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Session J1: Top is Ten

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Harry Weerts, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: Hyatt Regency Dallas Landmark A

Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:15PM - 1:51PM		J1.00001: Top at Run II and LHC Prospects Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:51PM - 2:27PM		J1.00002: Single Top Production Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:27PM - 3:03PM		J1.00003: Top Theory Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session J2: A High Luminosity Lepton Ion Collider to Study QCD

Sponsoring Units: DPB DNP
Chair: Richard G. Milner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: Hyatt Regency Dallas Landmark B

Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:15PM - 1:51PM		J2.00001: Design Considerations for a High Luminosity Lepton Ion Collider Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:51PM - 2:27PM		J2.00002: Study of spin structure of the nucleon using a lepton-ion collider Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:27PM - 3:03PM		J2.00003: The glue that binds us all: probing gluonic matter with an electron-ion collider Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session J4: Precision Cosmology

Sponsoring Units: DAP GGR
Chair: John Beacom, Ohio State University
Room: Hyatt Regency Dallas Marsalis A

Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:15PM - 1:51PM		J4.00001: Recent Results from WMAP Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:51PM - 2:27PM		J4.00002: Probing Dark Energy with Galaxy Clusters Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:27PM - 3:03PM		J4.00003: Dark Energy and Cosmic Sound Invited Speaker: Daniel Eisenstein Preview Abstract

Session J5: Pioneering Women Astronomers

Sponsoring Units: CSWP FHP
Chair: Marc Sher, William and Mary
Room: Hyatt Regency Dallas Pegasus B

Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:15PM - 1:51PM		J5.00001: Henrietta Leavitt: Turn of the Century Trailblazer Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:51PM - 2:27PM		J5.00002: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: A Stellar Pioneer (The Dorritt Hoffleit Lecture) Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:27PM - 3:03PM		J5.00003: Never A Team Member; Suddenly A Team Leader! Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session J6: Laboratory Astrophysics: Dynamo and the Magnetorotational Instability

Sponsoring Units: DPP DAP
Chair: Steven Cowley, University of California, Los Angeles
Room: Hyatt Regency Dallas Cumberland J

Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:15PM - 1:51PM		J6.00001: Angular Momentum Transport in Accretion Flows Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:51PM - 2:27PM		J6.00002: Magnetic Field Generation in the Madison Dynamo Experiment Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:27PM - 3:03PM		J6.00003: Magnetorotational and dynamo instabilities in liquid sodium experiments Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session J7: Astroparticle Physics II

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Martin Pohl, Iowa State University
Room: Hyatt Regency Dallas Pegasus A

Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:15PM - 1:27PM		J7.00001: Ultrarelativistic Magnetic Monopole Flux Constraints from RICE Daniel Hogan Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:27PM - 1:39PM		J7.00002: Pair production with neutrinos in an intense, background magnetic field Todd Tinsley Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:39PM - 1:51PM		J7.00003: Astrophysical Searches for Lorentz Violation Matthew Mewes, Alan Kostelecky Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:51PM - 2:03PM		J7.00004: Dispersive Extinction Theory of Cosmic Red Shift -- An Alternative to the Big Bang Theory Ling Jun Wang Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:03PM - 2:15PM		J7.00005: A Newtonian Solution to the Missing Matter Problem Gary Hunter, Alan Martinez, James Espinosa Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:15PM - 2:27PM		J7.00006: The St.- Petersburg State University Experiment that discovered the Photon Acceleration Effect Konstantin Gridnev, Russell Moon, Victor Vasiliev Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:27PM - 2:39PM		J7.00007: Thermalization Tendency of ElectroMagnetic Radiation in Transit Through AstroPhysical Mediums C.F. Gallo Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:39PM - 2:51PM		J7.00008: Einstein's concept of space as energy field, or dark matter as property of space Jacques Leibovitz Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:51PM - 3:03PM		J7.00009: Matching Scherrer's k essence argument with alterations of di quark scalar fields permitting an eventual cosmological constant dominated inflationary expansion Andrew Beckwith Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 3:03PM - 3:15PM		J7.00010: An Origin for Gravity and Electromagnetism when Mass and Specific Density are Statistical Intensive Parameters Geoffrey Holstrom Preview Abstract

Session J8: Minisymposium: Nuclei and Nuclear Matter at Non-Normal Density II

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: William Lynch, Michigan State University
Room: Hyatt Regency Dallas Cumberland A

Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:15PM - 1:51PM		J8.00001: Mechanism of Isospin Equilibration in Semi-Peripheral Heavy Ion Reactions Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:51PM - 2:03PM		J8.00002: Constraining properties of neutron stars with heavy-ion reactions Bao-An Li, Lie-Wen Chen, Che Ming Ko, Andrew W. Steiner Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:03PM - 2:15PM		J8.00003: Density dependence of the symmetry energy in the equation of state of asymmetric nuclear matter D.V. Shetty, S.J. Yennello, G.A. Souliotis Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:15PM - 2:27PM		J8.00004: Nucleon Diffusion Observables in heavy ion reactions ManYee Tsang Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:27PM - 2:39PM		J8.00005: Studying the symmetry energy of excited projectile-like sources August L. Keksis, M. Veselsky, G.A. Souliotis, E. Bell, J. Garey, M. Jandel, S. Parketon, C. Richers, A. Ruangma, D.V. Shetty, E.M. Winchester, S.J. Yennello Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:39PM - 2:51PM		J8.00006: Exploring the Evolution of the Symmetry Energy of Hot fragments from the Compound Nucleus towards Bulk Multifragmentation G.A. Souliotis, A.S. Botvina, D.V. Shetty, A.L. Keksis, E. Bell, M. Jandel, M. Veselsky, S.J. Yennello Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:51PM - 3:03PM		J8.00007: Neutron-Proton Transverse Emission Studies as a Signature of the Asymmetry Term of the Nuclear EOS Michael Famiano, William Lynch, Tsang Betty, Lee Sobotka, Robert Charity, Komarov Sergei, Andrew Rogers Preview Abstract

Session J9: Double Beta Decay

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Andrew Hime, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Hyatt Regency Dallas Cumberland B

Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:15PM - 1:27PM		J9.00001: Status of EXO-200 Francisco LePort Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:27PM - 1:39PM		J9.00002: A linear ion trap for the Enriched Xenon Observatory EXO Bj\"orn Flatt, Ralph DeVoe, Giorgio Gratta, Matthew Green, Jesse Wodin Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:39PM - 1:51PM		J9.00003: Pulse Shape and Segmentation Analysis in Germanium Detectors for Double-Beta Decay Victor M. Gehman, Steven Elliott, Dongming Mei, Albert Young, Henning Back Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:51PM - 2:03PM		J9.00004: Neutron-induced Background for Double-Beta Decay Experiments via Inelastic Scattering Processes Dongming Mei, Steve Elliotts, Victor Gehman, Andrew Hime, Kareem Kazkaz Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:03PM - 2:15PM		J9.00005: An update on the Majorana-Gerda simulation package (MaGe) Michael Marino Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:15PM - 2:27PM		J9.00006: Verification of the Majorana-Gerda Simulation Package (MaGe) A. G. Schubert Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:27PM - 2:39PM		J9.00007: Updates on Cuoricino and CUORE Thomas D. Gutierrez Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:39PM - 2:51PM		J9.00008: A Search For Two-Neutrino Double-Beta Decay of $^{130}Te$ To The First Excited $0^{+}$ State in $^{130}Xe$ With The CUORICINO Detector Iulian Bandac Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:51PM - 3:03PM		J9.00009: Status of CUORE: Bolometric Search for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Reina Maruyama Preview Abstract

Session J10: Charm Mixing, Rare D and K Decays

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Ian Shipsey, Purdue University
Room: Hyatt Regency Dallas Cumberland C

Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:15PM - 1:27PM		J10.00001: Search for Charm Mixing with Flavor Tagged Dalitz Plots from $\psi(3770) \to D\bar D$ Eric White Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:27PM - 1:39PM		J10.00002: Measurement of the Strong Phase of $D^{0}\rightarrow K^{-}\pi^{+}$ Relative to $\bar{D^{0}}\rightarrow K^{-}\pi^{+}$ with CLEO-c Data Alexander Scott Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:39PM - 1:51PM		J10.00003: Determination of Charm-Mixing and Doubly-Cabibbo-Suppressed Decay Parameters with CLEO-c Data Adam Lincoln Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:51PM - 2:03PM		J10.00004: Search for $D^0$ mixing in $D^0\rightarrow K^-\pi^+\pi^-\pi^+$ Yi Zheng Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:03PM - 2:15PM		J10.00005: Flavor changing radiative $D$ meson decays Tim Klein Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:15PM - 2:27PM		J10.00006: Search for Flavor-Changing Neutral-Current Charm Decays at BaBar Brian Petersen Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:27PM - 2:39PM		J10.00007: The Search for $K_{L} \rightarrow \pi^{0} \pi^{0} \gamma$ Dsvid Smith Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:39PM - 2:51PM		J10.00008: Latest KTeV results on the study of the decay $K_{L} \to \pi^{+}\pi^{-}\gamma $ Michael Ronquest Preview Abstract

Session J11: Advances in Numerical Relativity I

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Bernard Kelly, The University of Texas at Brownsville
Room: Hyatt Regency Dallas Cumberland E

Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:15PM - 1:27PM		J11.00001: Elliptic gauge conditions for binary black hole evolutions Harald Pfeiffer Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:27PM - 1:39PM		J11.00002: Constraint damping in the KST evolution system Robert Owen Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:39PM - 1:51PM		J11.00003: Expanding Cosmological Spacetimes Containing Gravitational Waves Beverly K. Berger Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:51PM - 2:03PM		J11.00004: Finite Elements in Numerical Relativity Matthew Anderson, Luis Lehner, Jorge Pullin Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:03PM - 2:15PM		J11.00005: Gravitational Collapse With Distributed Adaptive Mesh Refinement Steven Liebling, Luis Lehner, Patrick Motl, David Neilsen, Tanvir Rahman, Oscar Reula Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:15PM - 2:27PM		J11.00006: The Lazarus Project II: Space-like extraction with the Quasi-Kinnersley tetrad Manuela Campanelli, Bernard Kelly, Carlos Lousto Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:27PM - 2:39PM		J11.00007: Wave extraction using the Newman-Penrose formalism: theory and applications Andrea Nerozzi, Marco Bruni, Virginia Re, Lior M. Burko Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:39PM - 2:51PM		J11.00008: Estimating the gravitational-wave content of initial-data sets for numerical relativity using the Beetle--Burko scalar Lior M. Burko Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:51PM - 3:03PM		J11.00009: Simulation of a Boosted Black Hole with Overlapping Coordinate Systems Paul Walter, Andrea Nerozzi, Richard Matzner, Matt Anderson Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 3:03PM - 3:15PM		J11.00010: Evaluating Spectral Techniques in Numerical Relativity Michael Boyle, Lee Lindblom, Harald Pfeiffer, Mark Scheel, Lawrence Kidder Preview Abstract

Session J12: Higgs Physics II

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Thomas Junk, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Room: Hyatt Regency Dallas Cumberland F

Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:15PM - 1:27PM		J12.00001: Mass Effects in $Wb\bar b$ Production at Hadron Colliders Fernando Febres Cordero, Laura Reina, Doreen Wackeroth Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:27PM - 1:39PM		J12.00002: On a General Procedure for Evaluating Higher Order Radiative Corrections for LHC Physics Mikhail Kalmykov, Swapan Majhi, Bennie F.L. Ward, Scott A. Yost Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:39PM - 1:51PM		J12.00003: Search for Technicolor Production at D\O Satish Desai Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:51PM - 2:03PM		J12.00004: Measurement of the W$^{\pm}+b\overline{b}$ Cross Section at CDF Mitch Soderberg Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:03PM - 2:15PM		J12.00005: Search for Neutral Supersymmetric Higgs Bosons in $bbh$ Marine Michaut Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:15PM - 2:27PM		J12.00006: Search for Higgs Produced in Association with $b$ quarks in $p\bar{p}$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.96$ TeV with Higgs Decaying into $\tau^+\tau^-$ Yury Pogorelov Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:27PM - 2:39PM		J12.00007: SM Higgs boson Discovery Potential at CMS via WBF, $H \rightarrow ZZ \rightarrow ll\nu\nu$ Ugur Akgun, A. Mestvirishvili, A.S. Ayan, F. Duru, E. Norbeck, Y. Onel, S. Wang Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:39PM - 2:51PM		J12.00008: MSSM Higgs boson reconstruction at CMS via $ggH \rightarrow \tau\tau \rightarrow ll\nu\nu\nu\nu$ Firdevs Duru, U. Akgun, S. Kunori, Y. Onel Preview Abstract

Session J13: Particle Theory

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Joseph Lykken, Fermilab
Room: Hyatt Regency Dallas Cumberland G

Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:15PM - 1:27PM		J13.00001: Supersymmetry from a Fundamental Statistical Theory: Further Implications Roland Allen, Seiichirou Yokoo Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:27PM - 1:39PM		J13.00002: Supersymmetry from a Fundamental Statistical Theory Seiichirou Yokoo, Roland Allen Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:39PM - 1:51PM		J13.00003: Further Development of HS Field Theory Abdulmajeed Abdurrahman, Jacqueline Faridani, Mahmoud Gassem Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:51PM - 2:03PM		J13.00004: Fermion Generation and Mixing from Dualized Standard Model Jacqueline Faridani, Abdulmajeed Abdurrahman Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:03PM - 2:15PM		J13.00005: Hidden/Observable Sector Symmetries from Heterotic Strings. Ben Dundee, John Perkins, Gerald Cleaver Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:15PM - 2:27PM		J13.00006: Status of the Heterotic String Optical Unification Investigation Gerald Cleaver, John Perkins, Ben Dundee, Richard Obousy, Matt Robinson, Stephanie Hatten, Eric Kasper, Cassel Sloan, Kristin Sloan Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:27PM - 2:39PM		J13.00007: Direct evidence for the Maldacena conjecture for ${\cal N}=(8,8)$ super Yang-Mills theory in 1+1 dimensions Uwe Trittmann Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:39PM - 2:51PM		J13.00008: Supersymmetry, the Casimir effect and speculative propulsion Richard Obousy, Gerald Cleaver Preview Abstract