A search is reported for pairs of light Higgs bosons (
Leptoquarks (
- Award ID(s):
- 1945366
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10473618
- Publisher / Repository:
- Springer Science + Business Media
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The European Physical Journal C
- Volume:
- 83
- Issue:
- 11
- ISSN:
- 1434-6052
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- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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