@article{3094038,
    title = "Multiplicity of charged particles in Pb-Pb collisions at SPS energies",
    author = "Antinori, F and Bacon, P and Badala, A and Barbera, R and Belogianni, A and and Bhasin, A and Bloodworth, IJ and Bombara, M and Bruno, GE and Bull, and SA and Caliandro, R and Campbell, M and Carena, W and Carrer, N and and Clarke, RF and Dainese, A and de Haas, AP and de Rijke, PC and Di Bari, and D and Di Liberto, S and Divia, R and Elia, D and Evans, D and Feofilov, and GA and Fini, RA and Ganoti, P and Ghidini, B and Grella, G and Helstrup, and H and Hetland, KF and Holme, AK and Jacholkowski, A and Jones, GT and and Jovanovic, P and Jusko, A and Kamermans, R and Kinson, JB and Knudson, K and and Kolozhvari, AA and Kondratiev, V and Kralik, I and Kravcakova, A and and Kuijer, P and Lenti, V and Lietava, R and Lovhoiden, G and Manzari, V and and Martinska, G and Mazzoni, MA and Meddi, F and Michalon, A and and Morando, M and Nappi, E and Navach, F and Norman, PI and Palmeri, A and and Pappalardo, GS and Pastircak, B and Pisut, J and Pisutova, N and Platt, and RJ and Posa, F and Quercigh, E and Riggi, F and Rohrich, D and Romano, G and and Safarik, K and Sandor, L and Schillings, E and Segato, G and Sene, M and and Sene, R and Snoeys, W and Soramel, F and Spyropoulou-Stassinaki, M and and Staroba, P and Toulina, TA and Turrisi, R and Tveter, TS and Urban, and J and Valiev, FF and van den Brink, A and van de Veng, P and Vyvre, PV and and van Eijndhoven, N and van Hunen, J and Vascotto, A and Vik, T and and Baillie, VO and Vinogradov, L and Virgili, T and Votruba, MF and and Vrlakova, J and Zavada, P and NA57 Collaboration",
    journal = "Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics",
    year = "2005",
    volume = "31",
    number = "5",
    pages = "321-335",
    publisher = "IOP Publishing Ltd",
    issn = "0954-3899, 1361-6471",
    doi = "10.1088/0945-3899/31/5/004",
    abstract = "The multiplicity of charged particles in the central rapidity region has
been measured by the NA57 experiment in Pb-Pb collisions at the CERN SPS
at two beam momenta: 158 A GeV/c and 40 A GeV/c. The value of dN(ch)/d
eta at the maximum has been determined and its behaviour as a function
of centrality has been studied in the centrality range covered by NA57
(about 50% of the inelastic cross section). The multiplicity increase
is compatible with a logarithmic dependence on the centre of mass
energy. The results are compared with those from other experiments and
with the VENUS and RQMD models."
}