Measurement of CP violation in stop cascade decays at the LHC

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 633-651

  Ellis, J ^a   Moortgat, F ^b   Moortgat Pick, G ^c   Smillie, J M ^c   Tattersall, J ^c  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 64849115454     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-009-0964-8     Document Type: Article

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