Light higgs bosons in phenomenological NMSSM

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1-22

  Mahmoudi, F ^a,b   Rathsman, J ^c,d   Stal O ^e   Zeune, L ^e,f  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e DESY   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84884274091     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1608-3     Document Type: Article

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