DAMA and WIMP dark matter

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2008, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Petriello, Frank J ^a   Zurek, Kathryn M ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Beyond standard model; Cosmology of theories beyond the SM

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149300000     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2008/09/047     Document Type: Article

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