1205.1131 (G. I. Lykasov et al.)

Forward heavy flavour production in p-p collisions at LHC and intrinsic
quark components in proton    [PDF]

G. I. Lykasov, V. A. Bednyakov, A. F. Pikelner, N. I. Zimin

The LHC data on the forward heavy flavour hadron production can be a new unique source for estimation of intrinsic charm and bottom contributions to the proton. For example, we analyze the forward heavy baryon production, namely $\Lambda_b$-baryon, within the soft QCD quark gluon string model and present the predictions for observables which could be measured at the LHC. We also present some predictions for the $D$-meson production in $pp$ collisions made within the perturbative QCD including the intrinsic charm in the proton that can be verified at the LHC.

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