Centrality Dependence of the Charged-Particle Multiplicity Density at Midrapidity in Pb-Pb Collisions at root(NN)-N-S=5.02 TeV
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Abstract
The pseudorapidity density of charged particles, dN(ch)=d eta, at
midrapidity in Pb-Pb collisions has been measured at a center-of-mass
energy per nucleon pair of root(NN)-N-s p = 5.02 TeV. For the 5\% most
central collisions, we measure a value of 1943 +/- 54. The rise in dNch=
d. as a function of root(NN)-N-s p is steeper than that observed in
proton-proton collisions and follows the trend established by
measurements at lower energy. The increase of dNch= d. as a function of
the average numberr of participant nucleons, hNparti, calculated in a
Glauber model, is compared with the previous measurement at root(NN)-N-s
p = 2.76 TeV. A constant factor of about 1.2 describes the increase in
dNch= d. from root(NN)-N-s p = 2.76 to 5.02 TeV for all centrality
classes, within the measured range of 0\%-80\% centrality. The results
are also compared to models based on different mechanisms for particle
production in nuclear collisions.... Show more Show less