Elastic e-d Scattering Data and the Deuteron Wave Function

What range of momentum components in the deuteron wave function are available ed elastic scattering data sensitive to? This question is addressed within the context of a model calculation of the deuteron form factors, based on realistic interactions and currents. It is shown that the data on the A(q), B(q), and T{sub 20}(q) observables at q {le} 6 fm{sup -1} essentially probe momentum components up to {approx} 4m{sub {pi}}.