APS - 2006 Texas Section of the APS Joint Fall Meeting

Chair: Alex Weiss, University of Texas at Arlington
UT Arlington, University Center - Concho

Friday, October 6, 2006 10:30AM - 10:42AM	CMP1.00001: A Hybrid Density Functional Study of Armchair SiC Nanotubes Kazi Alam , Asok Ray Preview Abstract
Friday, October 6, 2006 10:42AM - 10:54AM	CMP1.00002: Structural and electronic properties of the germanium-based clathrates Ge$_{46}$ and Ba8Ge$_{46}$ Emmanuel Nenghabi , Charles Myles Preview Abstract
Friday, October 6, 2006 10:54AM - 11:06AM	CMP1.00003: Heat capacity anharmonicity in elemental vanadium and V93Co7 Jorge Munoz , Olivier Delaire , Brent Fultz Preview Abstract
Friday, October 6, 2006 11:06AM - 11:18AM	CMP1.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 6, 2006 11:18AM - 11:30AM	CMP1.00005: Theoretical Investigation of Nonradiative Transitions in Polysiloles Meghann Palmer , Murilo Tiago , Alex Demkov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 6, 2006 11:30AM - 11:42AM	CMP1.00006: Extended Electron States in DNA Molecules Kemal Bagci Preview Abstract
Friday, October 6, 2006 11:42AM - 11:54AM	CMP1.00007: Debye Model of Steps on Vicinal Crystal Surfaces Howard L. Richards , Clint A. Greene Preview Abstract

Chair: Asok Ray, University of Texas at Arlington
UT Arlington, University Center - Concho

Friday, October 6, 2006 1:30PM - 1:42PM	CMP2.00001: Positron Annihilation Induced Auger and Gamma Spectroscopy of Catalytically Important Surfaces A.H. Weiss , M.P. Nadesalingam , R. Sundaramoorthy , S. Mukherjee , N.G. Fazleev Preview Abstract
Friday, October 6, 2006 1:42PM - 1:54PM	CMP2.00002: Magnetization Measurements of $Mn_{12}$-acetate Thin Films T. Wellington , A. Yamaguchi , K. Suzuki , H. Ishimoto , J. Means , W. Teizer Preview Abstract
Friday, October 6, 2006 1:54PM - 2:06PM	CMP2.00003: Study of the Effects of the SiC Doping on the Critical Current Density of the Ti-sheathed MgB$_{2}$ Superconducting Wires Gan Liang , Hui Fang , Shelley Keith , Cad Hoyt , Mina Hanna , F. Yen , B. Lv , M. Alessandrini , K. Salama Preview Abstract
Friday, October 6, 2006 2:06PM - 2:18PM	CMP2.00004: Comparisons of Different Particle-Chain Methods for Path Integral Monte Carlo Methods Terrence Reese , Bruce Miller Preview Abstract
Friday, October 6, 2006 2:18PM - 2:30PM	CMP2.00005: Time Reversible Linear Scaling ab initio Molecular Dynamics C.J. Tymczak , Anders Niklasson , Matt Challacombe Preview Abstract
Friday, October 6, 2006 2:30PM - 2:42PM	CMP2.00006: Influence of Hamiltonian on the properties of NaCl Ryan Jacob , A.R. Chourasia Preview Abstract
Friday, October 6, 2006 2:42PM - 2:54PM	CMP2.00007: Relaxation of Actinide Surfaces: An All Electron Study Raymond Atta-Fynn , Pratik Dholabhai , Asok Ray Preview Abstract

Chair: Howard Richards, Texas A&M Commerce
UT Arlington, University Center - Concho

Saturday, October 7, 2006 10:30AM - 10:42AM	CMP3.00001: Interaction of Hafnium oxide with silicon Richard Miller , A.R. Chourasia Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 7, 2006 10:42AM - 10:54AM	CMP3.00002: An \textit{Ab Initio }Full Potential Fully Relativistic Study of Atomic Carbon, Nitrogen, and Oxygen Chemisorption on the (111) Surface of $\delta $-Pu Raymond Atta-Fynn , Asok Ray Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 7, 2006 10:54AM - 11:06AM	CMP3.00003: Maximal Violation of the Two-Step Model of Auger Decay in Auger Cascade Processes Rajalakshmi Sundaramoorthy , Alex Weiss , Steven Hulbert , Robert Bartynski Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 7, 2006 11:06AM - 11:18AM	CMP3.00004: Electronic and vibrational properties of the Na$_{16}$Rb$_{8}$Si$_{136}$ and K$_{16}$Rb$_{8}$Si$_{136}$ clathrates Koushik Biswas , Charles W. Myles Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 7, 2006 11:18AM - 11:30AM	CMP3.00005: Image-potential surface states and positron annihilation characteristics at the reconstructed Si(100)-(2$\times $1) and Si(100)-p(2$\times $2) surfaces. N.G. Fazleev , J.L. Fry , A.H. Weiss Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 7, 2006 11:30AM - 11:42AM	CMP3.00006: A FP-LAPW Study of Atomic Carbon, Nitrogen, and Oxygen Chemisorption on the (100) Surface of $\delta $-Pu Raymond Atta-Fynn , Asok Ray Preview Abstract

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