DETERMINATION OF THE DEUTRON ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE RADIUS AND QUADRUPOLE MOMENT ON THE BASIS OF MODERN EXPERIMENTAL DATA FROM PHASE-SHIFT ANALYSIS

The value of the deutron matter root- mean- square radius r(m) = 1.9580 (61) fm and quadrupole moment Q = 0.2723(17) fm(2) that correspond to the experimental value of the deuteron effective radius of Borbely et al. p = 1.727 (26) fm, are obtained on the basis of correlation dependence between the deuteron matter root- mean- square radius rm and effective radius p and also on the basis of the quadrupole moment Q dependence on the root-mean- square radius rm. The deuteron matter radius rm, structure radius r(d) and charge radius r(ch), as well as the quadrupole moment Q, are determined for modern experimental data on phase shifts of the GWU group and of the Nijmegen group. Phase shifts of the GWU group appear to be in better agreement with experimental characteristics of the deutron than phase shifts of the Nijmegen group.