Inclusive neutral kaon production in 70 GeV/c K+^{+}p interactions

The inclusive production of neutral kaons in 70 GeV/c K/sup +/p interactions is studied with the CERN BEBC bubble chamber. The (semi-) inclusive cross sections are interpreted in terms of the various strangeness channels leading to neutral kaon production. The invariant inclusive cross section for kaon production is studied as a function of p/sub t//sup 2/ and the Feynman variable x. The latter distributions are considered both 'raw' and corrected for the presence of K/sup 0/'s resulting from K* decay. They are compared with the prediction expected from the Regge-Mueller formalism, the recombination model and fragmentation models. (24 refs)