Illuminating the hidden sector of string theory by shining light through a magnetic field

@article{Abel2006IlluminatingTH,
  title={Illuminating the hidden sector of string theory by shining light through a magnetic field},
  author={Steven A. Abel and Joerg Jaeckel and Valentin V. Khoze and Andreas Ringwald},
  journal={Physics Letters B},
  year={2006},
  volume={666},
  pages={66-70}
}
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