Measurement of the Reaction $π^{-} p \to π^{0} n$ at Large Momentum Transfers

We present results of an experiment to measure the differential cross section of the reaction

π^{-} p \to π^{0} n

between the forward and backward peaks. The measurements were made at incident

π^{-}

momenta of 3.67 and 4.83

\frac{GeV}{c}

. The

t

range

1.7 <~ | t | <~ 4.9 {(\frac{GeV}{c})}^{2}

was covered at the lower momentum and

1.8 <~ | t | <~ 7 {(\frac{GeV}{c})}^{2}

at the higher momentum. At the lower momentum the cross section is essentially constant between

| t | = 2.4

and 4.8

{(\frac{GeV}{c})}^{2}

while at the higher momentum the angular distribution exhibits a broad minimum centered at

| t | = 4.4 {(\frac{GeV}{c})}^{2}

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Measurement of the Reactionπ−p→π0nat Large Momentum Transfers