kt-factorization predictions for F2c at HERA

Abstract

High energy factorization predictions for F2c are derived using BFKL resummations of leading logs for the proton structure functions at HERA. A theoretical non-perturbative uncertainty on the factorization scheme is taken into account by considering two different approaches for modelling the proton. The parameters are fixed by a fit of F2 at small x. The resulting predictions for F2c are in agreement with the data within the present error bars.