A2A1Interference Phase

Abstract
The A2A1 phase difference observed in πpπ+ππp is compared with the A2 phase from a Regge fit to the dσdt data for A2 and the A1 phase given by a Reggeized Deck model. The agreement (∼30°) depends crucially on the contribution of the Reggeized pion propagator to the A1 phase and requires equal signs for the f and P residues in the A2 amplitude.