Simulation of photon-photon interactions in hadron collisions with Sherpa

Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements

Volumn 179-180, Issue C, 2008, Pages 218-225

  Archibald, Jennifer ^a   Gleisberg, Tanju ^b   Höche, Stefan ^a   Krauss, Frank ^a   Schönherr, Marek ^c   Schumann, Steffen ^d   Siegert, Frank ^a   Winter, Jan Christopher ^e  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 50449094784     PISSN: 09205632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2008.07.027     Document Type: Article

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