Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Annual Meeting of the Four Corners Section of the APS

Volume 55, Number 9

Friday–Saturday, October 15–16, 2010; Ogden, Utah

Session Index

Session C1: Astrophysics, High Energy I

Chair: Stephan LeBohec, University of Utah
Room: Ballroom C

Friday, October 15, 2010 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C1.00001: Description and Status of the VERITAS gamma-ray Telescope Upgrade David Kieda Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C1.00002: The 2010 VERITAS Data Network Upgrade Matthew Shaw Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:24PM - 2:36PM		C1.00003: Further VERITAS Observations of the Crab Gamma-ray Source Nathan Odendahl Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:36PM - 2:48PM		C1.00004: Geometry Study of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Ray Showers Using Hybrid Analysis from Telescope Array Monica Allen Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:48PM - 3:00PM		C1.00005: Development of Hybrid and Composition Analysis at Telescope Array Elliott Barcikowski Preview Abstract

Session C2: Condensed Matter, New Techniques

Chair: Mark Riffe, Utah State University
Room: 404A

Friday, October 15, 2010 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C2.00001: On the use of liquid-metal electrodes for liquid impedance spectroscopy measurements Nathan Kellis, Brian Mazzeo Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C2.00002: Measurement of liquid permittivity by solenoid self-resonance Patrick Getz, Brian Mazzeo Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:24PM - 2:36PM		C2.00003: Setup of a micro- Brillouin light scattering apparatus for measuring magnons in patterned magnetic thin films Jason Liu, Andrew Polemi, Kristen Buchanan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:36PM - 2:48PM		C2.00004: Scanning Field Emission Microscopy Samuel Tobler, Peter Bennett Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:48PM - 3:00PM		C2.00005: Planar Millimeter Wave Notch Filters Based on Magnetostatic Wave Resonance in Barium Hexagonal Ferrite Thin Films Lei Lu, Young-Yeal Song, Joshua Bevivino, Mingzhong Wu Preview Abstract

Session C3: Condensed Matter, Structure

Chair: Colin Inglefield, Weber State University
Room: 404B

Friday, October 15, 2010 2:00PM - 2:24PM		C3.00001: Neutron Diffraction Studies on Gold Crystals from Placer Deposits Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:24PM - 2:36PM		C3.00002: New structures in Pd-rich ordered alloys Jacqueline Corbitt, Erin Gilmartin, Gus Hart Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:36PM - 2:48PM		C3.00003: The experimental search for new predicted binary-alloy structures K.C. Erb, Lauren Richey, Candace Lang, Branton Campbell, Gus Hart Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:48PM - 3:00PM		C3.00004: Pair distribution function analysis on pyrolyzed porphyrin Joe Peterson Preview Abstract

Session C4: Nuclear Physics

Chair: Farhang Amiri, Weber State University
Room: 305

Friday, October 15, 2010 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C4.00001: Initial results from the $^{12}$C($^{6}$He, $^{4}$He) transfer reaction at 5 MeV per nucleon studied at the ISAC-II TRIUMF facility Duane Smalley, Fred Sarazin, Ulrike Hager Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C4.00002: A New Nuclear Lattice Model Based on Quark Interactions Jerry R. Montgomery, Rondo N. Jeffery Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:24PM - 2:36PM		C4.00003: Quark-lattice Nuclear Model Applications -- Neutron Absorption, Radioactive Decay, and Asymmetric Fission Rondo N. Jeffery, Jerry R. Montgomery Preview Abstract

Session C5: Education I

Chair: Stacy Palen, Weber State University
Room: 316

Friday, October 15, 2010 2:00PM - 2:24PM		C5.00001: Perspectives on the Utah Physics Tuning Process Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:24PM - 2:36PM		C5.00002: Science in the Parks: An Alternative Model for Physics Education Outreach Adam Johnston Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:36PM - 2:48PM		C5.00003: ASPIRE outreach and informal education - high impact outreach on a budget Julie Callahan, Peter Christiansen, Pace Sims Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:48PM - 3:00PM		C5.00004: Bridging the Gap: Physics in the Plays of Tom Stoppard Bradley Carroll Preview Abstract

Session C6: Acoustics

Chair: Kent Gee, Brigham Young University
Room: 312

Friday, October 15, 2010 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C6.00001: Comparing heat exchangers of thermacoustic prime movers with a Van der Pol model I. Cox, M. Jorgensen, B. Andersen Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C6.00002: Acoustic temperature measurement in a rocket noise field Jarom H. Giraud, Kent L. Gee, John E. Ellsworth Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:24PM - 2:36PM		C6.00003: Comparing woven wire screens as thermoacoustic prime mover heat exchangers Michael Jorgensen Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:36PM - 2:48PM		C6.00004: Ultrasonic Detection of Microscopic Breast Cancer in Cell Cultures Jeffrey B. Goodrich, Hemang Patel, Timothy E. Doyle, Soonjo Kwon Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:48PM - 3:00PM		C6.00005: Anechoic chamber qualification at ultrasonic frequencies Trevor Jenny, Brian Anderson Preview Abstract

Session C7: Computational Physics

Chair: John Armstrong, Weber State University
Room: 321

Friday, October 15, 2010 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C7.00001: The Ising model as a pedagogical tool Ryan Smith, Gus L.W. Hart Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C7.00002: General Relativistic Magnetohydro Dynamics evolutions using WENO Michael Besselman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:24PM - 2:36PM		C7.00003: Analysis of network survivability with application to power systems Svetlana Poroseva Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:36PM - 2:48PM		C7.00004: Optimization of a power-grid islanding algorithm using Monte Carlo simulations Ibrahim Abou Hamad, Svetlana V. Poroseva, Brett Israels, Per Arne Rikvold Preview Abstract
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:48PM - 3:00PM		C7.00005: Adaptation of non-neutral plasma simulation for parallel-processing architecture Evan Ballard Preview Abstract

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