Measurement of SUSY masses via cascade decays for SPS 1a

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 41-98

  Gjelsten, Børge Kile ^a   Miller, David J ^b,c   Osland, Per ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Supergravity Models; Supersymmetry Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144484857     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/12/003     Document Type: Article

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