Abstract
We propose a two-component model involving the parton fusion mechanism and recombination of a $ud$ valence diquark with a sea $c$-quark of the incident proton to describe $\Lambda_c^+$ inclusive production in $pp$ collisions. We also study the polarization of the produced $\Lambda_c^+$ in the framework of the Thomas Precession Model for polarization. We show that a measurement of the $\Lambda_c$ polarization is a sensitive test of its production mechanism. In particular the intrinsic charm model predicts a positive polarization for the $\Lambda_c$ within the framework of the Thomas Precession Model, while according to the model presented here the $\Lambda_c$ polarization should be negative. The measurement of the $\Lambda_c$ polarization provides a close examination of intrinsic charm Fock states in the proton and give interesting information about the hadroproduction of charm.
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