Comparison of Multiplicity Distributions to the Negative Binomial Distribution in Muon - Proton Scattering

Collaboration
Feb, 1987
29 pages
Published in:
  • Z.Phys.C 35 (1987) 335,
  • Z.Phys.C 36 (1987) 512 (erratum)
Report number:
  • CERN-EP-87-35
Experiments:

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Abstract: (Springer)
The multiplicity distributions of charged hadrons produced in the deep inelastic muon-proton scattering at 280 GeV are analysed in various rapidity intervals, as a function of the total hadronic centre of mass energy W ranging from 4–20 GeV. Multiplicity distributions for the backward and forward hemispheres are also analysed separately. The data can be well parameterized by binomial distributions, extending their range of applicability to the case of lepton-proton scattering. The energy and the rapidity dependence of the parameters is presented and a smooth transition from the negative binomial distribution via Poissonian to the ordinary binomial is observed.
  • MUON P: DEEP INELASTIC SCATTERING
  • DEEP INELASTIC SCATTERING: MUON P
  • CHARGED PARTICLE: ELECTROPRODUCTION
  • ELECTROPRODUCTION: CHARGED PARTICLE
  • HADRON: ELECTROPRODUCTION
  • ELECTROPRODUCTION: HADRON
  • MULTIPLICITY: SPECTRUM
  • SPECTRUM: MULTIPLICITY
  • PARAMETRIZATION: ENERGY DEPENDENCE
  • DEPENDENCE: RAPIDITY