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    On the role of the time scale Delta t in Bose-Einstein correlations

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    The time scale Δt\Delta t parameter, which appears in the Bose-Einstein Correlations (BEC) treated in term of the Heisenberg uncertainty relations, is reexamined. Arguments are given for the role of Δt\Delta t as a measure of the particles' emission time rather than representing the strength property of the correlated particles. Thus in the analyzes of the Z0Z^0 hadronic the Δt\Delta t given value of ~102410^{-24} seconds is the particles' emission time prescribed by the Z0Z^0 lifetime. In heavy ion collisions Δt\Delta t measures the emission time duration of the particles produced from a nucleus of atomic number AA which is here shown to be equal to \Delta t =(m_{\pi}a^2)/(\hbar c^2})*A^{2/3} where a is about 1 fm, that is, proportional to the nucleus surface area. This dependence agrees rather well with the experimental Δt\Delta t values deduced from the BEC analyzes of heavy ion collisions.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figure
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