Test of the OZI rule in hadroproduction of {phi}{phi} and {phi}{ital K}{sup +}{ital K}{sup {minus}}

The cross sections for {phi}{phi} and {phi}{ital K}{sup +}{ital K}{sup {minus}} production were measured with 8 GeV/{ital c} pion and kaon beams to examine the OZI suppression of the reaction {pi}{sup {minus}}{ital p}{r_arrow}{phi}{phi}{ital n}. The measured cross section ratios indicate that this reaction is not suppressed for {phi}{phi} invariant masses up to 2.5 GeV/{ital c}{sup 2}. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}