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The Effective Energy Dependence of the Charged Particle's Multiplicity in $P / \pi^+ / K^+$ Interactions on Protons at 147 GeV/c

Brick, D. ; Rudnicka, H. ; Shapiro, A.M. ; et al.

Phys.Lett.B 103 (1981) 241-246, 1981.

Inspire Record 170358 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.6707

The energy dependence of the average of the charged multiplicity and its dispersion in π + /K + /p interaction on protons at 147 GeV/ c is found to be the same as in e + e − annihilations if an “effective energy” variable is used instead of the total energy. The effective energy S eff is defined as the invariant mass of all secondaries left after the two leading particles have been removed. Fitting the expression aS eff b to the average charge multiplicity 〈 n ch 〉, we find the power b to be in good agreement with the value of 0.25 predicted by Fermi's statistical model and by Landau's hydrodynamical model.

6 data tables

Table 1

BINS IN WEFF SELECTED SO AS TO YIELD 200 EVENTS IN EACH BIN.

Table 2

200 EVENTS IN EACH BIN IN WEFF.

Table 3

50 EVENTS IN EACH BIN IN WEFF.