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A Measurement of the b quark mass from hadronic Z decays. / ALEPH Collaboration, The; Barate, R.; Bowdery, Christopher et al.
In: European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, Vol. 18, No. 1, 12.2000, p. 1-13.

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ALEPH Collaboration, T, Barate, R, Bowdery, C, Finch, A, Foster, F, Hughes, G & Jones, R 2000, 'A Measurement of the b quark mass from hadronic Z decays', European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100520000533

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ALEPH Collaboration, T., Barate, R., Bowdery, C., Finch, A., Foster, F., Hughes, G., & Jones, R. (2000). A Measurement of the b quark mass from hadronic Z decays. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 18(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100520000533

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ALEPH Collaboration T, Barate R, Bowdery C, Finch A, Foster F, Hughes G et al. A Measurement of the b quark mass from hadronic Z decays. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields. 2000 Dec;18(1):1-13. doi: 10.1007/s100520000533

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ALEPH Collaboration, The ; Barate, R. ; Bowdery, Christopher et al. / A Measurement of the b quark mass from hadronic Z decays. In: European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields. 2000 ; Vol. 18, No. 1. pp. 1-13.

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AU - Jones, Roger

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