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Measurement of the mass of the W boson in e+ e- collisions using the fully leptonic channel.

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Measurement of the mass of the W boson in e+ e- collisions using the fully leptonic channel. / Kartvelishvili, Vakhtang; Abbiendi, G.; Ainsley, C. et al.
In: European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, Vol. 26, No. 3, 01.01.2003, p. 321-330.

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Kartvelishvili, V, Abbiendi, G, Ainsley, C, Akesson, PF, Bailey, I & Collaboration, OPAL 2003, 'Measurement of the mass of the W boson in e+ e- collisions using the fully leptonic channel.', European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 321-330. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2002-01070-9

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Kartvelishvili, V., Abbiendi, G., Ainsley, C., Akesson, P. F., Bailey, I., & Collaboration, OPAL. (2003). Measurement of the mass of the W boson in e+ e- collisions using the fully leptonic channel. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 26(3), 321-330. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2002-01070-9

Vancouver

Kartvelishvili V, Abbiendi G, Ainsley C, Akesson PF, Bailey I, Collaboration OPAL. Measurement of the mass of the W boson in e+ e- collisions using the fully leptonic channel. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields. 2003 Jan 1;26(3):321-330. doi: 10.1140/epjc/s2002-01070-9

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Kartvelishvili, Vakhtang ; Abbiendi, G. ; Ainsley, C. et al. / Measurement of the mass of the W boson in e+ e- collisions using the fully leptonic channel. In: European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields. 2003 ; Vol. 26, No. 3. pp. 321-330.

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