%0 Journal Article %T HBT interferometry: historical perspective %A Padula %A Sandra S. %J Brazilian Journal of Physics %D 2005 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.1590/S0103-97332005000100005 %X i review the history of hbt interferometry, since its discovery in the mid 1950's, up to the recent developments and results from bnl/rhic experiments. i focus the discussion on the contributions to the subject given by members of our brazilian group. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0103-97332005000100005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en