MCPLOTS: A particle physics resource based on volunteer computing

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1-22

  Karneyeu, A ^a   Mijovic, L ^b,c   Prestel, S ^b,d   Skands, P Z ^e  

^a INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^b DESY   (Germany)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e CERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84897625270     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-014-2714-9     Document Type: Article

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