On the normalization of the HBT correlation function
Nuclear Experiment
2008-02-03 v2
Abstract
We discuss the question of the normalization of the correlation function and its consistency with the often used form C(p1,p2) = 1+|f(p1,p2)|^2. We suggest an event mixing method which allows one to obtain absolutely normalized correlation functions from experimental data.
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@article{arxiv.nucl-ex/9704006,
title = {On the normalization of the HBT correlation function},
author = {D. Miskowiec and S. Voloshin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-ex/9704006},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
Two pages, no figures. Rejected by Phys. Rev. C