Combination of differential D*(+/-) cross-section measurements in deep-inelastic ep scattering at HERA

H1 and ZEUS have published single-differential cross sections for inclusive D∗±-meson production in deep-inelastic ep scattering at HERA from their respective final data sets. These cross sections are combined in the common visible phase-space region of photon virtuality Q2> 5 GeV2, electron inelasticity 0.02 1.5 GeV and pseudorapidity |η(D∗)| 1.5 GeV2. Perturbative next-to-leading-order QCD predictions are compared to the results.