250-{GeV}/$c \pi^- p$ Multiplicity Distributions and the Two Component Model

Hays, P.J. ; Diamond, R.N. ; Clark, R.K. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 23 (1981) 20, 1981.
Inspire Record 144125 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.24140

The charged-particle multiplicity distribution from 250-GeV/c π−p interactions in the Fermilab 15-ft bubble chamber is presented. The corrections to the raw data are described. Fits to these data along with other high-energy bubble-chamber data show that cluster models with two components—a low-multiplicity, diffractive component and a high-multiplicity, nondiffractive component—describe the data fairly well. The charged multiplicity of each cluster is found to be ∼2, while the number of clusters for each component grows linearly with ln(s). The multiplicity moments are consistent with other experiments. We find 〈nc〉=8.427±0.059, f2cc=8.66±0.11, 〈nc〉D=2.038±0.023. The total inelastic cross section is σI=21.42±0.50 mb.

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