Measurements of the production, decay and properties of the top quark: A review

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1-22

  Lannon, Kevin ^a   Margaroli, Fabrizio ^b   Neu, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84865330437     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2120-0     Document Type: Article

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