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The PHENIX measurement of Heavy Flavor via Single Electrons in pp, d-Au, and Au-Au collisions at sqrt(sNN)=200 GeV

Sean Kelly

nucl-exarXiv:nucl-ex/0403057

Abstract

The PHENIX experiment at RHIC has measured single electron spectra in proton-proton, deuteron-gold and gold-gold collisions at sqrt(sNN)=200 GeV. The photonic contribution (photon conversions and Daltiz decays) is subtracted from the inclusive spectra resulting in non-photonic electron spectra. The principal source of non-photonic electrons is the semi-leptonic decay of charm and bottom mesons. The implications for heavy flavor production in hot and cold nuclear systems are discussed.

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