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Measuring the charged particle multiplicity with ALICE

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Abstract

The charged particle multiplicity distribution is one of the first measurements that ALICE will be able to perform. The knowledge of this basic property at a new energy is needed to configure Monte Carlo generators correctly with the aim of understanding the background of other, especially rare, processes including new physics. It allows to study the scaling behaviour and to verify model predictions. The unfolding of the measurement is a non-trivial task due to the finite precision and acceptance of the detector. Solutions are based on χ 2 minimization or iteratively using Bayes’ theorem. Both approaches to unfold the spectrum are presented. Furthermore, the capabilities of the SPD fast OR trigger are shown that enable physics at very high multiplicities.

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  1. CERN, 1211, Geneva 23, Switzerland

    J. F. Grosse-Oetringhaus

  2. Institut fur Kernphysik, Munster, Germany

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Grosse-Oetringhaus, J.F. Measuring the charged particle multiplicity with ALICE. Indian J Phys 85, 93–97 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-011-0024-8

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