M. Bockhorst et al., MEASUREMENT OF GAMMA-P-]K(-P-]K(+)SIGMA(0) AT PHOTON ENERGIES UP TO 1.47 GEV()LAMBDA AND GAMMA), Zeitschrift fur Physik. C, Particles and fields, 63(1), 1994, pp. 37-47
The reactions gammap --> K+ LAMBDA and gammap --> K+ SIGMA0 have been
measured with the multiparticle detector system SAPHIR at ELSA in Bonn
. Besides the differential cross sections the LAMBDA polarization and,
for the first time, the SIGMA0 polarization have been determined in a
photon induced reaction. All data are presented as functions of the p
hoton energy (from threshold up to 1.47 GeV) and of the kaon productio
n angle (0-degrees-180-degrees). The polarization of both LAMBDA and S
IGMA0 is substantial at all energies and varies strongly with the prod
uction angle.