Meson + Hyperon Final States inK−pInteractions at 4.1 and 5.5 GeV/c

Abstract

Differential cross sections for reactions of the type $K^{-}+p\to \mathrm{n}\mathrm{e}\mathrm{u}\mathrm{t}\mathrm{r}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{l}\mathrm{h}\mathrm{y}\mathrm{p}\mathrm{e}\mathrm{r}\mathrm{o}\mathrm{n}+\mathrm{n}\mathrm{e}\mathrm{u}\mathrm{t}\mathrm{r}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{l}\mathrm{m}\mathrm{e}\mathrm{s}\mathrm{o}\mathrm{n}$ have been measured. The cross sections for peripheral production of vector mesons satisfy certain relations yielded by the independent quark model and other symmetry schemes. The cross section for meson production in the backward hemisphere provides some information on the presence of various baryon-exchange processes.