Search Tips
How to find any value in any field:
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Empty search box returns all records in the database. |
How to find documents in a particular collection:
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Click on a link below the search box to see and select subcollections such as Preprints or Theses, or select/deselect the tick boxes next to a particular collection before doing the search. |
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If you want documents from a 'collection' not proposed by default, such as NA60 documents, then enter it as a search term. |
How to search for words/phrases (within titles, abstracts, etc):
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Returns records containing words higgs and boson. |
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Returns records containing phrase 'higgs boson' in title. |
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Returns records entitled exactly "Higgs boson" but not records such as "Overview of Higgs boson production". |
How to use truncation:
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Returns records containing words muon, muons, muonic, etc. |
How to use boolean operators:
or:
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Returns records containing both muon and kaon. |
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Returns records containing either muon or kaon. |
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Returns records containing muon but not kaon. |
How to use parentheses:
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Returns records containing either gravity or supergravity, and ellis or perelstein. Nested parens are not supported. |
How to find documents from a certain period:
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Type 2003 and select the year field. |
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Alternatively, type 'year:' followed by value. |
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You can enter specific year range. |
How to search for authors:
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Some authors have unique names and their publications can be retrieved by searching for the surname in the any field field. |
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For better results, type surname comma initial(s) and select the author field. |
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Sometimes authors are indexed with their full name. |
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Find papers by J.Ellis written from 1990 until 1993, using truncation to match all first names beginning with J. |
More information:
Special characters, regular expressions, fulltext searching, citation searching, and other capabilities are fully explained in the complete
Search Guide.