A simple test of multistring models of interactions of particles and nuclei with nuclei

Abstract

Basic assumption of multistring models can be tested by measuring correlations of total transverse energiesET andE′T deposited in two adjacent rapidity intervals. A high positive correlation ofET andE′T is caused by the fact that largeET is most likely connected with a large numbers of strings and this implies in turn high probability for largeE′T. We present specific predictions which could test the multistring model as applied to the recent results of the HELIOS collaboration at CERN onp-Pb interactions.