K* production in K/sup +/n to K pi N at 825 GeV/c

Reactions K/sup +/n to (K pi )N have been studied using data from the CERN 2 m deuterium bubble chamber obtained with incident K/sup +/ of 8.25 GeV/c. There is an abundant production of K*(892) and K*(1420). The reaction and K* resonance production cross sections are presented. K* production and decay angular distributions are analyzed. Charge- exchange reactions are dominated by unnatural parity exchange and the non-charge-exchange reaction by natural parity exchange. The K*/sup 0 /(892) data are in good agreement with the predictions of an OPE absorption model. A broad enhancement around 1850 MeV could be interpreted as a signal for the K*/sup 0/(1780). (19 refs)