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 H1: Astrophysics, Galaxies

Chair: Bradley Carroll, Weber State University
Room: Ballroom C

Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:00AM - 9:12AM		H1.00001: OH-MASER Lines in Galaxy Merger Arp220 Derek Felli Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:12AM - 9:24AM		H1.00002: Structures and Spectra at the Interface of the Heliosphere and Interstellar Medium: Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) Sky Maps from the Interstellar Boundary Explorer Herbert Funsten, Frederic Allegrini, Geoff Crew, Robert DeMajistre, Priscilla Frisch, Stephen Fuselier, Michael Gruntman, Paul Janzen, David McComas, Eberhard Moebius, Daniel Reisenfeld, Edmond Roelof, Nathan Schwadron Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:24AM - 9:36AM		H1.00003: Search for Galactic neutron sources with the Pierre Auger Observatory: correlations with x-ray binaries and supernova remnants David Thomas Preview Abstract

Session H2: Condensed Matter, Applications

Chair: Jordan Gerton, University of Utah
Room: 404A

Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:00AM - 9:24AM		H2.00001: Electrochemistry for Energy Conversion Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:24AM - 9:36AM		H2.00002: Light Sensitivity of Diamond Monocrystals Benjamin Bentele, John Cumalat, Kevin Stenson, Steve Wagner Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:36AM - 9:48AM		H2.00003: Framework defects in microporous materials Nichole Maughan, Sumner Norman, Daniel Robertson, Branton Campbell Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:48AM - 10:00AM		H2.00004: A unified model of charge transport in highly insulating materials Alec Sim Preview Abstract

Session H3: Particle Physics

Chair: David Kieda, University of Utah
Room: 312

Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:00AM - 9:12AM		H3.00001: Towards Measurement of the Top Quark Cross Section on ATLAS Mario Aletti, Kenneth Johns Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:12AM - 9:24AM		H3.00002: An integral equation for distorted wave amplitudes Luca Visinelli, Paolo Gondolo Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:24AM - 9:36AM		H3.00003: Estimating Neutrino Oscillation Parameters Sensitivities with GLoBES Matthew Bass Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:36AM - 9:48AM		H3.00004: ND280 Detector at T2K Experiment Alex Clifton Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:48AM - 10:00AM		H3.00005: Event Reconstruction in T2K's ND280 Eric Conrad, Fahmida Khanam, Norm Buchanan Preview Abstract

Session H4: Education II

Chair: Adam Johnston, Weber State University
Room: 404B

Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:00AM - 9:12AM		H4.00001: Basic biophysics as a pedagogical tool Gus L.W. Hart Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:12AM - 9:24AM		H4.00002: Acoustical characterization of exploding hydrogen-oxygen balloons Julia A. Vernon, Kent L. Gee, Jeffrey H. Macedone Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:24AM - 9:36AM		H4.00003: A demonstration of acoustic shock wave propagation Michael B. Muhlestein, Kent L. Gee, Jeffrey H. Macedone Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:36AM - 9:48AM		H4.00004: Stability of Inverted Pendulum and Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Jeremy Redd, Alexander Panin Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:48AM - 10:00AM		H4.00005: Modeling real-life pendula Jeremy Redd, Alexander Panin Preview Abstract

Session H5: Applied Physics I

Chair: Richard Sonnenfeld, New Mexico Tech
Room: 321

Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:00AM - 9:12AM		H5.00001: Assessment of Radiation Embrittlement in Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel Surrogate Materials Davor Balzar Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:12AM - 9:24AM		H5.00002: Measurement of steel corrosion in concrete by impedance spectroscopy Paul Bartholomew, Eric Sumsion, Spencer Guthrie, Brian Mazzeo Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:24AM - 9:36AM		H5.00003: High-Resolution Optical Scans of Pixelated Silicon Avalanche Photodiodes William Johnston, Robert Wilson Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:36AM - 9:48AM		H5.00004: Near-field acoustical holography of military jet aircraft noise Alan T. Wall, Kent L. Gee, Tracianne Neilsen, David W. Krueger, Scott D. Sommerfeldt, Michael M. James Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:48AM - 10:00AM		H5.00005: A simple-source model of military jet aircraft noise Jessica Morgan, Kent L. Gee, Tracianne Neilsen, Alan T. Wall Preview Abstract

Session H6: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics II

Chair: Daniel Schroeder, Weber State University
Room: 316

Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:00AM - 9:12AM		H6.00001: Matter Wave Interferometery with Strontium 87 Ions Christopher Erickson, Mary Lyon, James Archibald, Dallin Durfee Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:12AM - 9:24AM		H6.00002: Laser Cooled Strontium Source for an Ion Interferometer Mary Lyon, James Archibald, Christopher Erickson, Dallin Durfee Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:24AM - 9:36AM		H6.00003: Coulomb explosion measurements of ultra-low density ultracold plasmas Abigail Wilkins, Scott Bergeson Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:36AM - 9:48AM		H6.00004: Relaxation rates of low-field gas-phase $^{129}$Xe storage cells Mark Limes, Brian Saam Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:48AM - 10:00AM		H6.00005: Coherence Perserving Quantum Nondemolition Measurements Justin Bohnet, Zilong Chen, Shannon Sankar, Jiayan Dai, James K. Thompson Preview Abstract

Session H7: Lasers

Chair: John Sohl, Weber State University
Room: 305

Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:00AM - 9:12AM		H7.00001: Precision temperature controller for laser diodes Alex Doermann, Daylin Troxel, Tyler Jones, Christopher Erickson, Dallin Durfee Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:12AM - 9:24AM		H7.00002: Measuring the energy of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) in a short pulse laser amplifier Marin Iliev, Daniel Adams, Michael Greco, Amanda Meier, Jeff Squier, Charles Durfee Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:24AM - 9:36AM		H7.00003: Novel characterization of the nonlinear refractive response of materials using spatially and spectrally resolved interferometry Amanda Meier, Daniel Adams, Jeff Squier, Charles Durfee Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:36AM - 9:48AM		H7.00004: Characterization of Stock Blu-ray diodes Mark Cunningham, James Archibald, Christopher Erickson, Dallin Durfee Preview Abstract

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