Published October 1999
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Journal article
Bose-Einstein correlations and the equation of state of nuclear matter
- 1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States). Physics Div.
- 2. LANSCE Division and Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)
Description
Within a relativistic hydrodynamic framework, we use four different equations of state of nuclear matter to compare to experimental spectra from CERN/SPS experiments NA44 and NA49. Freeze-out hypersurfaces and Bose-Einstein correlation functions for identical pion pairs are discussed. We find that two-pion Bose-Einstein interferometry measures the relationship between the temperature and the energy density in the equation of state during the late hadronic stage of the fireball expansion. Little sensitivity of the light-hadron data to a quark-gluon plasma phase-transition is seen. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Physical Journal. C
- Journal Volume
- 10
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 483-486
- ISSN
- 1434-6044
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 32017346
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOSE-EINSTEIN STATISTICS; CORRELATIONS; DEEP INELASTIC HEAVY ION REACTIONS; ENERGY DENSITY; EQUATIONS OF STATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; LEAD 208 REACTIONS; LEAD 208 TARGET; NUCLEAR FIREBALL MODEL; NUCLEAR MATTER; NUCLEAR TEMPERATURE; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PIONIZATION; PIONS; QUARK MATTER; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; TEV RANGE 10-100
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EQUATIONS; FLUID MECHANICS; HADRONS; HEAVY ION REACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; MECHANICS; MESONS; MULTIPLE PRODUCTION; NUCLEAR MODELS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; TARGETS; TEV RANGE
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- Notes
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