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