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Title: Femtoscopy in Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions

Journal Article · · Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
OSTI ID:881870

Analyses of two-particle correlations have provided the chief means for determining spatio-temporal characteristics of relativistic heavy ion collisions. We discuss the theoretical formalism behind these studies and the experimental methods used in carrying them out. Recent results from RHIC are put into context in a systematic review of correlation measurements performed over the past two decades. The current understanding of these results are discussed in terms of model comparisons and overall trends.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
881870
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JRNL-214239; TRN: US0603008
Journal Information:
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science, Vol. 55
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English