Photoproduction of Lambda(1520,3/2^-)

Abstract

We investigate the photoproduction of Lambda(1520,3/2^-) via the gamma N -> K Lambda^* reaction using the Born approximation and the Rariata-Schwinger vector-spinor field for the spin 3/2 particle. We reproduce the experimental data of the total cross section and the angular dependence for the proton target qualitatively well and estimate them for the neutron target. For the neutron target, we find much smaller total cross section than that of the proton and the significant K^*-exchange contribution.