Measurements of the differential cross section for π − d elastic scattering in the backward angular region (−1 ⩽ cos θ cms ⩽ −0.98) are presented. These measurements were made at nine incident pion momenta P π ranging from 1.75 to 3.09 GeV/ c and at the largest values of q 2 [up to 7 (GeV/ c ) 2 ] ever reached experimentally; here q 2 is the momentum transfer squared. The differential cross section was found to decrease rapidly with increasing momentum d σ d Ω cms (180°) ∼ P −15.7 π , d σ d t ∼ (q 2 ) −12.8 . The data are compared with predictions of Regge and quark bag models.
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DATA ON THE SUM OF ELASTIC AND QUASIELASTIC CROSS SECTIONS.
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BEAM ERROR D(P)/P = 0.300 PCT.
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Axis error includes +- 1/1 contribution.
Axis error includes +- 1/1 contribution.
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X ERROR D(EKIN) = 0.0600 MEV.
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Axis error includes +- 0.0/0.0 contribution (?////UNCERTAINTY IN DATA PROCESSING).
Axis error includes +- 0.0/0.0 contribution (?////UNCERTAINTY IN DATA PROCESSING).
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