APS - 2008 Annual Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics

Session BA: Signatures for Chiral Symmetry Restoration in Nuclei

Chair: Volker Koch, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Simmons Ballroom 2-3

Friday, October 24, 2008 8:30AM - 9:06AM	BA.00001: Hadrons in Medium Invited Speaker: Ulrich Mosel Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:06AM - 9:42AM	BA.00002: Search for Medium Modifications of the Light Vector Mesons at Jefferson Lab Invited Speaker: Michael Wood Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:42AM - 10:18AM	BA.00003: Photoproduction of mesons off nuclei and in-medium modifications of hadrons Invited Speaker: Bernd Krusche Preview Abstract

Session BB: Mini-Symposium: 3D View of the Nucleon and Its Spin I

Chair: Charles Hyde, Old Dominion University and University of Blaise Pascal
- Room 208

Friday, October 24, 2008 8:30AM - 9:06AM	BB.00001: Nucleon Structure and Master Parton Distribution Invited Speaker: Xiangdong Ji Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:06AM - 9:18AM	BB.00002: Proton electromagnetic form factor ratio at high momentum transfer via recoil polarization in Hall C at Jefferson Lab Andrew Puckett Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:18AM - 9:30AM	BB.00003: Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering with CLAS Francois-Xavier Girod Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:30AM - 9:42AM	BB.00004: Measurement of the Double Longitudinal Spin Asymmetry for Charged Pion Production in 200 GeV Polarized p+p Collisions at RHIC Bernd Surrow Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:42AM - 9:54AM	BB.00005: Beam Spin Asymmetry Measurements from Deeply Virtual Eta Production Zhao Bo , Maurizio Ungaro , Kyungseon Joo Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:54AM - 10:06AM	BB.00006: Spin Structures of the Deuteron and the Neutron - New Results from CLAS Nevzat Guler Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 10:06AM - 10:18AM	BB.00007: Spin Asymmetry on the Nucleon Experiment Hovhannes Baghdasaryan Preview Abstract

Session BC: Mini-Symposium: Neutrino Properties and Nuclear Physics I

Chair: Baha Balantekin, University of Wisconsin
- Jewett Ballroom A-B

Friday, October 24, 2008 8:30AM - 9:06AM	BC.00001: Neutrinos: Particles with Maddeningly Few Properties Invited Speaker: R.G. Hamish Robertson Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:06AM - 9:18AM	BC.00002: Into the Depths: Lowering the Energy Threshold at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Gabriel Orebi Gann Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:18AM - 9:30AM	BC.00003: Measuring the energy dependence of the $\nu_e$ survival probability at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Stanley Seibert Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:30AM - 9:42AM	BC.00004: Neutrino physics with cold atoms Melissa Jerkins Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:42AM - 9:54AM	BC.00005: Setting Limits on the Local Density of the Cosmic Neutrino Background Using KATRIN Asher Kaboth Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:54AM - 10:06AM	BC.00006: Coherent Neutrino Detection at SONGS Juan Collar , C. Aalseth , P. Barbeau , A. Bernstein , N. Bowden , J. Colaresi , S. Dazeley , P. de Lurgio , G. Drake , J.E. Fast , C.H. Greenberg , T.W. Hossbach , J.D. Kephart , J. Lund , M.G. Marino , H.S. Miley , J.L. Orrell , D. Reyna , R.G.H. Robertson , L. Sadler , R. Talaga , O. Tench , T.D. Van Wechel , J.F. Wilkerson , M. Yocum Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 10:06AM - 10:18AM	BC.00007: CLEAR:Prospects for a Low Threshold Neutrino Experiment at the SNS James Nikkel Preview Abstract

Session BD: Mini-Symposium: Rare Isotope Science I

Chair: W. David Kulp, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Jewett Ballroom G-H

Friday, October 24, 2008 8:30AM - 9:06AM	BD.00001: Rare Isotope Science Invited Speaker: Paul Garrett Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:06AM - 9:18AM	BD.00002: Further results in the search for the direct two-proton decay of $^{94}$Ag$^{m }$(J$^{\pi }$= 21$^{+}$, 6.7 MeV) J. Cerny , D.W. Lee , K. Perajarvi , D.M. Moltz , B.R. Barquest , L.E. Grossman , W. Jeong , C.C. Jewett Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:18AM - 9:30AM	BD.00003: Probing Exotic, Particle-Decay Isotopes: A New Application of the Recoil Distance Method P. Voss , P. Adrich , T. Baumann , D. Bazin , D. Enderich , D. Miller , R. Norris , S. Progovac , A. Ratkiewicz , A. Spyrou , K. Starosta , M. Thoennessen , C. Vaman , A. Dewald , H. Iwasaki Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:30AM - 9:42AM	BD.00004: Ultra-High Precision Half-Life Measurement for the Superallowed $\beta^+$ Emitter $^{26}$Al$^m$ P. Finlay , G. Demand , P.E. Garrett , K.G. Leach , A.A. Phillips , C.S. Sumithrarachchi , C.E. Svensson , S. Triambak , G.C. Ball , D. Bandyopadhyay , M. Djongolov , S. Ettenauer , G. Hackman , C.J. Pearson , S.J. Williams , C. Andreoiu , D. Cross , R.A.E. Austin , G.F. Grinyer , J.R. Leslie Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:42AM - 9:54AM	BD.00005: Quadrupole Moment of $^{37}$K K. Minamisono , P.F. Mantica , H.L. Crawford , J.S. Pinter , J.B. Stoker , R.R. Weerasiri , Y. Utsuno Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:54AM - 10:06AM	BD.00006: $\beta -$decay studies of nuclides in the $^{100}$Sn region at NSCL Giuseppe Lorusso , Alan Amthor , Thomas Baumann , Daniel Bazin , Ana Becerril , Heather Crawford , Alfredo Estrade , Alexandra Gade , Thomas Ginter , Carol Guess , Mark Hausmann , Wes Hitt , Paul Mantica , Milan Matos , Rianon Meharchand , Kei Minamisono , Fernando Montes , Giorgios Perdikakis , Jorque Pereira , Jill Pinter , Mauritio Portillo , Hendrik Schatz Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 10:06AM - 10:18AM	BD.00007: Low-energy transitions in $^{112}$Cd identified in the beta-decays of $^{112}$Ag and $^{112}$In K.L. Green , P.E. Garrett , G.A. Demand , G.F. Grinyer , K.G. Leach , A.A. Phillips , M.A. Schumaker , C.E. Svensson , J. Wong , G.C. Ball , D.S. Bandyopadhyay , G. Hackman , A.C. Morton , C.J. Pearson , R.A.E. Austin , S. Colosimo , D. Cross , J.L. Wood , W.D. Kulp , S.W. Yates Preview Abstract

Session BE: Nuclear Theory: Computational

Chair: Calvin Johnson, San Diego State University
- Simmons Ballroom 1

Friday, October 24, 2008 8:30AM - 8:42AM	BE.00001: Ab initio many-body calculations of nucleon scattering on $^{16}$O Petr Navratil , Sofia Quaglioni , Robert Roth Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 8:42AM - 8:54AM	BE.00002: Time-dependent Green's Functions Approach to Nuclear Reactions Arnau Rios Huguet , Pawel Danielewicz , Brent Barker Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 8:54AM - 9:06AM	BE.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:06AM - 9:18AM	BE.00004: S-wave Pairing In Neutron Matter Alexandros Gezerlis , Joseph Carlson Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:18AM - 9:30AM	BE.00005: Generalized Auxiliary Field Monte Carlo method: a new efficient variational method for CBF theory Mohamed Bouadani Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:30AM - 9:42AM	BE.00006: A Random Matrix Study of the QCD Sign Problem Jilong Han , Mikhail Stephanov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:42AM - 9:54AM	BE.00007: Current status of our microscopic predictions of the equation of state Francesca Sammarruca Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:54AM - 10:06AM	BE.00008: Correlated momentum distribution in asymmetric nuclear matter Arnau Rios Huguet Preview Abstract

Session BF: Nuclear Reactions: Heavy-Ions

Chair: Jutta Escher, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Simmons Ballroom 4

Friday, October 24, 2008 8:30AM - 8:42AM	BF.00001: Semiclassical Calculations of Peripheral Heavy-Ion Collisions at Fermi Energies and the Nuclear Equation of State G.A. Souliotis , D.V. Shetty , S. Galanopoulos , S.J. Yennello Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 8:42AM - 8:54AM	BF.00002: Fragment emission and production in Peripheral Collisions in the Intermediate Energy regime Sarah Soisson , B. Stein , G. Souliotis , D. Shetty , A. Keksis , S. Wuenschel , S.J. Yennello Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 8:54AM - 9:06AM	BF.00003: N/Z Equilibration in Peripheral Reactions on the FAUST Array Brian Stein , S.N. Soisson , G.A. Souliotis , D.V. Shetty , S. Galanopoulos , A.L. Keksis , S. Wuenschel , Z. Kohley , L. May , S.J. Yennello Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:06AM - 9:18AM	BF.00004: Density-constrained TDHF calculation of fusion cross sections for neutron-rich nuclei Volker Oberacker , Sait Umar Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:18AM - 9:30AM	BF.00005: Isotopic width distributions and symmetry energy Sara Wuenschel , Stratos Galanopoulos , Kris Hagel , Zach Kohley , Dinesh Shetty , Sarah Soisson , George Souliotis , Brian Stein , Sherry Yennello Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:30AM - 9:42AM	BF.00006: Coupled Channel Calculations for Nucleon Induced Reactions Gustavo Nobre , Ian Thompson , Jutta Escher , Frank Dietrich , Marc Dupuis Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:42AM - 9:54AM	BF.00007: Fission-fragment properties in a microscopic approach Walid Younes Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:54AM - 10:06AM	BF.00008: Survival Probabilities in hot fusion reactions Walter Loveland , Donald Peterson Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 10:06AM - 10:18AM	BF.00009: In-medium nucleon-nucleon scattering in reactions with rare isotopes Carlos Bertulani , K. Ogata Preview Abstract

Session BG: Strange Matter

Chair: Zein-Eddine Meziani, Temple University
- Jewett Ballroom C

Friday, October 24, 2008 8:30AM - 8:42AM	BG.00001: Determining the Nucleon's Neutral Weak Axial Form Factor $G^{e(T=1)}_{A}$ Using Quasi-Elastic Electron Scattering from a Deuterium Target Colleen Ellis Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 8:42AM - 8:54AM	BG.00002: Determining $G_E^s$ and $G_M^s$ from parity violating asymmetry measurements at $Q^2= 0.23$, $0.63$ GeV$^2$ Mathew Muether Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 8:54AM - 9:06AM	BG.00003: Searching for Strangelets in Lunar Soil at $10^{-17}$ Sensitivity Level using the Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Technique Ke Han Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:06AM - 9:18AM	BG.00004: $\phi$(1020) Photo-production in Neutral Decay Channel $\gamma p \rightarrow p'\phi \rightarrow p'K_S K_L$ Heghine Seraydaryan , Moskov Amarian , Hovhannes Baghdasaryan , Larry Weinstein , Gagik Gavalian Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:18AM - 9:30AM	BG.00005: Nuclear Transparency of Kaons (K+) Nuruzzaman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:30AM - 9:42AM	BG.00006: Photoproduction of Neutral Kaons on Deuterium Kabi R. Bantawa , D.M. Manley Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:42AM - 9:54AM	BG.00007: Partial-wave analysis of $K^+$ nucleon scattering William Gibbs , Roberto Arceo Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 9:54AM - 10:06AM	BG.00008: Preliminary results from Jefferson Lab HKS experiment Lulin Yuan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 24, 2008 10:06AM - 10:18AM	BG.00009: The GlueX Experiment at Jefferson Lab Curtis Meyer Preview Abstract

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2008 Annual Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics