Improved spin-dependent limits from the PICASSO dark matter search experiment

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

Volumn 624, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 186-194

  Barnabe Heider M ^a   Di Marco, M ^a   Doane, P ^a   Genest, M H ^a   Gornea, R ^a   Guenette R ^a   Leroy, C ^a   Lessard, L ^a   Martin, J P ^a   Wichoski, U ^a   Zacek, V ^a   Clark, K ^b   Krauss, C ^b   Noble, A ^b   Behnke, E ^c   Feighery, W ^c   Levine, I ^c   Muthusi, C ^c   Kanagalingam, S ^d   Noulty, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^d Bubble Technology Industries   (Canada)

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EID: 24344494024     PISSN: 03702693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2005.08.021     Document Type: Article

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