Interpretations of Singleπ+Electroproduction Data and a Determination of the Pion Form Factor

Abstract
New data on forward π+ electroproduction are in reasonable agreement with the predictions of a dispersion-theory calculation by Berends. This model is used to extract the pion electromagnetic form factor. The result is consistent with Fπ=F1V, but a simple ρ-pole form factor cannot be ruled out.