Heavy flavor enhancement as a signal of color deconfinement

2001/03/06 by A. Kostyuk, A. P. Kostyuk, M. I. Gorenstein +2 · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(01)01106-6

published as Phys.Lett. B519 (2001) 207-211 · 7 pages, LaTeX, 3 PS-figures

arxiv created 2001/03/06 · openalex publication_date 2001/11/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

We argue that the color deconfinement in heavy ion collisions may lead to enhanced production of hadrons with open heavy flavor (charm or bottom). We estimate the upper bound of this enhancement.

Citations

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