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Title: Scaling Properties of the Mean Multiplicity and Pseudorapidity Density in e+e+, e±+p, p( p ¯ )+p, p+A and A+A(B) Collisions

Journal Article · · Universe
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  1. Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States)
  2. Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States); Lorand Univ. (Hungary)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

The charged-particle pseudorapidity density ( dNch/dη ) for p( p¯ )+p, p+A and A+A(B) collisions and the mean multiplicity < Nch > for e +e+, e±+p , and p( p¯ )+p collisions are studied for a wide range of beam energies ( √s ). Characteristic scaling patterns are observed for both dNch/dη and < Nch > , consistent with a thermal particle production mechanism for the bulk of the soft particles created in all of these systems. The scaling patterns found also validate an essential role for quark participants in these collisions. The measured values for dNch/dη and < Nch > are observed to factorize into contributions that depend on log(√s) and the number of nucleon or quark participant pairs Npp. Here the quantification of these contributions gives expressions that serve to systematize dNch/dη and < Nch > measurements spanning nearly 4 orders of magnitude in s√ and to predict their values as a function of √s and Npp.

Research Organization:
Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States); State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Syracuse, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-87ER40331
OSTI ID:
1499009
Journal Information:
Universe, Vol. 4, Issue 1; ISSN 2218-1997
Publisher:
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Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 12 works
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