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2007 APS Four Corners Section/SPS Zone 16 Joint Fall Meeting

Friday–Saturday, October 19–20, 2007; Flagstaff, Arizona

Session K1: Carbon Nanotubes

Chair: Heinz Nakotte, New Mexico State University
Chemistry (Bldg. 20) - Room 224

Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM	K1.00001: Carbon nanotubes and graphene: their growth in a low temperature chemical reaction Elisabeth Strein Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM	K1.00002: Coated Carbon Nanotube Scaffolding as a Cheap Alternative to Deep Si Etching David Hutchison , Brendan Turner , Robert Davis , Richard Vanfleet Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM	K1.00003: Optimized Growth of Patterned Vertically-aligned Carbon Nanotube Forests Brendan Turner , David Hutchison , Matthew Carter , Richard Vanfleet , Robert Davis Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM	K1.00004: Gas Absorbtion and Interaction Inside Carbon Nanotubes William Blackmore , Austin Buddy Davis , T. Randall Dillingham Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM	K1.00005: Condensation of micro-grown vertically aligned carbon nanotube forests Katherine Barnett Preview Abstract

Session K2: General Relativity

Chair: Ralph Baierlein, Northern Arizona University
Chemistry (Bldg. 20) - Room 225

Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:00PM - 2:36PM	K2.00001: Gravitational waves, neutron stars, and black holes Invited Speaker: David Neilsen Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM	K2.00002: Effective field theory of gravitational radiation Delphine Perrodin Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM	K2.00003: Modeling Galaxies in General Relativity Ryan Tanner Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM	K2.00004: A Continuing Study of Chaos in the Three Body Problem Miriam Neubauer , J.J. Campbell , David Tanner , David Neilsen Preview Abstract

Session K3: Astro: Stars to Extragalactic

Chair: Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University
Chemistry (Bldg. 20) - Room 233

Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM	K3.00001: Development of a Method for Calculating Delta Scuti Rotational Velocities and Hydrogen-Beta Color Indices Tabitha Bush , Eric Hintz Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM	K3.00002: Detection of M87 with the VERITAS Observatory Gary Finnegan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM	K3.00003: A Method for Predicting Quasar Luminosity Consistent With the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database Morris Anderson Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM	K3.00004: Applying Several-Order Autocorrelation Functions To Obtain An Optical Crab Pulsar Light Curve Jose Cardoza Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM	K3.00005: Neutrino and Gamma Ray Flux Expectations from HiRes Monocular Fits Olga Brusova , Douglas R. Bergman , Kai Martens Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM	K3.00006: VERITAS observation of High Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from H1426+428 Michael Newbold Preview Abstract

Session K4: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Chair: Bruce Doak, Arizona State University
Physical Sciences (Bldg. 19) - Room 321

Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM	K4.00001: Controlling atom motion through the dipole-dipole force Michael Wall , Francis Robicheaux , Robert Jones Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM	K4.00002: Investigation of DUV generation for a Si quantum computer David Fairbank , Robert Merrill , Siu Au Lee Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM	K4.00003: Spontaneous vortex formation during the creation of Bose-Einstein condensates Chad Weiler , Tyler Neely , David Scherer , Brian Anderson Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM	K4.00004: Water-encapsulated protein source for x-ray serial crystallography D.P. DePonte , U. Weierstall , R.B. Doak , J.H.C. Spence , G. Hembree , J. Warner , D. Starodub , M. Hunter Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM	K4.00005: Gas NMR Characterization of Oil Shale Eric Sorte , Gernot Laicher , Brian Saam Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 20, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM	K4.00006: Model and Simulation of a Polymer-Coated Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor Shao Jun Liu Preview Abstract