Determining SUSY model parameters and masses at the LHC using cross-sections, kinematic edges and other observables

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1999-2038

  Lester, Christopher G ^a   Parker, Michael A ^a   White, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Statistical Methods; Superspaces; Supersymmetric Standard Model; Supersymmetry Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644756074     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2006/01/080     Document Type: Article

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