Observation of Lifetime Effects in Two-Proton Correlations for Well-Characterized Sources

M. A. Lisa, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University
C. K. Gelgke, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University
P. Decowski, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University
W. G. Gong, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University
E. Gualtieri, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University
S. Hannuschke, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University
R. Lacey, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University
T. Li, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University
W. G. Lynch, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University
Graham F. Peaslee, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State UniversityFollow
S. Pratt, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University
T. Reposeur, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University
A. M. Vander Molen, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University
G. D. Westfall, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University
J. Yee, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University
S. J. Yennello, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and Department of Physics Astronomy Michigan State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-1993

Publication Source

Physical Review Letters

Volume Number

71

Issue Number

18

First Page

2863

Last Page

2866

Publisher

American Physical Society

Abstract

Differences between longitudinal and transverse two-proton correlation functions, consistent with finite lifetime effects, are observed for central Ar36+45Sc collisions at E/A=80 MeV. The correlations between two protons emitted with low total momenta are consistent with emission from a source of Gaussian radius r0≊4.7±0.3 fm and characteristic lifetime τ≊25±15 fm/c.

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