Scalar-mediated tt̄ forward-backward asymmetry

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Blum, Kfir ^a   Hochberg, Yonit ^a   Nir, Yosef ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Phenomenological models

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EID: 81255169871     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP10(2011)124     Document Type: Article

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