MULTIPLICITY CORRELATIONS IN THE FORWARD AND BACKWARD HEMISPHERES IN C-12-NUCLEUS INTERACTIONS AT 4.5A GEV E/

Authors
KHAN MS KHUSHNOOD H ANSARI AR NASR MA AHMED T IRFAN M
Citation
Ms. Khan et al., MULTIPLICITY CORRELATIONS IN THE FORWARD AND BACKWARD HEMISPHERES IN C-12-NUCLEUS INTERACTIONS AT 4.5A GEV E/, Nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica. A. Nuclei, particles and fields, 109(12), 1996, pp. 1623-1634
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Nuovo cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica. A. Nuclei, particles and fields → ACNP
ISSN journal
11241861
Volume
109
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1623 - 1634
Database
ISI
SICI code
1124-1861(1996)109:12<1623:MCITFA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
An attempt has been made to investigate the characteristics of seconda ry charged shower particles produced in the forward and backward hemis pheres in 4.5A GeV/c C-12-emulsion interactions. The results reveal th at the impact parameter has a strong bearing on m-distributions. The r atio N-s(F)/N-s(B) is found to increase with increasing projectile mas ses. The value of the leading particle multiplicity is estimated to be (0.45 +/- 0.04) in the case of C-12-nucleus reactions at 4.5A GeV/c. Finally, the forward-backward multiplicity correlations are observed t o be linear. However, the value of the slope parameter is found to dep end strongly on the mass of the projectile.