Proton-Λ [Proton - lambda] correlations in central Pb + Pb collisions at √sNN [square root of s subscript NN] =17.3 GeV
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Roland, Christof E
Roland, Gunther M
Date Issued
May 2011
Journal
Physical review C
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American Physical Society
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Anticic, T. et al. “Proton-Λ correlations in central Pb+Pb collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=17.3 GeV.” Physical Review C 83, 054906 (2011): n. pag. ©2011 American Physical Society
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Abstract
The momentum correlation between protons and Λ [lambda] particles emitted from central Pb+Pb collisions at √sNN=17.3 [square root of s subscript NN = 17.3] GeV was studied by the NA49 experiment at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron. A clear enhancement is observed for small relative momenta (qinv<0.2 [q subscript inv <0.2] GeV). By fitting a theoretical model, which uses the strong interaction between the proton and the Λ [lambda] in a given pair, to the measured data, a value for the effective source size is deduced. Assuming a static Gaussian source distribution, we derive an effective radius parameter of RG=3.02±0.20(stat.)-0.16+0.44(syst.) [RG = 3.02±0.20 (stat.) subscript -0.16 superscript +0.44 (syst.)] fm.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.83.054906
