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YES It is very difficult to distinguish K0 from L0 because both may give "vee" : K0 --> p+p- L0--> pp- (for further information click here) If the proton has high energy in the lamda decay mode its track is not dark and it can be confusing. Here we are lucky! We have already compared the positive track from the "vee" with the proton from the interaction. Because they have approximately the same momentum the lighter track will have the higher velocity, so it has the lower mass. To be sure that this is K0 you have to look at the conservation of Q, B and S. But, to do that you have to answer the following question. |