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The multiplicity distribution data of NA35 in relativistic heavy ion collisions are fitted based on a geometrical model. The KNO scaling for the same colliding nuclei is obtained. The change of the mean and the shape of the distribution with differentE veto-andE T -cuts is also expalined.
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Wei-qin, C., Bo, L. A geometrical explanation of multiplicity distributions in relativistic heavy ion collisions. Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 42, 337–340 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01555876
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