Open charm and charmonium production at LHCb

TL;DR

This paper discusses the early results from LHCb on the abundant production of charmed hadrons, outlining the current status, future plans, and preliminary findings in charm production studies.

Contribution

It provides initial insights and experimental signals of open charm and charmonium production at LHCb, highlighting ongoing and planned research efforts.

Findings

Copious production of charmed hadrons observed

Preliminary signals of charm production identified

LHCb's plans for future charm studies outlined

Abstract

We see copious production of charmed hadrons in the early LHCb data. The status and plans for charm production studies at LHCb are discussed, and preliminary signals are shown.