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The Standard Model and the Higgs Boson

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Physics with Photons Using the ATLAS Run 2 Data

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In this chapter I introduce the theoretical model and the main experimental results that are the reference framework for the analysis conducted during my three years of doctorate.

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Manzoni, S. (2019). The Standard Model and the Higgs Boson. In: Physics with Photons Using the ATLAS Run 2 Data. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24370-8_2

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