Sum Rule of Femtoscopic Correlation Function

Abstract

A correlation function of two particles with small relative velocities obeys a sum rule - the momentum integral of the function is determined due to the completeness of quantum states of the particles. The original sum rule derived in 1995 suffered from a serious problem: the momentum integral was ultraviolet divergent in physically interesting cases. We resolve the problem by considering the sum rule not of a single correlation function but of a sum or difference of two appropriately chosen correlation functions. The improved sum rule is shown to work well for the exact Coulomb correlation functions. We argue that the sum rule can be used to test an accuracy and range of applicability of correlation functions computed in approximate models. The neutron-proton correlation function is discussed as an example.

9 pages, 8 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. C

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