Study of the basic properties of low-p/sub T/ multiparticle systems produced in pp collisions removing leading protons

The results of a study of the basic properties of multiparticle systems produced in pp collisions are presented. The experiment was performed at the CERN Intersecting Storage Rings at square root s=62 GeV, using the Split-Field Magnet facility. The key point of the analysis is to remove the leading proton and thus redefine the correct available energy for particle production. The results show that, taking into account the correct hadronic energy, the multiparticle system produced in pp collisions, at low p/sub T/, have similar properties with respect to the multihadron jets observed in e/sup +/e /sup -/ annihilations. (5 refs).