  General analytical expressions for the observables in $dA$-scattering
reaction have been derived in the diffraction approximation. The resulting
formulas describe the cross section and polarization states of the deuteron
when it scattering by nuclei with zero spin in the ground state. The tabulated
distributions of the target nucleus density and the realistic deuteron wave
functions calculated on the basis of Nijmegen nucleon-nucleon potentials were
used. The nucleon-nucleus phases were calculated in the framework of Glauber
formalism and making use of the double-folding potential. The calculated cross
sections and analyzing powers in elastic scattering of deuterons by
$^{16}\text{O}$ and $^{40}\text{Ca}$ nuclei at 700 MeV are compared with the
corresponding experimental data.
