QCD predictions for charm and bottom quark production at RHIC.
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.
Cacciari
Matteo
M
Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Energies, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), France. cacciari@lpthe.jussieu.fr
Nason
Paolo
P
Vogt
Ramona
R