PI-K CORRELATIONS IN RELATIVISTIC HEAVY-ION COLLISIONS

Authors
DEAN DJ KOONIN SE
Citation
Dj. Dean et Se. Koonin, PI-K CORRELATIONS IN RELATIVISTIC HEAVY-ION COLLISIONS, Physics letters. Section B, 305(1-2), 1993, pp. 5-8
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. Section B → ACNP
ISSN journal
03702693
Volume
305
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
5 - 8
Database
ISI
SICI code
0370-2693(1993)305:1-2<5:PCIRHC>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We show that strong and Coulomb final-state interactions induce correl ations between pi and K mesons emitted with small relative momenta (le ss-than-or-equal-to 100 MeV/c) from relativistic heavy-ion collisions. Measurements of these correlations, estimated to have a (5-10)% effec t, might further constrain source parameters and/or pi K scattering le ngths. Strong-interaction correlations less-than-or-equal-to 5% are al so estimated for pi+pi- pairs.