Published September 1979 | Version v1
Journal article

Charge multiplicity in relativistic heavy ion collisions: A statistical model approach

  • 1. Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada

Description

We use fireball geometry and a statistical model to calculate charged particle associated multiplicity in relativistic heavy ion reactions. General expressions for multiplicity distributions based upon this model are derived. The constraints of charge and baryon number conservation are shown to lead to modified Poisson distributions. The expressions developed are applicable to all nonstrange particles and composites. Comparison is made with existing data

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., C
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
3
Series
Phys. Rev., C.
Journal Page Range
1021-1027
ISSN
0556-2813

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