Massive hidden photons as lukewarm dark matter

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Redondo, Javier ^a   Postma, Marieke ^b  

^a DESY   (Germany)

^b NIKHEF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cosmology of theories beyond the SM; Dark matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649102994     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2009/02/005     Document Type: Article

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