Abstract
Using a simple final-state rescattering model coupled with a simple Coulomb model, the effects of the central Coulomb potential on pion interferometry measurements in 158 GeV/nucleon $\mathrm{P}\mathrm{b}+\mathrm{P}\mathrm{b}$ collisions are explored. Although the central Coulomb potential does not introduce correlations between pions, it does prevent an accurate measurement of the momentum difference. This momentum difference smearing effect leads to a reduction in the measured correlation radii and lambda parameters. These distortions are important in 158 GeV/nucleon $\mathrm{P}\mathrm{b}+\mathrm{P}\mathrm{b}$ collisions because of large source sizes and the strong central Coulomb potential.
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