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A method to study “equilibration level” of a system created in high energy nucleus-nucleus collisions is proposed. The method is based on the fact that the correlation between momentum distribution and particle multiplicity observed in nucleon-nucleon interactions can be also measured in nucleus-nucleus collisions. It is argued that the magnitude of the residual correlation can be used as a measure of the system “equilibration level”. The method is effective even when changes of the “equilibration level” do not modify the inclusive distribution. The quantitative estimate of the effect to be measured is given. Finally, questions arising in practical application of the method are discussed.
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Gaździcki, M., Mrówczyński, S. A method to study “equilibration” in nucleus-nucleus collisions. Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 54, 127–132 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01881715
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