Two-body Bose-Einstein correlations in simulated relativistic heavy ion collision events

An algorithm for generating Bose-Einstein momentum space correlations in the particle distributions of simulated relativistic heavy-ion collision events is extended for applications to experiments at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Quality fits to the momentum space correlations for spherical and nonspherical source geometries are obtained for both the like charged pion [(π+π+) and (π-π-)] and unlike charged pion (π+π-) two-body distributions predicted for 200A GeV Au+Au central collisions. The momentum space correlations not directly constrained in the fitting algorithm are examined, and strong correlations are found for both the like and unlike charged pion spectra indicating that the correlation signals generated by the algorithm are robust. The model is well suited for the simulation needs of present and future heavy-ion experiments. copyright 1999 The American Physical Society