Charge Symmetry Violation Effects in Pion Scattering off the Deuteron

Baru, V. V.; Kudryavtsev, A. E.; Tarasov, V. E.; Briscoe, W. J.; Dhuga, K. S.; Strakovsky, I. I.

Charge Symmetry Violation Effects in Pion Scattering off the Deuteron

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We discuss the theoretical and experimental situations for charge symmetry violation (CSV) effects in the elastic scattering of pi+ and pi- on deuterium (D) and 3He/3H. Accurate comparison of data for both types of targets provides evidence for the presence of CSV effects. While there are indications of a CSV effect in deuterium, it is much more pronounced in the case of 3He/3H. We provide a description of the CSV effect on the deuteron in terms of single- and double- scattering amplitudes. The Delta-mass splitting is taken into account. Theoretical predictions are compared with existing experimental data for pi-d scattering; a future article will speak to the pi-three nucleon case.
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