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Probability (multiplicity) distributions and those densities (KNO scaling functions) are investigated in a two-component (charged and neutral) branching process. It is shown that the two-component KNO scaling functions depend effectively on one variable in two typical cases. A formula for multiplicity correlation between two components (charged and neutral particles) is formulated. It is applied to the analysis of experimental data.
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Suzuki, N., Biyajima, M. Multiplicity distributions in a two-component branching process. Ann Inst Stat Math 40, 229–246 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00052340
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