Variation of average charged particle multiplicity inp-nucleus interactions with energy and the two component description of particle production at high energies

Experimental data on average shower particle multiplicity (〈N _s〉) accumulated onp-nucleus interactions in the wide momentum region of 7.1–8000 GeV/c is investigated. It is observed that 〈N _s〉 is represented exceedingly well as a function of (v _vS). There are two physical processes which represent the experimental data reasonably well in the two momentum regionsviz 7.1–67.9 GeV/c and 67.9–8000 GeV/c. 〈N _s〉=a( _v ^S)/a+b fits the data in the low momentum region, whereas 〈N _s〉=a +b ln (v _vS) fits the experimental data in the high momentum region. The two physical processes are unified and represented by a single equation which is shown to be the consequence of two component theory and collective models.     

Target mass dependence of mean slow particle multiplicity in high energy hadron-nucleus interaction

This work presents a study on the dependence of mean slow particle multiplicity (N_h) on the mass numberA of the target nucleus for a wide range of target mass and energy. It has been shown that this dependence can be best expressed by the relation N _h= 0.57A^0.61.The author would like to express his indebtedness to Prof. A. Herz (CERN), Prof. K. D. Tolostov (JINR), Prof. R. Wilkes (University of Washington) for kindly supplying the exposed emulsion plates.     

Leading particles and charged particle multiplicity in annihilation and non-annihilation interactions

Using data from our K^?p experiment at 8.25 GeV/c we have investigated the charged particle multiplicity, and the variation of charged pion multiplicity as a function of the effective mass squared of all pions, for various samples of data, and compared our results with $\text{p}$p annihilation data and pp data. Evidence is presented which suggests that the difference in behaviour between the annihilation and non-annihilation data is not due to some specific mechanism such as baryon exchange, but is related to the absence of leading particles in the former case.     

Measuring the charged particle multiplicity with ALICE

The charged particle multiplicity distribution is one of the first measurements that ALICE will be able to perform. The knowledge of this basic property at a new energy is needed to configure Monte Carlo generators correctly with the aim of understanding the background of other, especially rare, processes including new physics. It allows to study the scaling behaviour and to verify model predictions. The unfolding of the measurement is a non-trivial task due to the finite precision and acceptance of the detector. Solutions are based on χ ² minimization or iteratively using Bayes’ theorem. Both approaches to unfold the spectrum are presented. Furthermore, the capabilities of the SPD fast OR trigger are shown that enable physics at very high multiplicities.     

Study of charged multiplicity distributions in high energy particle collisions

Data on hadron-proton collisions ranging from 1 to 300 GeV/c in incident momentum show evidence for an energy-dependent approach to a single semi-inclusive scaling curve for the charged multiplicity cross sections as predicted by Koba, Nielsen and Olesen. The onset of this scaling behavior is shown to depend on the initial state hadrons. The relation between the onset of this apparent scaling and the approach to a constant value of 〈n〉/D is suggestive of a two-component process.     

Centrality dependence of charged particle multiplicity in Au-Au collisions at square root of (s)NN = 130 GeV

We present results for the charged-particle multiplicity distribution at midrapidity in Au-Au collisions at square root of [s(NN)] = 130 GeV measured with the PHENIX detector at RHIC. For the 5% most central collisions we find dN(ch)/d eta(vertical line eta = 0) = 622+/-1(stat)+/-41(syst). The results, analyzed as a function of centrality, show a steady rise of the particle density per participating nucleon with centrality.     

Geometrical mass of charged particle in Brans-Dicke theory

We develop a special class of solutions of the Brans-Dicke equations from vacuum solutions of Einstein's equations by applying a method due to Teixeira, Wolk, and Som. It is shown that the electric charge contributes positively to the geometric mass while the Brans-Dicke scalar field diminishes the geometric mass effectively.     

The topology dependence of charged particle multiplicities in three-jet events

A study of individual jet and whole-event charged particle multiplicities in three-jet events measured in e ⁺ e ^? annihilation at the Z reveals a significant topology dependence. Mean jet multiplicities are inadequately described by jet energies; interjet angles must also be specified. Quantitative tests suggest that it is necessary to use transversemomentum- like scales to describe the data.     

Neutral strange particle production in antineutrino-neon charged current interactions

Neutral strange particle production in \(\bar v\) Ne charged current interactions is studied using the bubble chamber BEBC, exposed to the CERN SPS antineutrino wide band beam. From a sample of 1191 neutral strange particles, the inclusive production rates are determined to be (15.7±0.8)% forK ⁰ mesons, (8.2±0.5)% for Λ, (0.4±0.2)% for \(\bar \Lambda \) and (0.6±0.3)% for Σ⁰ hyperons. The inclusive production properties ofK ⁰ mesons and Λ hyperons are investigated. The Λ hyperons are found to be polarized in the production plane.     

Scaling of charged particle multiplicity in Pb–Pb collisions at SPS energies

The charged particle multiplicity distribution dN_ch/dη has been measured by the NA50 experiment in Pb–Pb collisions at the CERN SPS. Measurements were done at incident energies of 40 and 158 GeV per nucleon over a broad impact parameter range. The multiplicity distributions are studied as a function of centrality using the number of participating nucleons (N_part), or the number of binary nucleon–nucleon collisions (N_coll). Their values at midrapidity exhibit a power law scaling behaviour given by N_part^1.00 and N_coll^0.75 at 158 GeV. Compatible results are found for the scaling behaviour at 40 GeV. The width of the dN_ch/dη distributions is larger at 158 than at 40 GeV/nucleon and decreases slightly with centrality at both energies. Our results are compared to similar studies performed by other experiments both at the CERN SPS and at RHIC.     

Energy dependence of the saturation scale and the charged multiplicity in pp and AA collisions

A natural framework to understand the energy dependence of bulk observables from lower energy experiments to the LHC is provided by the Color Glass Condensate, which leads to a “geometrical scaling” in terms of an energy-dependent saturation scale Q _s. The measured charged multiplicity, however, seems to grow faster ( ~ ?s^0.3{\sim}\sqrt{s}^{0.3}) in nucleus–nucleus collisions than it does for protons ( ~ ?s^0.2{\sim} \sqrt{s}^{0.2}), violating the expectation from geometric scaling. We argue that this difference between pp and AA collisions can be understood from the effect of DGLAP evolution on the value of the saturation scale, and is consistent with gluon saturation observations at HERA.     

Comparative study of charged multiplicity distributions

A compilation is made of charged multiplicity distributions for $\text{π}{}^{\mathrm{\pm }}\text{,}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{\pm }}\text{,}\text{p and}\text{p}$ interactions on hydrogen. Besides the usually studied parameters 〈 n_c〉 and D, the skewness γ₁, the kurtosis γ₂ and the mode are closely examined. It is found that γ₁ and γ₂ may be considered as constant for p_lab > 10 GeV/c. As a consequence, all the data are well parametrized by means of the Edgeworth expansion, describing the approach to a Gaussian when the number of production centres is increased. The constancy of γ₁ would indicate that this number does not grow in the energy domain studied. Limited to the first order, the Edgeworth expansion is a useful alternative to the Czyzewski-Rybicki formula for expressing all the regularities of the multiplicity distributions.     

Target mass dependence of the average linear momentum transfer

The average transferred linear momentum in nuclear reactions induced by ³He, ⁴He, ¹⁴N, and ²⁰Ne projectiles on Co, Cu and Ag targets was determined by thick-target-thick-catcher recoil range techniques for bombarding energies between 10 AMeV and 90 AMeV. A comparison with results obtained from fission fragment angular correlations indicates a strong target mass dependence of the linear momentum transfer.     

Neutral strange particle exclusive production in charged current high-energy antineutrino interactions

The cross section of the quasi-elastic reactions \(\bar v_\mu p \to \mu ^ + \Lambda (\Sigma ^0 )\) in the energy range 5–100 GeV is determined from Fermilab 15′ bubble chamber antineutrino data. TheQ ² analysis of quasi-elastic Λ events yieldsM _A=1.0±0.3 GeV/c² for the axial mass value. With zero µΛ K ⁰ events observed, the 90% confidence level upper limit \(\sigma (\bar v_\mu p \to \mu ^ + \Lambda {\rm K}^0 )< 2.0 \cdot 10^{ - 40} cm^2 \) is obtained. At the same time, we found that the cross section of reaction \(\bar v_\mu p \to \mu ^ + \Lambda {\rm K}^0 + m\pi ^0 \) is equal to \(\left( {3.9\begin{array}{*{20}c} { + 1.6} \\ { - 1.3} \\ \end{array} } \right) \cdot 10^{ - 40} cm^2 \) .     

Electromagnetic mass correction for a charged particle due to conducting boundaries

The mass correction of a charged scalar particle is calculated in terms of the energy shift of the ground state in a constant magnetic field localized between ideally conducting plates.     

Charged multiplicity distributions and neutral particle production in 14.75 GeV/c pp interactions

From an exposure of the Brookhaven National Laboratory 80-inch hydrogen bubble chamber to a 14.75 GeV/s separated anti-proton beam we have determined an average charged particle multiplicity of 4.12±0.06. We have also studied the inclusive production of γ, K_S^o, and Λ^o particles. The correlations between π^± and π^o, K_S^o, or Λ^o are described and the strong correlation observed between π^± and π^o is contrasted to the apparent lack of correlation found in other hadron-hadron interactions at similar beam momenta. Invariant cross sections for γ, K_S^o, and Λ^o production are presented as a function of x.