Measuring gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking parameters at a 500 GeV e+e- linear collider

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 287-321

  Ambrosanio, S ^a,c   Blair, G A ^b,c  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c DESY   (Germany)

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EID: 0001237425     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100529900170     Document Type: Article

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