Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2021 Annual Meeting of the APS Four Corners Section

Volume 66, Number 11

Friday–Saturday, October 8–9, 2021; Virtual; Mountain Daylight Time

Session Index

Session E01: Astrophysics II

Chair: John Cumalat, University of Colorado Boulder

Friday, October 8, 2021 3:15PM - 3:39PM		E01.00001: Recent cosmology results from the Dark Energy Survey Invited Speaker: Elisabeth Krause Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 3:39PM - 3:51PM		E01.00002: Geometric modeling for the Event Horizon Telescope: Investigating the width of the ring feature in M87* Will Lockhart, Sam Gralla Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 3:51PM - 4:03PM		E01.00003: SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF HYDRODYNAMICAL MODELS OF TYPE IA SUPERNOVAE Pearl Mallick, Khanak Bhargava, Robert Fisher Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 4:03PM - 4:15PM		E01.00004: Searching for the Diffuse Gamma-Ray Background with HAWC Mora Durocher Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 4:15PM - 4:27PM		E01.00005: Investigating Cosmic Ray Propagation Daniel Salas, Jonathan Cornell Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 4:27PM - 4:39PM		E01.00006: A blinded search for orbital periodicity in VHE gamma-ray emission in High Mass X-ray Binary LS I $+$61 303. Joshua Bartkoske Preview Abstract

Session E02: Neutrinos and Dark Matter

Chair: Alysia Marino, University of Colorado Boulder

Friday, October 8, 2021 3:15PM - 3:39PM		E02.00001: Recent Work on Detector R&D and Neutrino Cross Sections at MicroBooNE Invited Speaker: Rob Fine Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 3:39PM - 3:51PM		E02.00002: On Monitoring Purity in Liquid Argon Based Detectors Samuel Fogarty Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 3:51PM - 4:03PM		E02.00003: Reducing Neutrino Flux Uncertainties Using Hadron Production Measurements at NA61/SHINE Kyle Allison Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 4:03PM - 4:15PM		E02.00004: Progress on a cryoprobe atom extraction and spectroscopy system for barium tagging in nEXO Alec Iverson, Trey Wager, David Fairbank, William Fairbank Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 4:15PM - 4:27PM		E02.00005: MADderHAT: Weighting the Model-Agnostic Dark Halo Analysis Tool Zachary Carter, Jason Kumar, Pearl Sandick Preview Abstract

Session E03: Low Dimensional Systems and their Applications

Chair: Shashank Misra, Sandia National Laboratory

Friday, October 8, 2021 3:15PM - 3:39PM		E03.00001: Controlling excitons in 2D semiconductor heterostructures. Invited Speaker: John Schaibley Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 3:39PM - 4:03PM		E03.00002: Computational Discovery, Synthesis, and Functionalization of 2D Materials Invited Speaker: Arunima Singh Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 4:03PM - 4:15PM		E03.00003: Material Properties of Widegap AlGaN for use in Power Electronics Nicholas Baldonado, Julia Deitz, Boris Kiefer Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 4:15PM - 4:27PM		E03.00004: Engineering Defects in AlGaN for Advanced Information Processing Jeremy Kamin, Dr. Julia Deitz, Dr. Boris Kiefer Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 4:27PM - 4:39PM		E03.00005: Testing the Optical Properties of Perovskite and ZnCuInS/ZnS Quantum Dots for Use in Optical and Microfluidic Environments Daniel King, John Colton, Emma McClure, Derek Sanchez Preview Abstract

Session E04: AMO and Quantum Information II

Chair: T.-C. Shen, Utah State University

Friday, October 8, 2021 3:15PM - 3:39PM		E04.00001: Perspectives of quantum computing with magnons Invited Speaker: Dmytro Bozhko Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 3:39PM - 3:51PM		E04.00002: Expressing the Dynamics of a Quantum Szilard Engine Using Quantum Information Sergio Diaz, Jean-Fran\c{c}ois Van Huele Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 3:51PM - 4:03PM		E04.00003: Loss-tolerant photonic cluster state generation for one-way quantum repeaters Yuan Zhan, Shuo Sun Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 4:03PM - 4:15PM		E04.00004: Are Complex Numbers Needed in Quantum Mechanics ? Thomas Hoffman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 4:15PM - 4:27PM		E04.00005: Quantum Teleportation in the Age of Physical Quantum Networks Aidan Gillam, Jean-Francois Van Huele Preview Abstract

Session E05: Atmospheric Physics, Geophysics, and Acoustics

Chair: Keith Ulmer, University of Colorado Boulder

Friday, October 8, 2021 3:15PM - 3:39PM		E05.00001: Probing Lightning Effects at the Edge of Space Invited Speaker: Caitano da Silva Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 3:39PM - 3:51PM		E05.00002: Inferring physical parameters in ocean acoustic models using the Fisher information Michael Mortenson, Traci Neilsen, Mark Transtrum, David Knobles Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 3:51PM - 4:03PM		E05.00003: Global study of mid-mantle discontinuities by observations of multiple-ScS phases Rashni Anandawansha, Lauren Waszek, Benoit Tauzin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 4:03PM - 4:15PM		E05.00004: Spectrum and Acoustical Analysis of the Piano Using Mathematical and Physical Simulations Eugene Hong Preview Abstract

Session E06: Physics of Solar Cell and Photovoltaic Materials

Chair: Markus Raschke, University of Colorado Boulder

Friday, October 8, 2021 3:15PM - 3:27PM		E06.00001: Structure-Property Correlations and Effect on Dynamics in intra-molecular Singlet Fission Moshe Chesler, Sumit Mazumdar Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 3:27PM - 3:39PM		E06.00002: Dielectric spectroscopy on 2D and 3D metal halide perovskites using an interdigitated electrode geometry C. Emma McClure, Kameron Hansen, John Colton Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 3:39PM - 3:51PM		E06.00003: Simulating the Electroabsorption Spectrum of 2D Perovskite Multiple Quantum Wells Kameron Hansen, Emma McClure, John Colton, Luisa Whittaker-Brooks Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 3:51PM - 4:03PM		E06.00004: Engineering Electronic and Magnetic Properties of $(A_{x}Ga_{1-x})_{2}O_{3}$ [A=In or Tl] Alloys Sharad Mahatara, Boris Kiefer Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 4:03PM - 4:15PM		E06.00005: GaAs-Si Tandem Solar Cells Formed At T\textless 500K by Nano-Bonding via Surface Energy Engineering S. Jandhyala, P. Penmatcha, A. Gurijala, A. Chow, S. Khanna, S. Ram, M. Bertram, C. Cornejo, T. Diaz, W. Peng, T. Balasooriya, N. Gurijala, M. Sahal, R. J. Culbertson, K. L. Kavanagh, N. Herbots Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 4:15PM - 4:27PM		E06.00006: Enhanced and near-unidirectional thermal emission based on cascaded particle phonon-polaritons (PhPs) Stavroula Foteinopoulou, G. Chinna R. Devarapu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 8, 2021 4:27PM - 4:39PM		E06.00007: Assessment of Material Properties of Carbon Nanotubes(CNTs) and C60 Fullerenes(C60HyFn) with PVC Derivatives as Potential Conductive Pipes Siena Lee Preview Abstract

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