The production of a pair of τ leptons via photon–photon fusion,
A test of lepton flavor universality in
- Award ID(s):
- 2121686
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10521896
- Publisher / Repository:
- IOP Publishing
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Reports on Progress in Physics
- Volume:
- 87
- Issue:
- 7
- ISSN:
- 0034-4885
- Format(s):
- Medium: X Size: Article No. 077802
- Size(s):
- Article No. 077802
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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