Analysis of $K^* K$ states photoproduced from the proton

No comprehensive theoretical description of hadronic matter can be achieved without a solid knowledge of the excited meson states. Of particular interest are the "exotic" states that can not be described by the constituent quark model. The meson spectrum decaying into $K^* K$ may contain such an exotic in the form of a hybrid-meson state, where a gluon has been promoted to being a real constituent. However, while the meson spectrum decaying into $K^* K$ may prove very useful in understanding hadronic matter, that spectrum has not been fully explored. Jefferson Lab data from the GlueX collaboration for the $\gamma p \rightarrow p K^* K$ reactions have been taken using a linearly polarized photon beam with energies of about 9 GeV at the coherent edge. Preliminary results of the $K^* K$ meson spectrum will be presented.