Open-charm enhancement at FAIR?

Abstract

We have calculated the D-meson spectral density at finite temperature within a self-consistent coupled-channel approach that generates dynamically the $Λ_c$ (2593) resonance. We find a small mass shift for the D-meson in this hot and dense medium while the spectral density develops a sizeable width. The reduced attraction felt by the D-meson in hot and dense matter together with the large width observed have important consequences for the D-meson production in the future CBM experiment at FAIR.

4 pages, 2 figures, to appear in the proceedings of 9th International Conference on Strangeness in Quark Matter (SQM2006), Los Angeles, USA, March 26-31, 2006