Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2011 Annual Meeting of the Four Corners Section of the APS

Volume 56, Number 11

Friday–Saturday, October 21–22, 2011; Tuscon, Arizona

Session Index

Session D1: Optical Studies of Nanomaterials and Correlated Systems

Chair: Rolf Binder, University of Arizona
Room: UA Student Union South Ballroom

Friday, October 21, 2011 2:00PM - 2:12PM		D1.00001: Exciton Spectroscopy of Mechanically Deformed GaAs Nanomembranes Baijie Gu, Rolf Binder Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:12PM - 2:24PM		D1.00002: Ultrafast carrier dynamics in graphene Adam Roberts, John Foreman, Henry Everitt, Arvinder Sandhu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:24PM - 2:36PM		D1.00003: Graphene, a material for superfast electronics? Robert Courtney, Shyam Kattel, Boris Kiefer Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:36PM - 2:48PM		D1.00004: Analysis of Faraday rotation and magneto-optical transmission in monolayer graphene Xinyang Wang, Igor Shovkovy Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:48PM - 3:00PM		D1.00005: Electron screening and disorder-induced heating in ultracold neutral plasmas Mary Lyon, Scott Bergeson Preview Abstract

Session D2: Magentic Thin Films

Chair: Kristen Buchanan, Colorado State University
Room: UA Student Union Ventana

Friday, October 21, 2011 2:00PM - 2:12PM		D2.00001: Intrinsic damping due to electron-magnon interactions in ferromagnetic metals Shulei Zhang, Shufeng Zhang Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:12PM - 2:24PM		D2.00002: Evolution of Magnetic Domain Morphology in Co/Pt Thin Films Andrew Westover, Karine Chesnel, Yanping Cai, Olav Hellwig Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:24PM - 2:36PM		D2.00003: Growth of High-Quality Yttrium Iron Garnet Thin Films on Metallic Electrodes Yiyan Sun, Young-Yeal Song, Mingzhong Wu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:36PM - 2:48PM		D2.00004: Control of Ferromagnetic Relaxation in Magnetic Thin Films through Spin Seebeck Effects Lei Lu, Yiyan Sun, Michael Jantz, Mingzhong Wu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:48PM - 3:00PM		D2.00005: Magnetic Memory in Field Cooled Exchange Biased Thin Films Matthew Rytting, Karine Chesnel, Brian Wilcken, Joseph Nelson, Andrew Westover, Eric Fullerton, Steve Kevan, David Vine, Ian McNulty Preview Abstract

Session D3: Semiconductors

Chair: Charles Stafford, University of Arizona
Room: UA Student Union Agave

Friday, October 21, 2011 2:00PM - 2:12PM		D3.00001: Electroluminescence Analysis of the Line Scribe Region in a CdTe Photovoltaic Module John Raguse Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:12PM - 2:24PM		D3.00002: In-Depth Evaluation of CdTe Solar Cells Russell Geisthardt Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:24PM - 2:36PM		D3.00003: Fractional quantum Hall effect and 5/2 state excitations in etch defined quantum point contacts Madhu Thalakulam, Wei Pan, K.W. Baldwin, L.N. Pfeiffer, K.W. West Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:36PM - 2:48PM		D3.00004: Temperature Dependence of SiO$_{2}$ Electron-Induced Luminescence Amberly Evans, Gregory Wilson, J.R. Dennison Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:48PM - 3:00PM		D3.00005: Photoluminescence spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy imaging of InGaAs quantum dot chains Tyler Park, Kenneth Clark, David Meyer, Andrew Perry, Scott Thalman, John Colton, Haeyeon Yang Preview Abstract

Session D4: Black Holes and Relativity

Chair: Alan Cooney, University of Arizona
Room: UA Student Union Copper

Friday, October 21, 2011 2:00PM - 2:12PM		D4.00001: Relativistic Tsiolkovsky equation -- a case study in special relativity Jeremy Redd, Alexander Panin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:12PM - 2:24PM		D4.00002: Testing the No-Hair Theorem with Observations of Black Holes in the Electromagnetic Spectrum Tim Johannsen Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:24PM - 2:36PM		D4.00003: The mass, energy, space and time systemic theory- MEST- The new space-time equation Dayong Cao Preview Abstract

Session D5: Detectors for High-Energy Physics

Chair: Shufang Su, University of Arizona
Room: UA Student Union Presidio

Friday, October 21, 2011 2:00PM - 2:12PM		D5.00001: Preliminary Design of the Gas Cherenkov Muon Monitors for LBNE Craig Pitcher Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:12PM - 2:24PM		D5.00002: Measuring Charge Collection Efficiency in Diamond Vertex Detectors Brian Josey, Sally Seidel, Martin Hoeferkamp Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:24PM - 2:36PM		D5.00003: Micromegas Detectors for an Upgraded ATLAS Detector at the High Luminosity LHC Jason Veatch, Kenneth Johns, Venkat Kaushik Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:36PM - 2:48PM		D5.00004: A Wavelength-shifting Light Collector for the LBNE Far Detector William Johnston, Norm Buchanan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:48PM - 3:00PM		D5.00005: Estimating Neutrino Oscillation Parameter Sensitivities for LBNE with GLoBES Matthew Bass, Robert Wilson Preview Abstract

Session D6: Applied Physics I

Chair: Vincent Lonij, University of Arizona
Room: UA Student Union Santa Cruz

Friday, October 21, 2011 2:00PM - 2:12PM		D6.00001: Fluctuation Theorems for Individual Currents in Open Electric Circuits Nikolai Sinitsyn Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:12PM - 2:24PM		D6.00002: Examination of P3 Line Scribe Defects in Electroluminescence Imaging of CdTe Solar Cells Tyler McGoffin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:24PM - 2:36PM		D6.00003: Impedance spectroscopy of concrete cover on bridge decks with reinforcing steel Paul Bartholomew, Bryan Blankenagel, Spencer Guthrie, Brian Mazzeo Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:36PM - 2:48PM		D6.00004: I-V Curves from Photovoltaic Modules Deployed in Tucson Emily Kopp, Adria Brooks, Vincent Lonij, Alex Cronin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:48PM - 3:00PM		D6.00005: Extreme Ultraviolet lithography by de-magnified generalized Talbot imaging Lukasz Urbanski, Artak Isoyan, Aaron Stein, Carmen Menoni, Jorge Rocca, Mario Marconi Preview Abstract

Session D7: Detectors for Nuclear Physics

Chair: Bruce Barrett, University of Arizona
Room: UA Student Union Tubac

Friday, October 21, 2011 2:00PM - 2:12PM		D7.00001: Efficiency of Moderated Neutron Lithium Glass Detectors Using Monte Carlo Techniques Brian James Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:12PM - 2:24PM		D7.00002: Neutron Detection using Lithium Glass Scintillator Adam Wallace, Lawrence Rees, Bart Czirr Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:24PM - 2:36PM		D7.00003: Optimization of Multi-Neutron Detection in a Detector Array using GEANT4 David Walter Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:36PM - 2:48PM		D7.00004: Characterization of a Broken Lithium-6 Glass Neutron Detector for Improved Gamma Insensitivity Steven Gardiner, Lawrence Rees, Bart Czirr Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:48PM - 3:00PM		D7.00005: Progress towards a first-of-its-kind ion interferometer James L. Archibald, C.J. Erickson, Jarom Jackson, Michael Hermansen, Dean Anderson, Mark Cunningham, Dallin S. Durfee Preview Abstract

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