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QCD Predictions for Charm and Bottom Quark Production at RHIC

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A rigorous benchmark is established against which nuclear collision data can be compared to obtain evidence for nuclear effects, and the electron spectrum resulting from heavy flavor decays is calculated.
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We make up-to-date QCD predictions for open charm and bottom production at RHIC in nucleon-nucleon collisions at {radical}S = 200 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 collision data can be compared to obtain evidence for nuclear effects.

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