SUSY-QCD corrections to neutralino pair production in association with a jet

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1-13

  Cullen, Gavin ^a   Greiner, Nicolas ^b   Heinrich, Gudrun ^b  

^a DESY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

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EID: 84875667592     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2388-8     Document Type: Article

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