Model-independent extraction of ǀVtq☐matrix elements from top-quark measurements at hadron colliders

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1-14

  Lacker, H ^a   Menzel, A ^a   Spettel, F ^a   Hirschbuhl D ^b   Luck J ^c   Maltoni, F ^d   Wagner, W ^b   Zaro, M ^d  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EXTRACTION;

'CURRENT; BRANCHING FRACTIONS; HADRON COLLIDERS; INITIAL STATE; MATRIX ELEMENTS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MODEL INDEPENDENT; PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; QUARK-MIXING MATRIX; TOP QUARKS;

MIXING;

EID: 84862326979     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2048-4     Document Type: Article

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