Spin measurements in cascade decays at the LHC

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2007, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Wang, Lian Tao ^a   Yavin, Itay ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Hadron hadron scattering

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EID: 34247877731     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2007/04/032     Document Type: Article

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