RPV stops bump off the background

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Franceschini, Roberto ^a   Torre, Riccardo ^b,c,d  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c SEZIONE DI PADOVA   (Italy)

^d SISSA   (Italy)

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EID: 84877618364     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2422-x     Document Type: Article

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