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\SubmittingMemberSurname{Zheng}
\SubmittingMemberGivenName{Xiaochao}
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\SubmittingMemberAffil{Argonne National Lab}
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\Title{Measurement of the Double Polarization Asymmetry of $\Theta^+$ Production on the Neutron}
\AuthorSurname{Zheng}
\AuthorGivenName{Xiaochao}
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%\AuthorEmail{xiaochao@jlab.org}
\AuthorAffil{Argonne National Lab}
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\begin{abstract}
Recently several laboratories have reported experimental
observations of an exotic $S=+1$ baryon (named the
$\Theta+$) in exclusive photo-production from proton,
deuteron and heavy targets. While it was suggested that its
quark content is $uudd\bar s$ and is a member of the so
called penta-quark family, most of its quantum numbers
(parity, spin and isospin) have not been determined yet. We
discuss here the possibility to study the spin and parity of
the $\Theta^+$ via $\vec{n}(\vec{\gamma}, K^-~K^+n)$
reaction where a circularly polarized photon beam will be
used and the polarized neutron is provided by a polarized
$\vec{\mathrm{He}}$ target. A Letter-of-Intent was submitted
to JLab PAC-25 to perform this measurement in Hall~A and a
proposal is being planned. The theoretical basis will be
discussed briefly and the experimental setup will be
presented. This work is supported by the U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Nuclear Physics, under contract
No.~W-31-109-ENG-38.
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