Rescattering effects and two-step process in kaon photoproduction on the deuteron

Abstract

Kaon photoproduction on the deuteron is investigated by considering YN and KN rescattering and the two-step process gamma d --> pi NN --> KYN. A strong enhancement in the total cross section is found from the two-step process. YN rescattering has remarkable effects in the inclusive and exclusive cross section, while the effect of KN rescattering is much less important.

5 pages, 5 figures, talk given at the Workshop on Strangeness Nuclear Physics (SNP2004), Osaka, Japan, 29-31 July 2004