Phenomenological implications of heavy axion models

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1274, Issue , 2010, Pages 20-25

  Giannotti, M ^a   Nita, R ^a   Welch, E ^a  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79955511702     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3489553     Document Type: Conference Paper

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