Open Charm Production at RHIC
arXiv:nucl-ex/0509038 · doi:10.1063/1.2197390
Abstract
Recent experimental measurements on open charm production in proton-proton, proton (deuteron)-nucleus and nucleus-nucleus collisions at RHIC are reviewed. A comparison with theoretical predictions is made. Some unsettled issues in open charm production call for precise measurements on directly reconstructed open charm hadrons.
Invited plenary talk at Quark Matter 2005 conference in Budapest, Hungary. 10 pages, 6 figures