Relative increase of the charged-particle pseudorapidity density, for inelastic collisions having at least one charged particle in |$\eta$| < 1, between $\sqrt{s} = 0.9 $TeV and 2.36 TeV (open squares) and between $\sqrt{s} = 0.9 $TeV and 7 TeV (full squares), for various models. Corresponding ALICE measurements are shown with vertical dashed and solid lines; the width of shaded bands correspond to the statistical and systematic uncertainties added in quadrature. | ![](https://alice-publications.web.cern.ch/sites/default/files/papers/3904/growth-26874.png ) |