EVIDENCE FOR EXPANSION OF A HOT FIREBALL FROM 2-PION CORRELATIONS FOR SI+PB COLLISIONS AT AGS ENERGY

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BARRETTE, J
BELLWIED, R
BRAUNMUNZINGER, P
CLELAND, WE
CORMIER, TM
DAVID, G
DEE, J
DIEBOLD, GE
DIETZSCH, O
GERMANI, JV
GILBERT, S
GREENE, SV
HALL, JR
HEMMICK, TK
HERRMANN, N
HONG, B
JAYANANDA, K
KRAUS, D
KUMAR, BS
LACASSE, R
LISSAUER, D
LLOPE, WJ
LUDLAM, TW
MCCORKLE, S
MAJKA, R
MARK, SK
MITCHELL, JT
MUTHUSWAMY, M
OBRIEN, E
PANITKIN, S
PRUNEAU, C
RAO, MN
ROTONDO, F
DASILVA, NC
SONNADARA, U
STACHEL, J
TAKAI, H
TAKAGUI, EM
THROWE, TG
VOLOSHIN, S
WANG, G
WOLFE, D
WOODY, CL
XU, N
ZHANG, Y
ZHANG, Z
ZOU, C
机构
[1] BROOKHAVEN NATL LAB,UPTON,NY 11973
[2] GESELL SCHWERIONENFORSCH MBH,W-6100 DARMSTADT 11,GERMANY
[3] UNIV NEW MEXICO,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
[4] UNIV PITTSBURGH,PITTSBURGH,PA 15260
[5] SUNY STONY BROOK,STONY BROOK,NY 11794
[6] UNIV SAO PAULO,SAO PAULO,BRAZIL
[7] WAYNE STATE UNIV,DETROIT,MI 48202
[8] YALE UNIV,NEW HAVEN,CT 06511
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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10.1016/0370-2693(94)91004-9
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The two-pion correlation function has been measured for charged pions produced in central 14.6 A GeV/c Si + Pb collisions at the AGS. Data for like-sign pions show a clear quantum interference effect as expected for identical bosons. The experimental correlation function agrees well with that obtained for events generated by a cascade code (RQMD). The present data are consistent with a time-averaged rms freeze-out radius of 8.3 fm and a mean duration of pion emission of 9 fm/c. The system has expanded considerably before freeze-out.
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