Two-particle correlations in relativistic heavy-ion collisions

被引:205
作者
Heinz, U [1 ]
Jacak, BV
机构
[1] CERN, Div Theory, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
[2] Univ Regensburg, Inst Theoret Phys, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany
[3] SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Phys, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
关键词
Hanbury Brown-Twiss interferometry; Bose-Einstein correlations; collective expansion; source size/lifetimes;
D O I
10.1146/annurev.nucl.49.1.529
中图分类号
O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号
070202 ;
摘要
Two-particle momentum correlations between pairs of identical particles produced in relativistic heavy-ion reactions can be analyzed to extract the spacetime structure of the collision fireball. We review recent progress in the application of this method, based on newly developed theoretical tools and new high-quality data from heavy-ion collision experiments. Implications for our understanding of the collision dynamics and for the search for the quark-gluon plasma are discussed.
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页码:529 / 579
页数:51
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