Bose-Einstein correlations and thermal cluster formation in high-energy collisions

TL;DR

This paper extends the blast wave model to incorporate thermal cluster production, deriving formulas for HBT correlation functions and radii, to better understand particle correlations in high-energy collisions.

Contribution

It introduces a generalized blast wave model that includes thermal clusters, providing new formulas for HBT correlations and radii in high-energy collision analysis.

Findings

Derived formulas for HBT correlation functions

Extended blast wave model with thermal clusters

Enhanced understanding of particle correlations

Abstract

The blast wave model is generalized to include the production of thermal clusters, as suggested by the apparent success of the statistical model of particle production at high energies. The formulae for the HBT correlation functions and the corresponding HBT radii are derived.