Trial factors for the look elsewhere effect in high energy physics

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 525-530

  Gross, Eilam ^a   Vitells, Ofer ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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EID: 78449270016     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-010-1470-8     Document Type: Article

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