Abstract

The gamma*pi(0) --> gamma form factor is obtained within the Lagrangian quark model with separable interaction known to provide a good description of the pion observables at low energies. The pion-quarks vertex is chosen in a Gaussian form. The form factor obtained is close to the available experimental data and reaches smoothly the Brodsky-Lepage limit at Q(2) approximate to 10 GeV2. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.