Search for the neutral Higgs bosons of the standard model and the MSSM in e+e- collisions at √s = 189 GeV

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 223-240

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^a CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

^e CERN   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^h INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

ⁱ ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^k INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^m UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

ⁿ IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^o UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^p LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^q JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^r UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^s MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^t UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^u UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^v UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^w STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^x CEA SACLAY   (France)

^y UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ   (United States)

^z UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^aa UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

^ab UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^ac UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^ad University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^ae UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^af CENTRO SICILIANO DI FISICA NUCLEARE E STRUTTURA DELLA MATERIA   (Italy)

^ag UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^ah CNR   (Italy)

^ai INFN SEZIONE DI FERRARA   (Italy)

^aj RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^ak UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^al SAP RESEARCH   (Germany)

^am HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^an FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^ao UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0001892233     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100520000473     Document Type: Article

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