Direct dark matter detection: The next decade

Physics of the Dark Universe

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 94-108

  Baudis, Laura ^a  

^a PHYSIK INSTITUT DER UNIVERSITÄT ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dark matter; Direct detection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869466588     PISSN: 22126864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dark.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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