Z' bosons at colliders: A Bayesian viewpoint

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Erler, Jens ^a   Langacker, Paul ^b   Munir, Shoaib ^a,c   Rojas, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^c Process and Energy Systems Engineering Center PRESTIGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Beyond standard model; Gauge symmetry; GUT; Hadronic colliders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255161551     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP11(2011)076     Document Type: Article

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