Polarization observables in π-d scattering

Abstract Exact calculations of vector and tensor polarizations are presented for the reaction π + d → π + d at T π = 142 MeV. They are aimed at meeting the apparent demand raised by upcoming pertinent experiments. The effects of (i) deuteron D state, (ii) participating π-N partial waves and (iii) coupling of different π-d orbital angular momenta are found to be very important.