An ultralight pseudoscalar boson

Physical Review D

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Kim, Jihn E ^a,b   Marsh, David J E ^c,d  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Institute for Basic Science   (South Korea)

^c PERIMETER INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Canada)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84956661285     PISSN: 24700010     EISSN: 24700029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.93.025027     Document Type: Article

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