Poisson-distributed cluster models for multiparticle production

Journal Article · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.37.2446· OSTI ID:5160034

Finkelstein, J

The high-energy multiplicity distributions arising from Poisson-distributed cluster models, a class of models which includes the negative-binomial distribution, are studied. It is shown that a family of different cluster models can give rise to the same overall distribution. Inequalities for the moments of the multiplicity distributions arising in cluster models are obtained, and it is found that available high-energy data respect, and come close to saturating, these inequalities. An example of a cluster model is presented in which the clusters decay according to a geometric (Bose-Einstein) distribution; it is found to give reasonable agreement with measured distributions.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, San Jose State University, San Jose, California 95192
• OSTI ID: 5160034
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 37:9; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MATHEMATICAL SPACE
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