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Title: How fast does the multiplicity of particle production in p--p collisions really increase with primary energy. [50 to 200 GeV]

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OSTI ID:6160996

Multiplicity distributions of particles created in p-p collisions with E/sub lab/ = 50 to 200 GeV are shown to contain at least one Poisson component which becomes dominant at multiplicities k greater than or equal to 1.5 (k). The mean values of both this component and of the (relatively low multiplicity residue) increase like E/sub lab//sup 1/2/; the relative weight of the Poisson component decreases approximately like E/sub lab//sup -0/ /sup 3/. If these trends continue beyond the available accelerator energies, one might expect the mean multiplicity to approach an E/sub lab//sup 1/2/ law beyond 10 TeV. 7 refs.

Research Organization:
California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6160996
Report Number(s):
LBL-8530; CONF-7810116-2; TRN: 79-011727
Resource Relation:
Conference: Bartol conference on cosmic rays and particle physics above 10 Tev, Newark, DE, USA, 16 Oct 1978
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English