QCD Predictions for Charm and Bottom Quark Production at RHIC
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 $\sqrt{S}=200\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$. 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 …