Sneutrino dark matter in low-scale seesaw scenarios

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2012, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  De Romeri, Valentina ^a   Hirsch, Martin ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA CORPUSCULAR IFIC   (Spain)

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Supersymmetry Phenomenology

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EID: 84878482096     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP12(2012)106     Document Type: Article

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