QCD Predictions for Charm and Bottom Quark Production at RHIC
Matteo CacciariLaboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Energies, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), France. [email protected]Paolo NasonLaboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Energies, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), FranceR. VogtLaboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Energies, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), France
2005en
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Abstract
We make up-to-date QCD predictions for open charm and bottom production at RHIC in nucleon-nucleon collisions at square root of S=200 GeV. We also calculate the electron spectrum resulting from heavy flavor decays to allow direct comparison to the data. A rigorous benchmark, including the theoretical uncertainties, is established against which nuclear collision data can be compared to obtain evidence for nuclear effects.
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