Importance of a consistent choice of αS in the matching of AlpGen and Pythia

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1-16

  Cooper, B ^a   Katzy, J ^b   Mangano, M L ^c   Messina, A ^c   Mijovic L ^b,d   Skands, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DESY   (Germany)

^c CERN   (Switzerland)

^d CEA SACLAY   (France)

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EID: 84864238044     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2078-y     Document Type: Article

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