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2007 APS April Meeting

Saturday–Tuesday, April 14–17, 2007; Jacksonville, Florida

Session C2: QCD

Sponsoring Units: DPF DNP
Chair: Richard Milner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront - Grand 1

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C2.00001: Lattice QCD and Hadronic Interactions Invited Speaker: Martin Savage Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:42PM	C2.00002: Physics at Extreme Temperatures and Energy Densities Invited Speaker: Bolek Wyslouch Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 3:18PM	C2.00003: Recent Highlights in Hadron Structure Invited Speaker: Rolf Ent Preview Abstract

Session C4: Anticipating LHC

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Robert Cahn, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront - Grand 3

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C4.00001: Advances in perturbative QCD for LHC physics Invited Speaker: Frank Petriello Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:42PM	C4.00002: Anticipating New Physics at the LHC Invited Speaker: JoAnne Hewett Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 3:18PM	C4.00003: Prospects for ATLAS and CMS at the LHC Invited Speaker: James Pilcher Preview Abstract

Session C5: Energy Forum II: Nuclear Energy and Alternatives to Fossil Fuels

Sponsoring Units: FPS DNP
Chair: Thomas Appelquist, Yale University
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront - Grand 6

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C5.00001: Overview of the Issues Invited Speaker: Ernie Moniz Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:42PM	C5.00002: Nuclear Energy Invited Speaker: E. Michael Campbell Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 3:18PM	C5.00003: Electricity Storage Systems and the Grid Invited Speaker: Ruth Howes Preview Abstract

Session C6: Building the Elements: 50 Years of B2FH Nucleosynthesis II

Sponsoring Units: FHP DAP
Chair: Robert V. Wagoner, Stanford University
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront - Grand 7

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C6.00001: Gamma rays as an indicator of nucleosynthesis Invited Speaker: Dieter H. Hartmann Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:42PM	C6.00002: Chemical evolution of galaxies: the last frontier Invited Speaker: Tammy Smecker-Hane Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 3:18PM	C6.00003: The Samuel K. Allison Lecture: B$^{2}$FH, The CMB {\&} Cosmology Invited Speaker: Geoffrey Burbidge Preview Abstract

Session C7: Opportunities for Ultra-fast Science at New Light Sources & Beamlines

Sponsoring Units: COM
Chair: Juana I. Rudati, Xradia Inc.
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront - Grand 8

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C7.00001: Ultra-fast Materials Science on the ALS slicing source Invited Speaker: T. Ernest Glover Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:42PM	C7.00002: Atomic and chemical sciences at the Linear Coherent Light Source Invited Speaker: Juana Rudati Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 3:18PM	C7.00003: Biological research with new THz sources Invited Speaker: Kristina Woods Preview Abstract

Session C8: GPMFC Prize and Fellowship Session

Sponsoring Units: GPMFC
Chair: Siu Au Lee, Colorado State University
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront - City Terrace 4

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C8.00001: Francis M. Pipkin Award: Diatomic molecules: a powerful new tool for tests of fundamental physics Invited Speaker: David DeMille Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:42PM	C8.00002: Herbert P. Broida Prize: Stable and Accurate Single-Atom Optical Clocks Invited Speaker: James C. Bergquist Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 3:18PM	C8.00003: Atom Trap, Krypton-81, and Saharan Water Invited Speaker: Zheng-Tian Lu Preview Abstract

Session C9: SPS and Undergraduate Research I

Sponsoring Units: SPS
Chair: Gary White, Society of Physics Students/American Institute of Physics
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront - City Terrace 5

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C9.00001: Precision atomic mass measurement of Xe-136 in a Penning trap Elizabeth Wingfield , Matthew Redshaw , Joseph McDaniel , Edmund Myers Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C9.00002: Simulation of the Lineshape Response of a Large NaI Detector Daniel Mittelberger , Gerald Feldman Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C9.00003: Using MCNP for Compton Scattering Calculations with BGO Scintillators Jeremy Board , Phillip Womble , Alexander Barzilov Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C9.00004: ABSTRACT HAS BEEN MOVED TO R14.00008 Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C9.00005: Lifetime Measurements and Deformation in $^{79}$Sr Y.K. Ryu , R.A. Kaye , S.R. Arora , S.L. Tabor , T. Baldwin , D.B. Campbell , C. Chandler , M.W. Cooper , C.R. Hoffman , J. Pavan , M. Wiedeking , J. D\"oring , Y. Sun , S.M. Gerbick , O. Grubor-Urosevic , L.A. Riley Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C9.00006: Radar Detection of Meteors and Cosmic Rays John Marino Preview Abstract

Session C10: Enhancing the High School Physics Experience with Research

Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: Donald Franklin, St. John's Country Day School
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront - City Terrace 6

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C10.00001: Have You Seen Any Good Physics Fights Recently? Invited Speaker: Hugh Haskell Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:42PM	C10.00002: Enhancing the High School Physics Experience with Cosmic Ray Research -- The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project (CROP) in Nebraska Invited Speaker: Gregory Snow Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 3:18PM	C10.00003: The LBNL High School Student Research Participation Program (HSSRPP) Invited Speaker: M.A. McMahan Preview Abstract

Session C11: Physics of Extreme Gravitational Fields II

Sponsoring Units: DAP GGR
Chair: Abe Falcone, Penn State University
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront - City Terrace 7

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:00PM	C11.00001: Theoretical interpretation of GRB060614 Invited Speaker: Carlo Luciano Bianco Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM	C11.00002: GRB970228: a prototype for a new GRB class Maria Grazia Bernardini , Carlo Luciano Bianco , Letizia Caito , Maria Giovanna Dainotti , Roberto Guida , Remo Ruffini Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM	C11.00003: Theoretical interpretation of GRB011121 Letizia Caito , Maria Grazia Bernardini , Carlo Luciano Bianco , Maria Giovanna Dainotti , Roberto Guida , Remo Ruffini Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM	C11.00004: GRB060218: another example of GRB-Supernova connection Maria Giovanna Dainotti , Maria Grazia Bernardini , Carlo Luciano Bianco , Letizia Caito , Roberto Guida , Remo Ruffini Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM	C11.00005: The Amati relation and the atypical case of GRB980425 Roberto Guida , Maria Grazia Bernardini , Carlo Luciano Bianco , Letizia Caito , Maria Giovanna Dainotti , Remo Ruffini Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM	C11.00006: Electrodynamics for neutron stars: generalized analytical solutions Michael Rotondo , Vladimir Popov , Remo Ruffini , She-Sheng Xue Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM	C11.00007: On vacuum polarization and plasma oscillations Gregory Vereshchagin , Remo Ruffini , She-Sheng Xue Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 3:12PM - 3:24PM	C11.00008: Energetically favorable electrodynamical configuration for neutron stars She-Sheng Xue , Vladimir Popov , Michael Rotondo , Remo Ruffini Preview Abstract

Session C12: Experimental Tests of Gravity

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Stephen H. Merkowitz, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront - City Terrace 8

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM	C12.00001: Improved Test of the Equivalence Principle Invited Speaker: Stephan Schlamminger Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C12.00002: A New Laboratory Test of the Equivalence Principle Robert Reasenberg , James Phillips Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C12.00003: Lessons Learned from Gravity Probe B for STEP, LISA and other experiments Paul Worden , Saps Buchman Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C12.00004: Proper Motion of the GP-B Guide Star Irwin Shapiro , Daniel Lebach , Michael Ratner , Norbert Bartel , Ryan Ransom , Michael Bietenholz , Jerusha Lederman , Jean-Francois Lestrade Preview Abstract

Session C13: High Energy Instrumentation

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Andrew White, University of Texas at Arlington
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront - City Terrace 9

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C13.00001: Detector for $6.3 < \eta < 7.7$ (0.21$^{\circ}$ to 0.051$^{\circ}$) for 14 TeV p-p reactions Edwin Norbeck , Paul Debbins , Yasar Onel Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C13.00002: The CDF II eXtremely Fast Tracker Upgrade Heather Gerberich Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C13.00003: Performance of Endcap Muon System of the Compact Muon Solenoid Yuriy Pakhotin Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C13.00004: Identification of Photon Conversions in the ATLAS detector David Joffe Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C13.00005: Study of KamLAND Liquid Scintillator response to low energy electrons with Compton Spectrometer Oleg Perevozchikov Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C13.00006: A Fast, Compact, Segmented Tungsten/SciFi Calorimeter Ronald McNabb , Jason Crnkovic , Kevin Lynch , David Hertzog Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 2:54PM	C13.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:54PM - 3:06PM	C13.00008: Online Laser Monitoring for the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter: 2006 Test Beam Results Christopher Rogan Preview Abstract

Session C14: Searches I

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Todd Adams, Florida State University
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront - City Terrace 10

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C14.00001: Search for High Mass Resonances decaying to $e\mu$, $e\tau$ and $\mu\tau$ at CDF Yanjun Tu , Anadi Canepa , Nigel Lockyer , Pasha Murat Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C14.00002: Search for Fermiophobic Higgs Boson in the 3$\gamma+X$ Final States Oleksiy Atramentov Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C14.00003: Search for Higgs Boson Produced in Association with b quarks with Higgs Decaying into $\tau^+\tau^-$ Peter Svoisky Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C14.00004: Search for Technicolor Production at D0 Satish Desai Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C14.00005: Search for neutral MSSM Higgs bosons in the $\tau\tau$ decay channel at CDF Cristobal Cuenca , Anton Anastassov , John Conway , Dongwook Jang , Amit Lath Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C14.00006: Search for Randall-Sundrum Gravitons in Dilepton and Diphoton Final States with 1 fb$^{-1}$ of data Amitabha Das , Ulrich Heintz Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 2:54PM	C14.00007: Search for $W'$ Production at CDF Clark Cully Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:54PM - 3:06PM	C14.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session C15: Nuclear Physics Studies with Light Nuclei

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Betty Tsang, Michigan State University
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront - City Terrace 11

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C15.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C15.00002: Spectroscopic factors of excited states for sd shell nuclei Jenny Lee , Betty Tsang , Bill Lynch , Shi Chun Su Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C15.00003: Short Range correlations in 3He(e,e$'$pp)n Hovhannes Baghdasaryan Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C15.00004: Numerical Estimates of \mbox{$^3 \textrm{He} (e,e'pp)n$} Reaction at High $Q^2 $ Tigran Abrahamyan Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C15.00005: Spectroscopic Study of $\Lambda $ Hypernuclei using the (e,e'K$^{+})$ Reaction Leon Cole Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C15.00006: JLab E05-115: hypernuclear spectroscopy in a wider mass region Lulin Yuan Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 2:54PM	C15.00007: New Cross Section Data for the $^{10}B(d,n_0)^{11}C$ Reaction Below 160 keV S. Stave , M.W. Ahmed , M.A. Blackston , A.S. Crowell , S.S. Henshaw , C.R. Howell , P. Kingsberry , B.A. Perdue , H.R. Weller , B.L. Doyle , P. Rossi , A.J. Antolak , R.M. Prior , M.C. Spraker Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:54PM - 3:06PM	C15.00008: Evidence for New Structures in $^{17}$O A.M. Crisp , K.W. Kemper , O. Momotyuk , B.T. Roeder , N. Keeley Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 3:06PM - 3:18PM	C15.00009: Coupled SU(3) models of rotational states in nuclei and quasi-dynamical symmetry Gabriela Thiamova , David J. Rowe Preview Abstract

Session C16: Nuclear Instrumentation I

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Werner Tornow, Duke University/TUNL
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront - City Terrace 12

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 1:42PM	C16.00001: Qweak Main Detector Status David Mack Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:42PM - 1:54PM	C16.00002: The Ultracold Neutron Source at Los Alamos National Lab M. Makela , G. Hogan , C.L . Morris , A. Saunders , S. Seestrom , T.M. Ito , R. Rios , R. Mammei , R.B. Vogelaar , H.O. Back , L. Broussard , A. Holley , R. Pattie , A.R. Young Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:54PM - 2:06PM	C16.00003: On Production and Optimization of Hybrid Spin Exchange Optical Pumping Polarized $\mathrm{^3He}$ Targets Peter Dolph , Karen Mooney , Gordon Cates , Vladimir Nelyubin , Jaideep Singh , William Tobias Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:18PM	C16.00004: Polarization Enhancement of $^{129}$Xe in TEMPO-Doped Xenon at 2.0K and 0.31 Tesla. D.N. Balakishiyeva , J.W. McNabb , C. Bednarski-Meinke , A. Honig Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:18PM - 2:30PM	C16.00005: High Resolution Isobar Separator for Study of Exotic Decays V. Shchepunov , A. Piechaczek , H.K. Carter , E.F. Zganjar , J. Batchelder , S.N. Liddick , H. Wollnik , Y. Hu Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:30PM - 2:42PM	C16.00006: Use of the GEANT4 code in precise measurements of $\beta^+$-branching-ratios V.V. Golovko , V.E. Iacob , J.C. Hardy Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 2:54PM	C16.00007: Digital data acquisition setup for ${\beta}$-gamma correlation experiment M.M. Rajabali , R. Grzywacz , S.N. Liddick , C. Bingham , I. Darby , C. Mazzocchi , K. Rykaczewski , J. Batchelder , T. Baumann , T. Ginter , P. Mantica , M. Karny , K. Miernik , M. Pfutzner , S.V. Ilyushkin , J.A. Wagner , W. Krolas Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:54PM - 3:06PM	C16.00008: Reducing neutron backgrounds in dark matter detectors with doped water shields Kareem Kazkaz , Adam Bernstein , Bob Svoboda , Steve Dazeley Preview Abstract