Review of speculative "disaster scenarios" at RHIC

Reviews of Modern Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1125-1140

  Jaffe, R L ^a   Busza, W ^a   Wilczek, F ^a   Sandweiss, J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034336305     PISSN: 00346861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/revmodphys.72.1125     Document Type: Review

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