Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia 2Theoretical Astrophysics 350-17, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA 3Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA (Received 8 June 2012; published 25 September 2012)
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