Measurement of the $\pi^-$ Form-factor

Dally, E.B. ; Drickey, Darrell James ; Hauptman, J.M. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 24 (1981) 1718-1735, 1981.
Inspire Record 172687 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.26467

An experiment to measure the electromagnetic form factor of the negative π meson has been carried out at Fermilab by elastically scattering 100-GeV/c pions from the atomic electrons in a liquid-hydrogen target. We find that the elastic differential scattering cross section is characterized by a root-mean-square pion charge radius of 0.56±0.04 fm. This paper described our experimental design, measurement resolutions, event triggering logic, event reconstruction, experimental corrections, and form-factor results.

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Axis error includes +- 0.54/0.54 contribution (EVENT-FINDING CORRECTIONS).

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Elastic Scattering Measurement of the Negative Pion Radius

Dally, E.B. ; Hauptman, J.M. ; Kubic, J. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 48 (1982) 375-378, 1982.
Inspire Record 177923 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.20609

A new measurement of the elastic scattering of 250-GeV/c negative pions by electrons provides form-factor results from 0.0368<q2<0.0940 (GeV/c)2. These measurements determine the mean square pion radius to be 〈rπ2〉=0.439±0.030 fm2 or 〈rπ2〉12=0.663±0.023 fm. Comparisons are made with previous elastic-scattering experiments as well as with results obtained from electroproduction experiments, e+e− annihilation experiments, and phenomenological analyses.

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