Abstract
We report the first polarization transfer measurements for exclusive hyperon production reactions. The normal spin transfer coefficient for is large and negative for forward production at a beam momentum of , a result qualitatively consistent with expectations for a mechanism dominated by kaon exchange and rescattering. The sign of is opposite to that observed in the fragmentation regime for inclusive production at much higher energies.
- Received 6 November 1998
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.1534
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