Photoproduction ofK+Mesons in Hydrogen

Abstract

The photoproduction of K/sup +/ mesons in hydrogen was measured with the purpose of extending the previous CalTech measurements to smaller angles and obtaining better absolute values for the cross sections. The technique of Donoho and Walker, who used a magnetic spectrometer and a time-of-flight measurement to detect the K/sup +/ mesons, was modified so as to achieve a better discrimination against pions and scattered protons. The results obtained are in fairly good agreement with the more extensive measurements made at Cornell by a somewhat different method. (auth)