Charged particle multiplicity distributions in oxygen - nucleus collisions at 60 GeV and 200 GeV per nucleon

Åkesson, T.; Almehed, S.; Angelis, A. L. S.; Armenise, N.; Atherton, H.; Aubry, P.; Bartels, H. W.; Beaudoin, G.; Beaulieu, J. M.; Beker, H.; Benary, O.; Bettoni, D.; Bisi, V.; Blevis, I.; Bøggild, H.; Cleland, W.; Clemen, M.; Collick, B.; Corriveau, F.; Dagan, S.; Dederichs, K.; Dell'Uomo, S.; Depommier, P.; Devenish, R. C. E.; Digiacomo, N.; Diliberto, S.; Dodd, J. R.; Dolgoshein, B.; Dress, A.; En'Yo, H.; Erlandsson, B.; Esten, M. J.; Fabjan, C. W.; Fischer, P.; Fraenkel, Z.; Gaidot, A.; Gibrat Debu, F.; Giubellino, P.; Glassel, P.; Goerlach, U.; Haglund, R.; Hamel, L. A.; Van Hecke, H.; Hedberg, V.; Heifetz, R.; Holscher, A.; Jacak, B.; Jarlskog, G.; Johansson, S.; Kraner, H.; Kroh, V.; Lamarche, F.; Leroy, C.; Lissauer, D.; London, G.; Lorstad, B.; Lounis, A.; Martelli, Filippo; Marzari Chiesa, A.; Masera, M.; Mazzoni, M. A.; Mazzucato, E.; Mccubbin, M. L.; Mcgaughey, P.; Meddi, F.; Mjornmark, U.; Muciaccia, M. T.; Muraviev, S.; Murray, M.; Neubert, M.; Nilsson, S.; Olsen, L.; Oren, Y.; Pansart, J. P.; Park, Y. M.; Pfeiffer, A.; Piuz, F.; Polychronakos, V.; Poulard, G.; Price, M.; Rahm, D.; Ramello, L.; Riccati, L.; Romano, G.; Rosa, G.; Sandor, L.; Schukraft, J.; Sekimoto, M.; Sellden, B.; Seman, M.; Shmeleva, A.; Sidorov, V.; Simone, S.; Sirois, Y.; Sletten, H.; Smirnov, S.; Soltani, J.; Sondheim, W.; Specht, H. J.; Stumer, I.; Sunier, J.; Tcherniatin, V.; Thodberg, H. H.; Thompson, J.; Tikhomirov, V.; Tserruya, I.; Vasseur, G.; Veenhof, R.; Wigmans, R.; Yepes, P.

Multiplicity distributions of charged particles produced in the pseudorapidity range 0.9 < ηlab < 5.5 were measured in oxygen-nucleus collisions for Al, Ag, and W target nuclei at incident energies of 60 and 200 GeV per nucleon. The multiplicity differential cross sections and the pseudorapidity distributions as a function of transverse energy are presented for the various target nuclei. The correlation between charged multiplicity and transverse energy is studied as a function of transverse energy. Data are compared with predictions of the IRIS and FRITIOF generators.