APS - 2008 Annual Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics

Session HA: Topics in Nucleon Structure

Chair: Zein-Eddine Meziani, Temple University
- Simmons Ballroom 2-3

Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:00PM - 2:36PM	HA.00001: Nucleon Structure: A Theoretical Overview Invited Speaker: Marc Vanderhaeghen Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:36PM - 3:12PM	HA.00002: Overview of nucleon form factor measurements Invited Speaker: Mark Jones Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:12PM - 3:48PM	HA.00003: Transition Form Factors at JLab: A Unique Tool to Study the Evolution of the Strong Interaction Invited Speaker: Ralf Gothe Preview Abstract

Session HB: Mini-Symposium: Nuclear Physics Research and Connections to Nuclear Energy II

Chair: Alice Mignerey, University of Maryland
- Room 208

Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:00PM - 2:36PM	HB.00001: Neutron Cross Section Covariances: Recent Workshop and Advanced Reactor Systems Invited Speaker: Pavel Oblozinsky Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:36PM - 2:48PM	HB.00002: Nuclear reaction modeling for energy applications Toshihiko Kawano , Patrick Talou Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:48PM - 3:00PM	HB.00003: Measurement of the Spectrum of Neutrons Emitted in Neutron-Induced Fission Robert Haight Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:00PM - 3:12PM	HB.00004: Recent Advances in Resonance Region Nuclear Data Measurements and Analyses for Supporting Nuclear Energy Applications Michael Dunn Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:12PM - 3:24PM	HB.00005: The Fission TPC Project Tony Hill , Jenn Klay , Mike Heffner Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:24PM - 3:36PM	HB.00006: Distinguishing fissions of $^{239}$Pu and $^{235}$U with low-resolution detectors E. Swanberg , E.B. Norman , S.G. Prussin , H. Shugart , E. Browne Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:36PM - 3:48PM	HB.00007: Using (d,p$\gamma$) as a Surrogate for Neutron Capture with $^{75}$As W.A. Peters , J.A. Cizewski , R. Hatarik , P. O'Malley , D.J. Vieira , M. Jandel , J.B. Wilhelmy , C. Matei , D.W. Bardayan , M.S. Smith , S.D. Pain , K.L. Jones , B.H. Moazen , K.Y. Chae , R.L. Kozub , J. Shriner , J.C. Blackmon Preview Abstract

Session HC: Mini-Symposium: Neutrino Properties and Nuclear Physics V

Chair: William Louis, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Jewett Ballroom A-B

Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:00PM - 2:12PM	HC.00001: What's Needed, What's Available, Where to Find it, What's Not Available and How to Go About it? Werner Tornow Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:12PM - 2:24PM	HC.00002: Neutron-Induced Partial $\gamma$-ray Cross-Section Measurements on Cu, Ge and Pb E. Kwan , J.H. Esterline , B. Fallin , C.R. Howell , A. Hutcheson , M.F. Kidd , A. Tonchev , W. Tornow , H.J. Karwowski , J.H. Kelley , D.M. Mei Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:24PM - 2:36PM	HC.00003: Radionuclide Production Cross Sections from 800-MeV Proton Interactions in Ge and Mo Targets B. Quiter , E.B. Norman , A.R. Smith , S.A. Wender , R.C. Haight , A.F. Barghouty Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:36PM - 2:48PM	HC.00004: Cosmic ray contribution to the Cuoricino background Laura Kogler Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:48PM - 3:00PM	HC.00005: A Model of Nuclear Recoil Scintillation Efficiency in Noble Liquids Dongming Mei , Zhongbao Yin , Laura Stonehill , Andrew Hime Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:00PM - 3:12PM	HC.00006: Nuclear Quenching in Gaseous Argon Kareem Kazkaz , Adam Bernstein , Michael Foxe , Christian Hagmann , Igor Jovanovic , Wolfgang Stoeffl , Celeste Winant Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:12PM - 3:24PM	HC.00007: Measurements of $F_2$ and $R=\sigma_L/\sigma_T$ on Deuterium and Nuclei in Nucleon Resonance Region Ya Li Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:24PM - 3:36PM	HC.00008: A Measurement of $F_2$ and $R=\sigma_L/\sigma_T$ on Nuclear targets in the Nucleon Resonance Region Vahe Mamyan Preview Abstract

Session HD: Nuclear Theory: Structure of Nuclei

Chair: Petr Navratil, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Jewett Ballroom G-H

Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:00PM - 2:12PM	HD.00001: Effective Field Theory and Pseudospin Symmetry Joseph Ginocchio Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:12PM - 2:24PM	HD.00002: The Nuclear Born Oppenheimer Method and Nuclear Rotations Nouredine Zettili Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:24PM - 2:36PM	HD.00003: Nuclear structure with the algebraic collective model M.A. Caprio , D.J. Rowe , T.A. Welsh Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:36PM - 2:48PM	HD.00004: Light nuclei without a core Pieter Maris , Andrey Shirokov , James Vary Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:48PM - 3:00PM	HD.00005: Pairing in Small, 2D Fermi Systems Jeremy Armstrong , Massimo Rontani , Sven Aberg , Vladimir Zelevinsky , Stephanie Reimann Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:00PM - 3:12PM	HD.00006: An Isospin Revival for 2008 Aram Mekjian , Larry Zamick Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:12PM - 3:24PM	HD.00007: Effective Shell-Model Interactions from the Valence Cluster Expansion A.F. Lisetskiy , M.K.G. Kruse , B.R. Barrett , P. Navratil , I. Stetcu , J.P. Vary Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:24PM - 3:36PM	HD.00008: Properties of States in the g9/2 Shell that are Eigenstates of all Interactions Larry Zamick , Pieter Van Isacker Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:36PM - 3:48PM	HD.00009: Parameters of the Heaviest Element Albert Khazan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:48PM - 4:00PM	HD.00010: The Upper Limit in the Periodic Table Albert Khazan Preview Abstract

Session HE: Nuclear Structure: Rare Earth Region

Chair: Libby McCutchan, Argonne National Laboratory
- Simmons Ballroom 1

Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:00PM - 2:12PM	HE.00001: Identification of levels in $^{159}$Sm and high spin states in $^{157}$Sm and $^{89,91}$Kr Jae-Kwang Hwang , A.V. Ramayya , J.H. Hamilton , K. Li , C. Goodin , Y.X. Luo , J.O. Rasmussen , S.J. Zhu Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:12PM - 2:24PM	HE.00002: Characteristics of phase transitions in electric monopole transitions strengths using the IBM-1 R.J. Casperson , E. Williams , V. Werner Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:24PM - 2:36PM	HE.00003: Probing asymptotic behavior of quantum shape phase transitional systems with angular momentum E. Williams , R.J. Casperson , V. Werner Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:36PM - 2:48PM	HE.00004: Wobbling Beyond Lu: TSD Bands in $^{167}$Ta D.J. Hartley , E.P. Seyfried , J.R. Vanhoy , I.G. Darby , L.L. Riedinger , A. Aguilar , M.A. Riley , X. Wang , M.P. Carpenter , C.J. Chiara , R.V.F. Janssens , F.G. Kondev , T. Lauritsen , E.A. McCutchan , I. Stefanescu , S. Zhu , P. Chowdhury , S. Lakshmi , S.K. Tandel , U.S. Tandel , Q. Ijaz , W.C. Ma , U. Garg , S. Mukhopadhyay Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:48PM - 3:00PM	HE.00005: Neutron damage tests of a highly segmented Germanium detector T.J. Ross , C.W. Beausang , I.Y. Lee , A.O. Macchiavelli , S. Gros , M. Cromaz , R.M. Clark , P. Fallon , Henrik Jeppesen , J.M. Allmond Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:00PM - 3:12PM	HE.00006: Determination of the position resolution of a segmented HPGe detector using a collimated source M. Cromaz , I.Y. Lee , A.O. Macchiavelli , M. Wiedeking , R.M. Clark , M.A. Delepanque , P. Fallon , S. Gros , F. Stephens , H.B. Jeppesen , J.R. Pavan , D. Radford , K. Lagergren Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:12PM - 3:24PM	HE.00007: Recent advances in the study of hyperdeformation at high spin Hazem Abusara , A.V. Afanasjev Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:24PM - 3:36PM	HE.00008: Study of $0^+$ States and Collectivity in $^{154}$\textrm{Gd} by the (p,t$\gamma$) Reaction J.M. Allmond Preview Abstract

Session HF: Relativistic Heavy Ions

Chair: Steffen Bass, Duke University
- Simmons Ballroom 4

Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:00PM - 2:12PM	HF.00001: HBT correlations of charged pion pairs in {\boldmath $\sqrt{s}$ = 200 GeV $p$+$p$} collisions at RHIC-PHENIX Andrew Glenn Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:12PM - 2:24PM	HF.00002: Pseudorapidity and p$_{t}$ dependence of identified-particle azimuthal flow for $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=200~\rm GeV$ Au+Au and Cu+Cu collisions Victoria Zhukova Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:24PM - 2:36PM	HF.00003: Yields and elliptic flow of $d(\overline{d})$ and $^{3}He(\overline{^{3}He})$ in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 200\ GeV$ Jianhang Zhou , Jack Engelage , Haidong Liu , Zhangbu Xu Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:36PM - 2:48PM	HF.00004: Baryon resonance yields after QGP hadronization Inga Kuznetsova , Johann Rafelski Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:48PM - 3:00PM	HF.00005: Dielectron Continuum in p+p Collisions at $\sqrt s =200GeV$measured by the PHENIX Experiment at RHIC Jason Kamin Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:00PM - 3:12PM	HF.00006: Low mass lepton pair production at large transverse momentum Jianwei Qiu , Zhongbo Kang , Werner Vogelsang Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:12PM - 3:24PM	HF.00007: Centrality Dependent Studies of Identified Particle Spectra at RHIC Selemon Bekele Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:24PM - 3:36PM	HF.00008: Coulomb Corrections and Ion Finite Size Effects in $\mu$ Pair Production at RHIC and LHC Anthony Baltz Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:36PM - 3:48PM	HF.00009: Parity Violation in Strong Interactions Dhevan Gangadharan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:48PM - 4:00PM	HF.00010: Jet energy loss in a dynamical QCD medium Magdalena Djordjevic Preview Abstract

Session HG: Electromagnetic Interactions II

Chair: Jian-Ping Chen, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
- Jewett Ballroom C

Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:00PM - 2:12PM	HG.00001: Measurement of two-photon exchange effect with CLAS Maryam Moteabbed , Brian Raue Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:12PM - 2:24PM	HG.00002: Diffractive Slope Extraction of Exclusive $\rho^{0}_{L}$ and $\rho^{0}_{T}$ at HERMES Brian Ball Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:24PM - 2:36PM	HG.00003: Simulations of Lepton-Hadron Discrimination in pp Collisions at Forward Rapidity with the STAR Detector at RHIC B.S. Page Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:36PM - 2:48PM	HG.00004: Cross-section measurement of the $\gamma n \rightarrow \pi^- p$ process from deuterium Wei Chen Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:48PM - 3:00PM	HG.00005: Investigating Neutron Polarizabilities Through Compton Scattering on Light Nuclei Deepshikha Shukla Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:00PM - 3:12PM	HG.00006: Isospin Mixing of Quark Cluster States in the Bag Model Thomas Ward , John Rasmussen , Guy Emery Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:12PM - 3:24PM	HG.00007: Time-dependent solutions to the Dirac equation for interacting systems Athanasios Petridis , Zachary Kertzman , Khinlay Win Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:24PM - 3:36PM	HG.00008: Experiment E06-009: Measurement of Longitudinal and Transverse Structure Functions on Deuterium in the Nucleon Resonance Region Ibrahim Albayrak Preview Abstract

Session HH: GLUEX Instrumentation

Chair: Curtis Meyer, Carnegie Mellon University
- Jewett Ballroom F

Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:00PM - 2:12PM	HH.00001: A Novel Design of a High-Resolution Hodoscope for the Hall D Tagger based on Scintillating Fibers Richard Jones , Igor Senderovich , Carl Nettleton Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:12PM - 2:24PM	HH.00002: Flash ADC readout of the GlueX forward electromagnetic calorimeter Mihajlo Kornicer Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:24PM - 2:36PM	HH.00003: The GlueX Central Drift Chamber Yves Vanhaarlem Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:36PM - 2:48PM	HH.00004: Level-1 Trigger and DAQ system of the GlueX experiment Alexander Somov Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:48PM - 3:00PM	HH.00005: Optimization of Performance Parameters for Large Area Silicon Photomultipliers Kathryn Janzen Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:00PM - 3:12PM	HH.00006: The GlueX Forward Drift Chambers Simon Taylor Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:12PM - 3:24PM	HH.00007: Performance of the prototype module of the GlueX electromagnetic barrel calorimeter Zisis Papandreou , Blake Leverington , George Lolos Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:24PM - 3:36PM	HH.00008: Beam Position Stabilization Using an Active Collimator in Hall D at Jefferson Lab Richard Jones , Igor Senderovich Preview Abstract

APS Meetings

2008 Annual Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics