Searching for sterile neutrinos in ice

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Razzaquea, Soebur ^a   Smirnovb, A Yu ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neutrino Physics; Solar and Atmospheric Neutrinos

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053260090     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP07(2011)084     Document Type: Article

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