Vector-vector scattering at the LHC with two charged leptons and two neutrinos in the final state

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Ballestrero, Alessandro ^a   Franzosi, Diogo Buarque ^a,b   Maina, Ezio ^a,b  

^a SEZIONE DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beyond standard model; Standard model

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053169222     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP06(2011)013     Document Type: Article

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