Recent results on heavy quark quenching in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions

TL;DR

This paper presents predictions and preliminary results on heavy quark meson production and quenching in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions at RHIC and LHC, comparing models with experimental data.

Contribution

It introduces an improved medium description based on EPOS initial conditions for modeling heavy quark dynamics in heavy ion collisions.

Findings

Predictions for D and B meson production at RHIC and LHC

Comparison with STAR, PHENIX, ALICE, CMS experimental data

Preliminary results showing effects on nuclear modification factor and elliptic flow

Abstract

In this contribution, we present some predictions for the production of D and B mesons in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions at RHIC and LHC energies and confront them with experimental results obtained so far by the STAR, PHENIX, ALICE and CMS collaborations. We next discuss some preliminary results obtained with an improved description of the medium based on EPOS initial conditions, and its possible implications on the nuclear modification factor and on the elliptic flow of heavy quarks.