The emission order of hydrogen isotopes via correlation functions in 30 MeV/u Ar+Au reactions

Abstract

The intensity interferometry is applied as a chronometer of the particle emission of hydrogen isotopes from the intermediate velocity source formed in 40Ar+197Au reactions at 30 MeV/u. The dynamic emission order of τp>τd>τt is evidenced via the correlation functions of nonidentical particle pairs. Assuming the similar source size, the same emission order is inferred from the correlation functions of identical particle pairs, where τp≈100fm/c is extracted by the fit of Koonin-Pratt equation to p-p correlation function. Transport model simulations demonstrate that the dynamic emission order of light charged particles depends on the stiffness of the nuclear symmetry energy.