The fourth family: A simple explanation for the observed pattern of anomalies in B - CP asymmetries

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

Volumn 683, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 302-305

  Soni, Amarjit ^a   Alok, Ashutosh Kumar ^b   Giri, Anjan ^c,d   Mohanta, Rukmani ^e   Nandi, Soumitra ^f,g  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^c PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

^f HARISH CHANDRA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

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EID: 73649146231     PISSN: 03702693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2009.12.048     Document Type: Article

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