Optimization of the Neutrino Factory, revisited

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Agarwalla, Sanjib K ^a,b   Huber, Patrick ^b   Tang, Jian ^c   Winter, Walter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beyond standard model; Neutrino physics

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053128376     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP01(2011)120     Document Type: Article

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