Effect of an Expanding Charged Cloud on two-particle Bose-Einstein Correlations

TL;DR

This paper explores how an expanding charged cloud influences two-particle Bose-Einstein correlations in high-energy physics, considering final state effects and the Aharonov-Bohm phenomenon through a numerical toy model.

Contribution

It introduces a numerical approach to study the impact of an expanding charged cloud on Bose-Einstein correlations, highlighting the significance of final state interactions.

Findings

Charged cloud expansion alters correlation function strength

Final state effects can significantly modify observed correlations

Aharonov-Bohm effect influences particle trajectories in the model

Abstract

In high-energy physics, quantum statistical correlation measurements are very important for getting a good picture of how a particle-emitting source is structured in space and time, as well as its thermodynamic properties and inner dynamics. It is necessary to take into account the various final state effects since they have the potential to alter the observed femtoscopic correlation functions. Protons are affected mostly by the strong interaction, whereas other charged particles are mostly influenced by the Coulomb interaction. The interaction of the particles under investigation with the fireball or the expanding cloud of the other particles in the final state might also have significant consequences. This may cause the particle's trajectory to shift. This phenomenon can be viewed as an Aharonov-Bohm effect since the pair's alternate tracks reveal a closed loop with an internal field. We investigate a numerical solution for a toy model to study the modifications of Bose-Einstien correlation function strength, which is sensitive to this effect