Proton induced $K^{+}$ production and the $s\bar{s}$ content of the proton

Frieder Kleefeld, Fernando Pilotto, Manfred Dillig

We investigate the exclusive proton-induced $K^{+}$ production near the kaon threshold. Compared are two models: a meson-exchange model, which includes $\pi$, ρ$,$K$and$K^\ast$ exch…