Published April 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Pion interferometry in Au+Au collisions at √(sNN)=200 GeV

Description

We present a systematic analysis of two-pion interferometry in Au+Au collisions at √(sNN)=200 GeV using the STAR detector at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. We extract the Hanbury-Brown and Twiss radii and study their multiplicity, transverse momentum, and azimuthal angle dependence. The Gaussianness of the correlation function is studied. Estimates of the geometrical and dynamical structure of the freeze-out source are extracted by fits with blast-wave parametrizations. The expansion of the source and its relation with the initial energy density distribution is studied

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
71
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 044906-044906.21
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCAN

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Notes
(c) 2005 The American Physical Society
Collaborations
STAR Collaboration