The total charm cross section
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2009-05-20 v1
Abstract
We assess the theoretical uncertainties on the total charm cross section. We discuss the importance of the quark mass, the scale choice and the parton densities on the estimate of the uncertainty. We conclude that due to the small charm quark mass, which amplifies the effect of the other parameters in the calculation, the uncertainty on the total charm cross section is difficult to quantify.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0709.2531,
title = {The total charm cross section},
author = {R. Vogt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0709.2531},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
11 pages, 4 figures, for Zimanyi memorial conference