Small-angle differential cross sections are presented here for

π^{-} + p \to π^{0} + n

charge-exchange scattering between 2.4 and 3.8 GeV/c. The differential cross section near

t = 0

displays two minima and one maximum in this momentum interval, reflecting the presence of the

{N_{\frac{3}{2}}}^{*} (2420)

{N_{\frac{3}{2}}}^{*} (2850)

, and

{N_{\frac{1}{2}}}^{*} (2650)

resonances; at larger

t

values, the cross sections fall off exponentially as a function of

t

, just as has been previously observed for charge-exchange scattering above 6 GeV/c. The pion-charge-exchange data reported here at 6 and 10 GeV/c extend out to large angles, showing a maximum near

t = 0

, followed by an exponential falloff as

e^{10 t}

, a minimum near

- t = 0.6

{(G e V / c)}^{2}

, and then a second maximum near

- t = 1.0

{(G e V / c)}^{2}

. The

π^{-} + p \to η^{0} + n

differential cross section shows a maximum near

t = 0

, followed by an exponential falloff as

e^{4 t}

, much less steep than the

π^{0}

slope. These data are compared to our previously published data and to those of the Saclay-Orsay group.

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