Determination of the magnetic form factor of the deuteron at a momnetum transfer of q2=0.5 (GeV/c)2

In the framework of this thesis a coincidence apparature at the Bonn 2.5 GeV synchrotron was tested by elastic electron-deuteron scattering at a momentum transfer of q2=0.5 (GeV/c)2. These data taken up there were evaluated in the computing center of the Wuppertal University and further analyzed for the determination of the differential cross section of the elastic electron-deuteron scattering. Because of the experiences which were made in this evaluation following can be said: By a pulse-height time-of-flight cut in the hodoscopes a separation of the elastically scattered deuterons from the proton background can be well realized. The comparison with hitherto measurements at a momentum transfer of q2=0.5 (GeV/c)2 shows that the studied elastic electron-deuteron scattering and the cross section of this coincidence experiment resulting from this agrees within the error bounds well with earlier experiments. In this coincidence experiment further data at a momentum transfer of q2=0.8 (GeV/c)2 and q2=1.0 (GeV/c)2 were taken up. The experience in the evaluation of the data at q2=0.5 (GeV/c)2 shows that no principal difficulties are to be expected in the data analysis of q2=0.8 (GeV/c)2 and q2=1.0 (GeV/c)2. (orig./HSI)