Analysis of topological cross sections in pp interactions at 22.4 GeVc

The multiplicity distribution for 11558 events in $\text{p}\text{p}$ interactions at 22.4 $\text{GeV}\text{c}$ was analyzed. The average charged multiplicity 〈n_ch〉 for inelastic events was found to be 4.69 ±0.05 and $\text{〈n}{}_{\mathrm{ch}}\text{〉}\text{D=2.04 ± 0.05}$. The early KNO scaling of normalized topological cross sections has been tested.