A Study of the Inclusive $K_s^0$, $\Lambda$, $\bar{\Lambda}$ Production in Diffractive $\gamma$P Interactions

Bhadra, S. ; Appel, J.A. ; Bartlett, D.F. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 55 (1985) 2749, 1985.
Inspire Record 217669 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.20275

We have studied inclusive KS, Λ, and Λ¯ photoproduction over the ranges 40<Eγ<170 GeV and forward produced mass 2<MF<10 GeV. We observe equal Λ and Λ¯ production rates and spectra as expected in a diffractive process where the target proton remains unaltered. We show that the fraction of hadronic events with a strange particle produced in events with forward mass MF agrees well with the same measurement in e+e− annihilation at a center-of-mass energy Ec.m.=MF. The x=2PMF distributions of these three particles in the forward-mass rest frame are compared with theoretical predictions.

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