Enhancement of dark matter relic density from late time dark matter conversions

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Liu, Ze Peng ^a   Wu, Yue Liang ^a   Zhou, Yu Feng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 84883748335     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1749-4     Document Type: Article

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