Right-handed neutrinos as superheavy dark matter

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1-10

  Uehara, Yosuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dark Matter; High Energy Cosmic Rays; Neutrino Physics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744730340     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2001/12/034     Document Type: Article

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