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2006 APS April Meeting

Saturday–Tuesday, April 22–25, 2006; Dallas, TX

Session C1: Novel Detector Technologies

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: John Jaros, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Landmark A

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C1.00001: Bolometer Array Systems for Detection of the Cosmic Microwave Background Invited Speaker: Matt Dobbs Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:42PM	C1.00002: Diamond Detectors Invited Speaker: Harris Kagan Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:42PM - 3:18PM	C1.00003: Particle Flow Calorimetry for the ILC Invited Speaker: Stephen Magill Preview Abstract

Session C2: Hadronic Physics II

Sponsoring Units: GHP
Chair: Peter Tandy, Kent State University
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Landmark B

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C2.00001: The New Exotic Heavy Mesons Invited Speaker: Eric Braaten Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:42PM	C2.00002: Strange Quarks in the Nucleon Invited Speaker: Mark Pitt Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:42PM - 3:18PM	C2.00003: Jet Interactions with Dense Matter at RHIC Invited Speaker: Berndt Mueller Preview Abstract

Session C3: Very High Energy Cosmic Gamma Rays

Sponsoring Units: DAP DPF
Chair: Reshmi Mukherjee, Barnard College
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Landmark C

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C3.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:42PM	C3.00002: Recent Results from Milagro Invited Speaker: Peter Nemethy Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:42PM - 3:18PM	C3.00003: GLAST and the Future of High Energy Gamma-ray Astrophysics Invited Speaker: Steven Ritz Preview Abstract

Session C4: Public and Private Funding for International Research

Sponsoring Units: FIP
Chair: Arthur Bienenstock, Stanford University
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Marsalis A

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C4.00001: Forging Partnership: CRDF in the FSU and the World Invited Speaker: Tom Owens Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:42PM	C4.00002: Crossing Borders to Advance the Frontier: NSF's Role in International Outreach Invited Speaker: Arden Bement Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:42PM - 3:18PM	C4.00003: The Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation Invited Speaker: Wolfgang Schleich Preview Abstract

Session C5: Cosmology II

Sponsoring Units: DAP FHP
Chair: Virginia Trimble, University of California, Irvine
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Pegasus B

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C5.00001: Before the Microwave Background: Early Big Bang Cosmology (The J. Robert Oppenheimer Lecture) Invited Speaker: Helge Kragh Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:42PM	C5.00002: The New Standard Cosmology Invited Speaker: David Spergel Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:42PM - 3:18PM	C5.00003: The Future of Theoretical Cosmology Invited Speaker: Sean Carroll Preview Abstract

Session C6: Ground-Based Gravitational Wave Detection

Sponsoring Units: GGR GPMFC
Chair: Benjamin Owen, The Pennsylvania State University
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Cumberland J

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C6.00001: Status of LIGO Interferometers Invited Speaker: Michael Zucker Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:42PM	C6.00002: Results from LIGO observations I Invited Speaker: Patrick Brady Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:42PM - 3:18PM	C6.00003: Results from LIGO observations II Invited Speaker: Patrick Sutton Preview Abstract

Session C7: Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Charles Dermer, Naval Research Laboratory
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Pegasus A

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C7.00001: Search for gravitational waves from neutron stars: first results from Einstein@Home Reinhard Prix Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C7.00002: A Search for gravitational wave signals from known pulsars using early data from the LIGO S5 run Matthew Pitkin Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C7.00003: A coherent consistency test for gravitational-wave bursts Patrick Sutton , Shourov Chatterji , Albert Lazzarini , Antony Searle , Leo Stein , Massimo Tinto Preview Abstract

Session C8: Nuclear Theory I

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Cumberland A

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C8.00001: Pygmy-Resonance as a Manifestation of Strong Coupling to Continuum Alexander Volya , Vladimir Zelevinsky Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C8.00002: Structure of Light Nuclei Using Chiral Three-Nucleon Interaction. V.G. Gueorguiev , P. Navratil , J.P. Vary , W.E. Ormand Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C8.00003: Structure of $p$-shell Nuclei with Interactions Derived from Chiral Effective-Field Theory W. E. Ormand , V. G. Gueorguiev , P. Navratil , J. P. Vary Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C8.00004: Possible Collective Effects of Residual Three-Body Forces Vladimir Zelevinsky , Tony Sumaryada , Alexander Volya Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C8.00005: Benchmark result on the $^4$He photoabsorbtion cross section Sofia Quaglioni , Ionel Stetcu , Bruce R. Barrett , Sonia Bacca , Petr Navr\'atil , Winfried Leidemann , Giuseppina Orlandini , Nir Barnea , Calvin W. Johnson Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C8.00006: A cluster model of $^{6}$He Jeremy Armstrong , Alexander Sakharuk , Vladimir Zelevinsky Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM	C8.00007: Precision extraction of $a_{nn}$ from $\pi^-d\to nn\gamma$ using $\chi$PT Anders G{\aa}rdestig , Daniel Phillips Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM	C8.00008: Pionic Color Transparency Arnold Larson , Gerald Miller , Mark Strikman Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM	C8.00009: Pionic Contributions in a Quark Model of Nucleons and Nuclei T. Goldman , Richard R. Silbar Preview Abstract

Session C9: Minisymposium: Toward a Universal Density Functional Theory for Nuclei I

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: David Dean, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Cumberland B

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C9.00001: Towards a Universal Density Functional Theory for nuclei : challenges to overcome Invited Speaker: Thomas Duguet Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C9.00002: Density Functional Theory for Fermions close to the Unitary Regime Anirban Bhattacharyya , Thomas Papenbrock Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C9.00003: Energy Functionals from Low-Momentum Potentials S.K. Bogner Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C9.00004: The Nuclear Equation of State and Its Applications to Neutron Stars Plamen Krastev , Francesca Sammarruca Preview Abstract

Session C10: Nuclear Science Education for the Nation

Sponsoring Units: FEd DNP
Chair: Jolie Cizewski, Rutgers University
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Cumberland C

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C10.00001: Nuclear Science Outreach in the World Year of Physics Invited Speaker: Margaret McMahan Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:42PM	C10.00002: Bringing Nuclear Science into the Undergraduate Curriculum Invited Speaker: Graham Peaslee Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:42PM - 3:18PM	C10.00003: Science and National and International Security: the role of Physics in Non-proliferation and counter-terroism Invited Speaker: Edward P. Hartouni Preview Abstract

Session C11: SPS Undergraduate Research

Sponsoring Units: SPS
Chair: Gary White, Society of Physics Students
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Cumberland E

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C11.00001: Lorentz-Violating Electrodynamics and the Hydrogen Spectrum Adam Hinkle , Matthew Mewes Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C11.00002: Debye Model of Steps on Vicinal Crystal Surfaces Clint A. Greene , Howard L. Richards Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C11.00003: Hardware Controls System Upgrade for the STAR Experiment Matthew Brnicky Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C11.00004: Analyzing Orbits of Bodies Accreting into Schwarzschild and Kerr Black Holes Jafet Morales , Richard Cardenas Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C11.00005: Singularity formation with the harmonic map and a distributed data analysis tool. Jason Williams , Steve Liebling Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C11.00006: Development of a Low-Cost Spectrophotometric Sensor for ClO$_{2}$ Gas Jessica Conry , Dane Scott , Allen Apblett , Nicholas Materer Preview Abstract

Session C12: Accelerator-Based Neutrino Experiments

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Hugh Gallagher, Tufts University
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Cumberland F

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C12.00001: The Neutrino Beam for the MINOS (Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search) Experiment at Fermilab Mary Bishai Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C12.00002: Deep Inelastic Scattering Cross Section in MINOS Debdatta Bhattacharya Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C12.00003: $\nu_{\mu}\rightarrow\nu_{e}$ oscillation study in MINOS Tingjun Yang Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C12.00004: Sterile Neutrino Analysis in MINOS Thomas Osiecki Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C12.00005: Latest Atmospheric Neutrino Results from MINOS Pedro Ochoa Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C12.00006: A Detector 2 km Away from the T2K Neutrino Source Kate Scholberg Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM	C12.00007: Liquid Argon Detectors for Long Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Physics Bonnie Fleming Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM	C12.00008: Liquid argon R \& D at Yale Matthew Harrison , Alessandro Curioni , Bonnie Fleming Preview Abstract

Session C13: W and Z Bosons II

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Sarah Eno, University of Maryland
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Cumberland G

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C13.00001: Measurement of the Drell-Yan Cross Section in $p\bar{p}$ Collisions at the Tevatron Jane Nachtman , Michael Schmitt Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C13.00002: Measurement of the $p\bar{p} \rightarrow W$ Cross Section using Forward Electrons Jose Enrique Garcia , Giorgio Chiarelli , Martin Ciljak , Ivan Fedorko , Sandra Leone , Antonio Sidoti , Athanasios Staveris Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C13.00003: A New Method to Measure the Ratio of~$W$ and~$Z$ Cross Sections Katherine Copic , Victoria Martin , Michael Schmitt Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C13.00004: Measurement of differential cross section for Z boson production at Dzero Lei Wang Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C13.00005: Measurement of the Transverse Momentum Distribution for $Z$ Boson Production at the Tevatron W. David Dagenhart Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C13.00006: Study of Z+Photon production and limits on anomalous couplings at Dzero Alexei Ferapontov Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM	C13.00007: Measurement of W+Photon events at Dzero Gregory Pawloski Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM	C13.00008: QCD inputs to W Mass Measurement Timothy Andeen Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 3:06PM - 3:18PM	C13.00009: A Direct Measurement of the $W$ Boson Width Emily Nurse , Valeria Bartsch , Daniel Beecher , Mark Lancaster , Sarah Malik , Troy Vine , David Waters Preview Abstract

Session C14: Physics of Muon and Polarized Beams

Sponsoring Units: DPB
Chair: Mike Syphers, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Cumberland I

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C14.00001: A Muon Collider as a SUSY Higgs Factory David Cline , Gail Hanson Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C14.00002: The Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment Terry Hart Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C14.00003: Studies of Six-Dimensional Cooling of a Muon Beam Amit Klier , Gail Hanson Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C14.00004: The MuCool RF Progarm Alan Bross , Derun Li , Al Moretti , Jim Norem , Zubao Qian , Robert Rimmer , Yagmur Torun , Michael Zisman Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C14.00005: Exploration of Horizontal Intrinsic Spin Resonances in the AGS Fanglei Lin , S.Y. Lee , Leif A. Ahrens , Mei Bai , Kevin Brown , Ernest D. Courant , Joseph W. Glenn , Haixin Huang , Alfredo Luccio , William W. MacKay , Vadim Ptitsyn , Thomas Roser , Steven Tepikian , Nicholaos Tsoupas , Jeff Wood , Yin Yip , Masahiro Okamura , Junpei Takano Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C14.00006: Spin manipulating vector {\&} tensor polarized deuterons stored in COSY V.S. Morozov , A.D. Krisch , M.A. Leonova , R.S. Raymond , D.W. Sivers , V.K. Wong , K. Yonehara , R. Gebel , A. Lehrach , B. Lorentz , R. Maier , D. Prasuhn , A. Schnase , H. Stockhorst , D. Eversheim , F. Hinterberger , H. Rohdjess , K. Ulbrich Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM	C14.00007: Spin manipulating 2.1 GeV/c polarized protons stored in COSY M.A. Leonova , A.D. Krisch , V.S. Morozov , R.S. Raymond , D.W. Sivers , V.K. Wong , R. Gebel , A. Lehrach , B. Lorentz , R. Maier , D. Prasuhn , A. Schnase , H. Stockhorst , D. Eversheim , F. Hinterberger , K. Ulbrich Preview Abstract

Session C16: DPP Contributed Orals I

Sponsoring Units: DPP
Chair: Benjamin Chandran, University of New Hampshire
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Landmark D

Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C16.00001: Weak compressible MHD turbulence in the solar corona Benjamin Chandran Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C16.00002: Spectrum of MHD Turbulence Stanislav Boldyrev Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C16.00003: Charged Grains and the Dynamics of Saturn's F Ring Lorin Matthews , Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C16.00004: Structural Phases in Complex Plasmas Truell Hyde , Ke Qiao , Jie Kong , Lorin Matthews , Jorge Carmona , Jerry Reay , Mike Cook , Jimmy Schmoke Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C16.00005: MHD Turbulence in the Madison Dynamo Experiment Mark Nornberg , Cary Forest , Roch Kendrick , Erik Spence , Adam Bayliss , Craig Jacobson , Carlos Parada Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C16.00006: Measurements of the two-point correlation function in the ion phase-space Fred Skiff , Ahmed Diallo , Ilker Uzun Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM	C16.00007: Search for Zonal Flow Associated with ITG Modes in CLM Amiya Sen , Vladimir Sokolov , Xiao Wei Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:54PM - 3:06PM	C16.00008: Linear Stability Analysis of Self-Similar Ablation Flows of ICF Serge Gauthier , Jean-Marie Clarisse , Carine Boudesocque-Dubois , Virginie Lombard Preview Abstract