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A light sounding drum

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In the effort to demonstrate quantum behaviour in the motion of macroscopic mechanical objects, strong coupling between the objects and an electromagnetic oscillator is advantageous. Such coupling has now been achieved. See Letter p.204

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  1. Miles Blencowe is in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA.,

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