Nucleon and Delta resonances in K Sigma(1385) photoproduction from nucleons

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The reaction mechanisms for $K\Sigma(1385)$ photoproduction from the reaction $\gamma p \to K^+\Sigma^{0}(1385)$ in the resonance energy region are investigated in a hadronic model.

• Both contributions from $N$ and $\Delta$ resonances of masses around 2 GeV as given in the Review of Particle Data Group and by the quark model predictions are included.
• The Lagrangians for describing the decays of these resonances into $K\Sigma(1385)$ are constructed with the coupling constants determined from the decay amplitudes predicted by a quark model.
• Comparing the resulting total cross section for the reaction $\gamma p \to K^+\Sigma^{0}(1385)$ with the preliminary data from the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, we find that the most important contributions are from the two-star rated resonances $\Delta(2000) F_{35}$, $\Delta(1940) D_{33}$, and $N(2080) D_{13}$, as well as the missing resonance $N\frac32^-(2095)$ predicted in the quark model.