Non-exotic Z′ signals in ℓ ;+ ℓ-, bb-and tt-final states at the LHC

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2012, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Basso, L ^a   Mimasu, K ^b   Moretti, S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Rutherford Appleton Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beyond standard model; Gauge symmetry; Heavy quark physics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870319406     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP11(2012)060     Document Type: Article

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