ALPGEN, a generator for hard multiparton processes in hadronic collisions

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1-39

  Mangano, Michelangelo L ^a   Piccinini, Fulvio ^a,d   Polosa, Antonio D ^a   Moretti, Mauro ^b   Pittau, Roberto ^c  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d INFN SEZIONE DI PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colliders; Hadronic; Jets; QCD

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644245256     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2003/07/001     Document Type: Article

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