https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2019-12924-x
Regular Article - Experimental Physics
Experimental study of the 
, 
, and 
reactions at the Mainz Microtron
1
Kent State University, 44242, Kent, OH, USA
2
Department of Physics, University of Basel, Ch-4056, Basel, Switzerland
3
Institut für Kernphysik, University of Mainz, D-55099, Mainz, Germany
4
Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, University Bonn, D-53115, Bonn, Germany
5
University of Regina, SK S4S-0A2, Regina, Canada
6
SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Glasgow, UK
7
Department of Physics, University of York, YO10 5DD, Heslington, York, UK
8
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980, Dubna, Russia
9
INFN Sezione di Pavia, I-27100, Pavia, Italy
10
Center for Nuclear Studies, The George Washington University, 20052, Washington, DC, USA
11
Department of Astronomy and Physics, Saint Mary’s University, E4L1E6, Halifax, Canada
12
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pavia, I-27100, Pavia, Italy
13
Institute for Nuclear Research, RU-125047, Moscow, Russia
14
Mount Allison University, E4L1E6, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
15
Rudjer Boskovic Institute, HR-10000, Zagreb, Croatia
16
University of Massachusetts, 01003, Amherst, MA, USA
17
University of California Los Angeles, 90095-1547, Los Angeles, CA, USA
18
Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel
* e-mail: venky.avss@gmail.com
Received:
29
May
2019
Accepted:
18
October
2019
Published online:
14
November
2019
This work measured 
for neutral kaon photoproduction reactions from threshold up to a c.m. energy of 1855MeV, focussing specifically on the 
, 
, and 
reactions. Our results for are the first-ever measurements for that reaction. These data will provide insight into the properties of 
resonances and, in particular, will lead to an improved knowledge about those states that couple only weakly to the 
channel. Integrated cross sections were extracted by fitting the differential cross sections for each reaction as a series of Legendre polynomials and our results are compared with prior experimental results and theoretical predictions.
© The Author(s), 2019
