Beams: e+ e- Beam energies: (45.6, 45.6) GeV Run details:
Hadronic Z decay events generated on the Z pole ($\sqrt{s} = 91.2$ GeV)
The charged particle multiplicity distribution of hadronic Z decays, as measured on the peak of the Z resonance using the ALEPH detector at LEP. The unfolding procedure was model independent, and the distribution was found to have a mean of $20.85 \pm 0.24$, Comparison with lower energy data supports the KNO scaling hypothesis. The shape of the multiplicity distribution is well described by a log-normal distribution, as predicted from a cascading model for multi-particle production.