Fastlim: a fast LHC limit calculator

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Papucci, Michele ^a   Sakurai, Kazuki ^b   Weiler, Andreas ^c   Zeune, Lisa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CERN TH PH Division   (Switzerland)

^d DESY   (Germany)

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EID: 84919904006     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-014-3163-1     Document Type: Article

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