Multi-photon signals from composite models at LHC

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Freitas, A ^a   Schwaller, P ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Beyond standard model; Technicolor and composite models

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053144673     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP01(2011)022     Document Type: Article

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