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In 2018, the E12-17-003 experiment was conducted at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) to explore the possible existence of an $nn\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Lambda}}$ state in the reconstructed missing mass distribution from a tritium gas target [K. N. Suzuki et al., Prog. Theor. Exp. Phys. 2022, 013D01 (2022); B. Pandey et al., Phys. Rev. C 105, L051001 (2022)]. As part of this investigation, data were also collected using a gaseous hydrogen target, not only for a precise absolute mass scale calibration but also for the study of $\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Lambda}}/{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Sigma}}}^{0}$ electroproduction. This dataset was acquired at ${Q}^{2}\ensuremath{\simeq}0.5$ ${(\mathrm{GeV}/c)}^{2}$, $W=2.14$ GeV, and ${\ensuremath{\theta}}_{\ensuremath{\gamma}\mathrm{K}}^{\mathrm{c}.\mathrm{m}.}\ensuremath{\simeq}{8}^{\ensuremath{\circ}}$. It covers forward angles where photoproduction data are scarce and a low-${Q}^{2}$ region that is of interest for hypernuclear experiments. On the other hand, this kinematic region is at a slightly higher ${Q}^{2}$ than previous hypernuclear experiments, thus providing crucial information for understanding the ${Q}^{2}$ dependence of the differential cross sections for $\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Lambda}}/{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Sigma}}}^{0}$ hyperon electroproduction. This paper reports on the ${Q}^{2}$ dependence of the differential cross section for the $e+p\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{e}^{\ensuremath{'}}+{K}^{+}+\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Lambda}}/{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Sigma}}}^{0}$ reaction at $0.2--0.8$ ${(\mathrm{GeV}/c)}^{2}$, and provides comparisons with the currently available theoretical models.

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