Study of the inclusive reaction $K^{+}p \rightarrow K^{0}$ + anything at 5, 8.2 and 16 GeV/c in the proton fragmentation region

The inclusive reaction $K^+p \to K^0X$ is studied at 5, 8.2 and 16 GeV/c. The inclusive cross sections as well as the inclusive transverse and longitudinal distributions are given. The energy dependence of the structure function in the proton fragmentation region is found to be consistent with s/sup -1/-behaviour indicating the presence of f'- phi exchange in the missing mass channel with a relative contribution of 50-70%.