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We investigate the prompt neutrino background at IceCube, as determined from forward charm. We consider the role of intrinsic charm and of a recombination model and show that the contribution of these mechanisms is at most a factor two.
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Bhattacharya, A., Cudell, J.R. Forward charm-production models and prompt neutrinos at IceCube. J. High Energ. Phys. 2018, 150 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2018)150
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