Pion and proton form factors in the regge description of electroproduction p(e, e'π +)n

Electroproduction of pi (+) above the resonance region is analyzed in the Regge model for pi + rho exchanges. The importance of the roles of the pion and the proton form factors in the process is discussed in comparison with the existing models of Kaskulov and Mosel and of Vrancx and Ryckebusch. The present model with a proton form factor of a simple dipole-type is shown to yield a better description of DESY and JLab data over those models for the high Q (2) and -t region up to 5 GeV2.