Using our previously developed crossing and duality consistent model for kaon photoproduction and radiative capture, we investigate the kaon electroproduction processes p(e,e’${\mathit{K}}^{+}$)Y for Y=Λ, ${\mathrm{\Sigma }}^0$, and Λ(1405). Because there is no electroproduction data near threshold, consistency requires extending the energy range of our photoproduction model parametrization from an upper bound of ${\mathit{E}}_{\gamma }^{\mathrm{lab}}$=1.4 to 2.2 GeV. We find that baryon resonances with spin greater than 1/2 are necessary to describe the higher energy photoproduction data (1.4≤${\mathit{E}}_{\gamma }^{\mathrm{lab}}$≤2.2 GeV). We also extend our use of duality by representing these higher-spin s- and u-channel baryon resonances with the low-lying t-channel vector, ${\mathit{K}}^{\mathrm{*}}$(890), and pseudovector, ${\mathit{K}}_1$(1270), mesons. Using this extended crossing and duality consistent model, we obtain reasonable agreement with the data for both photoproduction and electroproduction processes.

• Received 20 April 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.46.1617