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Title: Measurement of the Charged Pion Electromagnetic Form Factor

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters

Separated longitudinal and transverse structure functions for the reaction 1H(e,eprime pi+)n were measured in the momentum transfer region Q2=0.6-1.6 (GeV/c)**2 at a value of the invariant mass W=1.95 GeV. New values for the pion charge form factor were extracted from the longitudinal cross section by using a recently developed Regge model. The results indicate that the pion form factor in this region is larger than previously assumed and is consistent with a monopole parameterization fitted to very low Q2 elastic data.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84ER40150
OSTI ID:
802836
Report Number(s):
JLAB-PHY-00-50; DOE/ER/40150-2273; PRLTAO; TRN: US0205671
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 86; Other Information: Phys.Rev.Lett.86:1713-1716,2001; PBD: 26 Feb 2001; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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