2002/10/17 by Boris Tomášik, Boris Tomasik, Urs Achim Wiedemann +2 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/0210250
63 pages LaTex, 16 eps figures, invited review for "Quark Gluon Plasma 3", eds. R.C.Hwa and X.-N.Wang, World Scientific extended discussion of non-central HBT, minor corrections to improve clarity, updated references
openalex publication_date 2002/10/17 · arxiv created 2002/12/11 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
We review the status of particle interferometry in ultra-relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions. The theoretical focus is on the model-independent space-time interpretation of HBT radius parameters and its extension to the geometrical and dynamical asymmetries generated in finite impact parameter collisions. On the experimental side, we give a complete account of all presently available data for beam energies above 2 AGeV. We discuss what these data imply for the dynamics and space-time extension of the collision region and for the condition under which particles decouple from this region.