QCD Predictions for Charm and Bottom Production at RHIC

Matteo Cacciari (1)

1 LPTHE - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Energies

We present up-to-date QCD predictions for open charm and bottom production at RHIC in nucleon-nucleon collisions at \sqrt{S} = 200 GeV. The electron spectrum resulting from heavy flavor decays is also evaluated for direct comparison to the PHENIX and STAR data. These predictions seek to establish a rigorous benchmark, including the theoretical uncertainties, against which nuclear collision data can be compared to obtain evidence for nuclear effects.

Domaines: Physique des Hautes Energies - Phénoménologie [hep-ph]

Matteo Cacciari. QCD Predictions for Charm and Bottom Production at RHIC. EPS International Europhysics Conference On High Energy Physics (HEP-EPS 2005), 21-27 Jul 2005, Lisbon, Portugal, Jul 2005, Lisbon, Portugal. pp.PoS HEP2005:137,2006. ⟨hal-00172322⟩