Abstract
The multiplicity (Nch) and pseudorapidity distribution (dNch/dη) of primary charged particles in p + p collisions at Large Hadron Collider (LHC) energies of 10 and 14 TeV are obtained from extrapolation of existing measurements at lower . These distributions are then compared to calculations from PYTHIA and PHOJET models. The existing measurements are unable to distinguish between a logarithmic and power law dependence of the average charged particle multiplicity (⟨Nch⟩) on , and their extrapolation to energies accessible at LHC give very different values. Assuming a reasonably good description of inclusive charged particle multiplicity distributions by negative binomial distribution (NBD) at lower to hold for LHC energies, we observe that the logarithmic dependences of ⟨Nch⟩ are favored by the models at midrapidity. The dNch/dη versus η distributions for the existing measurements are found to be reasonably well described by a function with three parameters which accounts for the basic features of the distribution, height at midrapidity, central rapidity plateau and the higher rapidity fall-off. Extrapolation of these parameters as a function of is used to predict the pseudorapidity distributions of charged particles at LHC energies. dNch/dη calculations from PYTHIA and PHOJET models are found to be lower compared to those obtained from the extrapolated dNch/dη versus η distributions for a broad η range.
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