Production of Y* in K- Capture in a Two-nucleon System

An isobaric spin analysis of the capture of K- mesons in a two-nucleon system has been carried out. The production ratios of pion-hyperon resonances Y*'s produced in these reactions are evaluated, and some relationships between the cross sections of these absorption processes are found. The analysis is then extended to the capture of K- mesons in light nuclei, helium and deuterium.