Cosmological data and indications for new physics

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2013, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Benetti, Micol ^a   Gerbino, Martina ^a   Kinney, William H ^b   Kolb, Edward W ^c   Lattanzi, Massimiliano ^d   Melchiorri, Alessandro ^a   Pagano, Luca ^a   Riotto, Antonio ^e  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^e Centre for Astroparticle Physics (CAP)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cosmological neutrinos; cosmological parameters from CMBR; ination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887600416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2013/10/030     Document Type: Article

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