  We present results on the measurement of lambda and lambda^bar production in
Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN)=130 GeV with the PHENIX detector at RHIC. The
transverse momentum spectra were measured for minimum bias and for the 5% most
central events. The lambda^bar/lambda ratios are constant as a function of p_T
and the number of participants. The measured net lambda density is
significantly larger than predicted by models based on hadronic strings (e.g.
HIJING) but in approximate agreement with models which include the gluon
junction mechanism.
