Open Heavy Flavor Production in Heavy Ion Collisions

Details Open Heavy Flavor Production in Heavy Ion Collisions Open Heavy Flavor Production in Heavy Ion Collisions

2009-07-27

arxiv.org/abs/0907.4619v2

Nucl.Phys.A830:419c-426c,2009

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Experiment

8 pages, 5 figures - To appear in the conference proceedings for Quark Matter 2009, March 30 - April 4, Knoxville, Tennessee v

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2009.09.036

The interaction of heavy partons, charm and beauty, with the matter created in heavy ion collisions has been of great interest in recent years. Heavy partons were predicted to interact less strongly with the matter than light partons. In apparent contrast to these predictions, unexpectedly strong suppression of non-photonic electrons from heavy flavor decays has been seen. However, significant experimental uncertainties remain, both in the measurements themselves and in the separation of the contribution from charm and beauty, which have complicated the interpretation of these results. The current experimental situation is critically reviewed and prospects for making these measurements more easily interpretable discussed.

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