Parton distribution function dependence of benchmark Standard Model total cross sections at the 7TeV LHC

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Watt, G ^a  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Deep Inelastic Scattering; Hadronic Colliders; Parton Model; Standard Model

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053164268     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP09(2011)069     Document Type: Article

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