Direct constraints on minimal supersymmetry from Fermi-LAT observations of the dwarf galaxy Segue 1

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2010, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Scott, Pat ^a   Conrad, Jan ^a   Edsjö, Joakim ^a   Bergström, Lars ^a   Farnier, Christian ^b   Akrami, Yashar ^a  

^a ALBANOVA UNIVERSITY CENTER   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

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EID: 76149137448     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2010/01/031     Document Type: Article

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