Scaling properties of charged particle multiplicity distributions in oxygen induced emulsion interactions at 14.6, 60 and 200 A GeV

Abstract The multiplicity distributions of shower particles ( n s ) are measured in inclusive inelastic oxygen emulsion interactions. Scaling is observed in the normalized variable n s /〈 n s 〉 for 14.6, 60 and 200 A GeV. The dependence of 〈 n s 〉 on the charge flow in the forward direction ( Q ZD ) and the distribution of the number of participating projectile protons is examined. The normalized multiplicities as a function of Q ZD seem also to be independent of incident energies. A comparison with the Lund model Fritiof yields satisfactory agreement.