Neutrinoless double beta decay and heavy sterile neutrinos

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 856, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-73

  Mitra, Manimala ^a   Senjanović, Goran ^b   Vissani, Francesco ^a  

^a LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

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

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EID: 81255214982     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2011.10.035     Document Type: Article

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