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Session C2: QCD

Sponsoring Units: DPF DNP
Chair: Richard Milner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Grand 1

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C2.00001: Lattice QCD and Hadronic Interactions Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C2.00002: Physics at Extreme Temperatures and Energy Densities Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 3:18PM		C2.00003: Recent Highlights in Hadron Structure Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session C4: Anticipating LHC

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Robert Cahn, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Room: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Grand 3

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C4.00001: Advances in perturbative QCD for LHC physics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C4.00002: Anticipating New Physics at the LHC Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 3:18PM		C4.00003: Prospects for ATLAS and CMS at the LHC Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session C5: Energy Forum II: Nuclear Energy and Alternatives to Fossil Fuels

Sponsoring Units: FPS DNP
Chair: Thomas Appelquist, Yale University
Room: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Grand 6

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C5.00001: Overview of the Issues Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C5.00002: Nuclear Energy Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 3:18PM		C5.00003: Electricity Storage Systems and the Grid Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session C6: Building the Elements: 50 Years of B2FH Nucleosynthesis II

Sponsoring Units: FHP DAP
Chair: Robert V. Wagoner, Stanford University
Room: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Grand 7

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C6.00001: Gamma rays as an indicator of nucleosynthesis Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C6.00002: Chemical evolution of galaxies: the last frontier Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 3:18PM		C6.00003: The Samuel K. Allison Lecture: B$^{2}$FH, The CMB {\&} Cosmology Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session C7: Opportunities for Ultra-fast Science at New Light Sources & Beamlines

Sponsoring Units: COM
Chair: Juana I. Rudati, Xradia Inc.
Room: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Grand 8

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C7.00001: Ultra-fast Materials Science on the ALS slicing source Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C7.00002: Atomic and chemical sciences at the Linear Coherent Light Source Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 3:18PM		C7.00003: Biological research with new THz sources Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session C8: GPMFC Prize and Fellowship Session

Sponsoring Units: GPMFC
Chair: Siu Au Lee, Colorado State University
Room: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront City Terrace 4

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C8.00001: Francis M. Pipkin Award: Diatomic molecules: a powerful new tool for tests of fundamental physics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C8.00002: Herbert P. Broida Prize: Stable and Accurate Single-Atom Optical Clocks Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 3:18PM		C8.00003: Atom Trap, Krypton-81, and Saharan Water Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session C9: SPS and Undergraduate Research I

Sponsoring Units: SPS
Chair: Gary White, Society of Physics Students/American Institute of Physics
Room: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront City Terrace 5

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 1:42PM		C9.00001: Precision atomic mass measurement of Xe-136 in a Penning trap Elizabeth Wingfield, Matthew Redshaw, Joseph McDaniel, Edmund Myers Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:42PM - 1:54PM		C9.00002: Simulation of the Lineshape Response of a Large NaI Detector Daniel Mittelberger, Gerald Feldman Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:54PM - 2:06PM		C9.00003: Using MCNP for Compton Scattering Calculations with BGO Scintillators Jeremy Board, Phillip Womble, Alexander Barzilov Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:18PM		C9.00004: ABSTRACT HAS BEEN MOVED TO R14.00008 Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:18PM - 2:30PM		C9.00005: Lifetime Measurements and Deformation in $^{79}$Sr Y.K. Ryu, R.A. Kaye, S.R. Arora, S.L. Tabor, T. Baldwin, D.B. Campbell, C. Chandler, M.W. Cooper, C.R. Hoffman, J. Pavan, M. Wiedeking, J. D\"oring, Y. Sun, S.M. Gerbick, O. Grubor-Urosevic, L.A. Riley Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:30PM - 2:42PM		C9.00006: Radar Detection of Meteors and Cosmic Rays John Marino Preview Abstract

Session C10: Enhancing the High School Physics Experience with Research

Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: Donald Franklin, St. John's Country Day School
Room: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront City Terrace 6

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C10.00001: Have You Seen Any Good Physics Fights Recently? Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C10.00002: Enhancing the High School Physics Experience with Cosmic Ray Research -- The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project (CROP) in Nebraska Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 3:18PM		C10.00003: The LBNL High School Student Research Participation Program (HSSRPP) Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session C11: Physics of Extreme Gravitational Fields II

Sponsoring Units: DAP GGR
Chair: Abe Falcone, Penn State University
Room: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront City Terrace 7

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:00PM		C11.00001: Theoretical interpretation of GRB060614 Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C11.00002: GRB970228: a prototype for a new GRB class Maria Grazia Bernardini, Carlo Luciano Bianco, Letizia Caito, Maria Giovanna Dainotti, Roberto Guida, Remo Ruffini Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C11.00003: Theoretical interpretation of GRB011121 Letizia Caito, Maria Grazia Bernardini, Carlo Luciano Bianco, Maria Giovanna Dainotti, Roberto Guida, Remo Ruffini Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM		C11.00004: GRB060218: another example of GRB-Supernova connection Maria Giovanna Dainotti, Maria Grazia Bernardini, Carlo Luciano Bianco, Letizia Caito, Roberto Guida, Remo Ruffini Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM		C11.00005: The Amati relation and the atypical case of GRB980425 Roberto Guida, Maria Grazia Bernardini, Carlo Luciano Bianco, Letizia Caito, Maria Giovanna Dainotti, Remo Ruffini Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM		C11.00006: Electrodynamics for neutron stars: generalized analytical solutions Michael Rotondo, Vladimir Popov, Remo Ruffini, She-Sheng Xue Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM		C11.00007: On vacuum polarization and plasma oscillations Gregory Vereshchagin, Remo Ruffini, She-Sheng Xue Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 3:12PM - 3:24PM		C11.00008: Energetically favorable electrodynamical configuration for neutron stars She-Sheng Xue, Vladimir Popov, Michael Rotondo, Remo Ruffini Preview Abstract

Session C12: Experimental Tests of Gravity

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Stephen H. Merkowitz, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Room: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront City Terrace 8

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C12.00001: Improved Test of the Equivalence Principle Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:18PM		C12.00002: A New Laboratory Test of the Equivalence Principle Robert Reasenberg, James Phillips Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:18PM - 2:30PM		C12.00003: Lessons Learned from Gravity Probe B for STEP, LISA and other experiments Paul Worden, Saps Buchman Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:30PM - 2:42PM		C12.00004: Proper Motion of the GP-B Guide Star Irwin Shapiro, Daniel Lebach, Michael Ratner, Norbert Bartel, Ryan Ransom, Michael Bietenholz, Jerusha Lederman, Jean-Francois Lestrade Preview Abstract

Session C13: High Energy Instrumentation

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Andrew White, University of Texas at Arlington
Room: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront City Terrace 9

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 1:42PM		C13.00001: Detector for $6.3 < \eta < 7.7$ (0.21$^{\circ}$ to 0.051$^{\circ}$) for 14 TeV p-p reactions Edwin Norbeck, Paul Debbins, Yasar Onel Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:42PM - 1:54PM		C13.00002: The CDF II eXtremely Fast Tracker Upgrade Heather Gerberich Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:54PM - 2:06PM		C13.00003: Performance of Endcap Muon System of the Compact Muon Solenoid Yuriy Pakhotin Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:18PM		C13.00004: Identification of Photon Conversions in the ATLAS detector David Joffe Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:18PM - 2:30PM		C13.00005: Study of KamLAND Liquid Scintillator response to low energy electrons with Compton Spectrometer Oleg Perevozchikov Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:30PM - 2:42PM		C13.00006: A Fast, Compact, Segmented Tungsten/SciFi Calorimeter Ronald McNabb, Jason Crnkovic, Kevin Lynch, David Hertzog Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 2:54PM		C13.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:54PM - 3:06PM		C13.00008: Online Laser Monitoring for the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter: 2006 Test Beam Results Christopher Rogan Preview Abstract

Session C14: Searches I

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Todd Adams, Florida State University
Room: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront City Terrace 10

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 1:42PM		C14.00001: Search for High Mass Resonances decaying to $e\mu$, $e\tau$ and $\mu\tau$ at CDF Yanjun Tu, Anadi Canepa, Nigel Lockyer, Pasha Murat Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:42PM - 1:54PM		C14.00002: Search for Fermiophobic Higgs Boson in the 3$\gamma+X$ Final States Oleksiy Atramentov Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:54PM - 2:06PM		C14.00003: Search for Higgs Boson Produced in Association with b quarks with Higgs Decaying into $\tau^+\tau^-$ Peter Svoisky Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:18PM		C14.00004: Search for Technicolor Production at D0 Satish Desai Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:18PM - 2:30PM		C14.00005: Search for neutral MSSM Higgs bosons in the $\tau\tau$ decay channel at CDF Cristobal Cuenca, Anton Anastassov, John Conway, Dongwook Jang, Amit Lath Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:30PM - 2:42PM		C14.00006: Search for Randall-Sundrum Gravitons in Dilepton and Diphoton Final States with 1 fb$^{-1}$ of data Amitabha Das, Ulrich Heintz Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 2:54PM		C14.00007: Search for $W'$ Production at CDF Clark Cully Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:54PM - 3:06PM		C14.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session C15: Nuclear Physics Studies with Light Nuclei

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Betty Tsang, Michigan State University
Room: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront City Terrace 11

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 1:42PM		C15.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:42PM - 1:54PM		C15.00002: Spectroscopic factors of excited states for sd shell nuclei Jenny Lee, Betty Tsang, Bill Lynch, Shi Chun Su Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:54PM - 2:06PM		C15.00003: Short Range correlations in 3He(e,e$'$pp)n Hovhannes Baghdasaryan Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:18PM		C15.00004: Numerical Estimates of \mbox{$^3 \textrm{He} (e,e'pp)n$} Reaction at High $Q^2 $ Tigran Abrahamyan Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:18PM - 2:30PM		C15.00005: Spectroscopic Study of $\Lambda $ Hypernuclei using the (e,e'K$^{+})$ Reaction Leon Cole Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:30PM - 2:42PM		C15.00006: JLab E05-115: hypernuclear spectroscopy in a wider mass region Lulin Yuan Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 2:54PM		C15.00007: New Cross Section Data for the $^{10}B(d,n_0)^{11}C$ Reaction Below 160 keV S. Stave, M.W. Ahmed, M.A. Blackston, A.S. Crowell, S.S. Henshaw, C.R. Howell, P. Kingsberry, B.A. Perdue, H.R. Weller, B.L. Doyle, P. Rossi, A.J. Antolak, R.M. Prior, M.C. Spraker Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:54PM - 3:06PM		C15.00008: Evidence for New Structures in $^{17}$O A.M. Crisp, K.W. Kemper, O. Momotyuk, B.T. Roeder, N. Keeley Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 3:06PM - 3:18PM		C15.00009: Coupled SU(3) models of rotational states in nuclei and quasi-dynamical symmetry Gabriela Thiamova, David J. Rowe Preview Abstract

Session C16: Nuclear Instrumentation I

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Werner Tornow, Duke University/TUNL
Room: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront City Terrace 12

Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:30PM - 1:42PM		C16.00001: Qweak Main Detector Status David Mack Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:42PM - 1:54PM		C16.00002: The Ultracold Neutron Source at Los Alamos National Lab M. Makela, G. Hogan, C.L . Morris, A. Saunders, S. Seestrom, T.M. Ito, R. Rios, R. Mammei, R.B. Vogelaar, H.O. Back, L. Broussard, A. Holley, R. Pattie, A.R. Young Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:54PM - 2:06PM		C16.00003: On Production and Optimization of Hybrid Spin Exchange Optical Pumping Polarized $\mathrm{^3He}$ Targets Peter Dolph, Karen Mooney, Gordon Cates, Vladimir Nelyubin, Jaideep Singh, William Tobias Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:06PM - 2:18PM		C16.00004: Polarization Enhancement of $^{129}$Xe in TEMPO-Doped Xenon at 2.0K and 0.31 Tesla. D.N. Balakishiyeva, J.W. McNabb, C. Bednarski-Meinke, A. Honig Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:18PM - 2:30PM		C16.00005: High Resolution Isobar Separator for Study of Exotic Decays V. Shchepunov, A. Piechaczek, H.K. Carter, E.F. Zganjar, J. Batchelder, S.N. Liddick, H. Wollnik, Y. Hu Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:30PM - 2:42PM		C16.00006: Use of the GEANT4 code in precise measurements of $\beta^+$-branching-ratios V.V. Golovko, V.E. Iacob, J.C. Hardy Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:42PM - 2:54PM		C16.00007: Digital data acquisition setup for ${\beta}$-gamma correlation experiment M.M. Rajabali, R. Grzywacz, S.N. Liddick, C. Bingham, I. Darby, C. Mazzocchi, K. Rykaczewski, J. Batchelder, T. Baumann, T. Ginter, P. Mantica, M. Karny, K. Miernik, M. Pfutzner, S.V. Ilyushkin, J.A. Wagner, W. Krolas Preview Abstract
Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:54PM - 3:06PM		C16.00008: Reducing neutron backgrounds in dark matter detectors with doped water shields Kareem Kazkaz, Adam Bernstein, Bob Svoboda, Steve Dazeley Preview Abstract