Framework for model independent analyses of multiple extra quark scenarios

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2014, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Barducci, Daniele ^a,b   Belyaev, Alexander ^a,b   Buchkremer, Mathieu ^c   Cacciapaglia, Giacomo ^d,e,f   Deandrea, Aldo ^d,e,f   De Curtis, Stefania ^g   Marrouche, Jad ^h   Moretti, Stefano ^a,b   Panizzi, Luca ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Chilton   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^f CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

^g INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^h CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo Simulations; Phenomenological Models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917691488     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP12(2014)080     Document Type: Article

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