QCD Predictions for Charm and Bottom Quark Production at RHIC

Journal Article · Fri Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.122001· OSTI ID:20699435

Cacciari, Matteo; Nason, Paolo; Vogt, Ramona ^[1]

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1. Laboratoire de Physique Theorique et Hautes Energies, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6) (France)

We make up-to-date QCD predictions for open charm and bottom production at RHIC in nucleon-nucleon collisions at {radical}(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.

• OSTI ID: 20699435
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 95, Issue 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.122001; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
B QUARKS
BROOKHAVEN RHIC
C QUARKS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ELECTRON SPECTRA
FLAVOR MODEL
FORECASTING
GEV RANGE 100-1000
NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE DECAY
PARTICLE PRODUCTION
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS