Question: The (1385) hyperon is produced in the reaction K - + p - + + (1385), but is not observed in

The Σ (1385) hyperon is produced in the reaction K- + p → π- + Σ+ (1385), but is not observed in K+ + p→π+ + Σ+ (1385). Its width is Γ = 50 MeV; its main decay channel is π + Λ. 

(a) Is the decay strong or weak? 

(b) What are the strangeness and the isospin of the hyperon?

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