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Session R2: American Particle Physics in the Coming Era I

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Charlie Baltay, Yale University
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis D

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R2.00001: The U.S. Role in the LHC Program Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R2.00002: The U.S. Role in the Global ILC Effort Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R2.00003: Flavor Physics in the Coming Era Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session R3: Neutron Rich Nuclei in the Laboratory and in the Cosmos

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Hendrik Schatz, Michigan State University
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis E

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R3.00001: Observing the signatures of the r-process in metal-poor stars Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R3.00002: New Views of the $r$-Process Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R3.00003: Discovery of $^{40}$Mg and $^{42}$Al Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session R4: Building a Successful Career: Perseverance, Funding & Climate

Sponsoring Units: CSWP
Chair: Roxanne Springer, Duke University
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), Promenade B

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R4.00001: Tackling Our Energy Challenges in a New Era of Science Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R4.00002: Challenges and opportunities in a Physics Career Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R4.00003: A Career in Science and Technology Management Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:33PM - 1:09PM		R4.00004: Report of the Physics Gender Equity Workshop (May 2007) at APS Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session R5: Advanced Acceleration Techniques

Sponsoring Units: DPB DPP
Chair: Warren Mori, University of California, Los Angeles
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), Promenade C

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R5.00001: Plasma Acceleration Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R5.00002: High energy particle accelerators that can fit on a (large) tabletop by using lasers Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R5.00003: High Gradient Dielectric Structure Based Wakefield Experiments at ANL Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session R6: 80 Years of Quantum Mechanics: A New International Project

Sponsoring Units: FHP
Chair: Clayton A. Gearhart, St. John's University
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), Promenade D

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R6.00001: Van Vleck and Slater: Two Americans on the Road to Matrix Mechanics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R6.00002: Creative Confusion. Quantum Theory on the Way to Wave Mechanics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R6.00003: "Knabenphysik": The birth of quantum mechanics from a postdoctoral viewpoint Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session R8: Cosmology / Early Universe

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Edmund Bertschinger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), Promenade A

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R8.00001: Fundamental physics from the cosmological 21 cm radiation Rishi Khatri, Benjamin Wandelt Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R8.00002: The evolution of cosmic structure with coupled dark matter and dark energy Paul Sutter, Paul Ricker Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R8.00003: Effects of structure formation on the apparent expansion rate of the universe Xinghai Zhao, Grant Mathews, In-Saeng Suh Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R8.00004: Large Scale Structure as a Probe of Gravitational Slip Scott Daniel, Robert Caldwell, Asantha Cooray, Alessandro Melchiorri Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R8.00005: Study of the Spectrum of Inflaton Fluctuations Matthew Glenz, Leonard Parker Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R8.00006: Weak Gravitational Lensing Poisson Equation Thomas Kling Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R8.00007: The Dark Side of Galactic Formation James Beichler Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R8.00008: On the Geocentric Nature of the Big Bang Theory Ling Jun Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:21PM - 12:33PM		R8.00009: Hot Young Solution to Faint Sun and Supernova Problems Louise Riofrio Preview Abstract

Session R9: Lattice QCD in Elementary Particle Physics

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Steven Gottlieb, Indiana University
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), Promenade E

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R9.00001: Simulations of QCD with Staggered Quarks: Results and Issues Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R9.00002: Testing the Standard Model in the quark flavor sector using lattice QCD Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R9.00003: The removal of critical slowing down in lattice QCD Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session R10: Topics in Numerical Relativity

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Lee Lindblom, Caltech
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis A

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R10.00001: Magnetic field effects on gravitational waves from binary neutron stars Matthew Anderson, Eric Hirschmann, Luis Lehner, Steven Liebling, Patrick Motl, David Neilsen, Carlos Palenzuela, Joel Tohline Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R10.00002: Relativistic Radiation Magnetohydrodynamics in Dynamical Spacetimes Brian Farris, Tsz Ka Li, Yuk Tung Liu, Stuart Shapiro Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R10.00003: Radiation Magnetohydrodynamics in Dynamical Spacetimes: `Thermal' Oppenheimer-Snyder Collapse Tsz Ka Li, Brian Farris, Yuk Tung Liu, Stuart Shapiro Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R10.00004: Large-scale relativistic simulations in the characteristic approach Roberto Gomez, Willians Barreto, Simonetta Frittelli Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R10.00005: Close encounters of three black holes Manuela Campanelli, Carlos Lousto, Yosef Zlochower Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R10.00006: Small scale structure in the approach to the singularity David Garfinkle, Frans Pretorius, Woei Chet Lim Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R10.00007: Numerical Simulations of Oscillatons: Excited States in Spherical Symmetry and Ground State Evolutions in 3D Jayashree Balakrishna, Ruxandra Bondarescu, Gregory Daues, Mihai Bondarescu Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R10.00008: Physical characteristics of numerical apparent horizons Ivan Booth, Stephen Fairhurst Preview Abstract

Session R11: Detectors I

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Dan Amidei, University of Michigan
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis B

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R11.00001: The CMS High-Level Trigger and Trigger Menus Aram Avetisyan Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R11.00002: Glass Beads in Liquid Scintillator Lee Patrick Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R11.00003: Development of Digital Hadron Calorimeter Using Gas Electron Multiplier Technology Jacob Smith, H. Brown, C. Han, K.P. Hong, S.N. Kim, W.J. Kim, J. Li, C. Medina, S. Park, Andrew White, Jaehoon Yu Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R11.00004: CMS ECAL Laser Monitoring System Yousi Ma Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R11.00005: Performance of the Transition Radiation Tracker in ATLAS using cosmic ray runs Taeksu Shin, Kenneth McFarlane, Vassilios Vassilakopoulos, O. Keith Baker Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R11.00006: The Transition Radiation Detector of AMS 02 Feng Zhou Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R11.00007: Quantum 1/f Noise in Precision Measurements Peter H. Handel Preview Abstract

Session R12: Electroweak I

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Graham Wilson, University of Kansas
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis C

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R12.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R12.00002: Search for $ZZ$ production in $p\overline{p}$ collisions using the D0 Detector Emanuel Strauss Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R12.00003: Measurement of Di-boson Production in Electron Plus Jets Decays Joseph Haley Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R12.00004: Study of Diboson Physics with the ATLAS Detector at LHC Hai-Jun Yang Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R12.00005: Physics with Dimuon Events at the Large Hadron Collider with the CMS Detector Chang Liu, Adam Everett, Norbert Neumeister Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R12.00006: Algebraic Approach to Massive Loop Diagrams Paulo Rottmann, Laura Reina Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R12.00007: Measurement of the forward-backward charge asymmetry in $Z/\gamma^{*} \rightarrow ee$ events with the $\mbox{D\O}$ detector at the Tevatron Hang Yin Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R12.00008: Toward a 0.5 ppm measurement of $G_F$ David Webber Preview Abstract

Session R13: Neutrinos II

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: William Louis, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis F

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R13.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R13.00002: Status of Dimuon Analysis in the MINOS Near Detector Azizur Rahaman, Jiajie Ling, Sanjib Mishra Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R13.00003: NuMI Beam Flux Inferred from fitting ND Data Robert Armstrong Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R13.00004: Electron Neutrino Identification in the MINOS Detectors Tingjun Yang Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R13.00005: Measurement of Hadron Production for the FNAL Neutrino Program Jonathan Paley Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R13.00006: Characterizing Backgrounds in the NuMI Muon Monitors Jesse Chvojka Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R13.00007: NuSOnG: A new high-precision neutrino scattering experiment at the TeVatron Georgia Karagiorgi Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R13.00008: On the electroweak physics reach of the NuSOnG experiment James Jenkins Preview Abstract

Session R14: Nuclear Reactions

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Robert Charity, Washington University, St Louis
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis G

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R14.00001: Differences in the Transverse Flow of $^{3}$H and $^{3}$He Fragments Z. Kohley, E. Bell, D.V. Shetty, G.A. Souliotis, S. Soisson, B. Stein, S. Wuenschel, L. May, S.J. Yennello Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R14.00002: Search for the fade out of a collective enhancement of the nuclear level density L.G. Sobotka, S. Komarov, R.J. Charity, C.J. Chaira, W. Reviol, D.G. Sarantites, A.L. Caraley, M.P. Carpenter, D. Seweryniak Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R14.00003: Detection of Neutrons and Charged-Particles emitted in Peripheral and Mid-Peripheral Collisions of $^{124,136}$Xe and $^{112,124}$Sn Nuclei at E/A = 50 MeV A.B. McIntosh, J. Black, S. Hudan, C.J. Metelko, R. Yanez, R.T. de Souza, A. Chbihi, M. Famiano, M.O. Fregeau, J. Gauthier, J. Moisan, R. Roy, S. Bianchin, C. Schwarz, W. Trautmann Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R14.00004: Microscopic calculations of dynamics and N/Z equilibration in peripheral collisions below the Fermi energy. G.A. Souliotis, D.V. Shetty, S. Galanopoulos, S.J. Yennello Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R14.00005: The influence of transport variables on isospin transport ratios Daniel Coupland, William Lynch, Pawel Danielewicz, Betty Tsang, Yingxun Zhang Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R14.00006: Isospin effects in two-particle correlation functions Vladimir Henzl, D. Henzlova*, M. Famiano*, M. Kilburn*, W. Lynch*, D. Coupland*, J. Elson*, C. Herlitzius*, S. Hudan*, J. Lee*, S. Lukyanov*, A. Rogers*, A. Sanetullaev*, R. de Souza*, L. Sobotka*, Z. Sun*, B. Tsang*, A. Vander Molen**, G. Verde*, M. Wallace*, M. Youngs* Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R14.00007: The influence of cluster emission and the symmetry energy on neutron - proton spectral double ratios William Lynch, Yingxun Zhang, Pawel Danielewicz, Michael Famiano, Zhuxia Li, Betty Tsang Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R14.00008: Correlations between protons produced in the decay of $^{10}$C and $^{6}$Be states. R. Shane, K.M. Mercurio, R.J. Charity, J.M. Elson, L.G. Sobotka, M. Famiano, A. Wuosmaa, A. Banu, C. Fu, L. Trache, R.E. Tribble, A.M. Mukhamedzhanov Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:21PM - 12:33PM		R14.00009: Isoscaling studies of reconstructed quasi-projectiles in $^{24}$Mg, $^{40}$Ca+$^{112,124}$Sn reactions at 32 MeV/u Stratos Galanopoulos, G.A. Souliotis, A.L. Keksis, M. Veselsky, M. Jandel, D.V. Shetty, Z. Kohley, S. Soisson, B. Stein, S. Wuenschel, S.J. Yennello Preview Abstract

Session R15: Electromagnetic Interactions I

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Zein-Eddine Meziani, Temple University
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), St. Louis H

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R15.00001: Two Photon Exchange (TPE) Experiment at CLAS Megh Niroula Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R15.00002: Photodisintegration of Deuterium at Low Energies: Measurements of Cross Section and Fore-Aft Asymmetries Between \textit{E$_{\gamma}$} of 2.44 and 4 MeV at the High Intensity $\gamma$-Ray Source (HI$\gamma$S) M.W. Ahmed, S.S. Henshaw, B.A. Perdue, S. Stave, H.R. Weller, J. Li, S. Mikhailov, Y. Wu Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R15.00003: Measurement of Two Photon Exchange in the ep Elastic Scattering Process using Recoil Polarization Wei Luo Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R15.00004: $\pi^{-}/\pi^{+}$ Ratios of Separated Response Functions in Forward Pion Electroproduction Cornel Butuceanu Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R15.00005: Hard Photo-disintegration of proton pairs in $^3$He Ronald Gilman, Eli Piasetzky, Ishay Pomerantz Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R15.00006: A new focal plane polarimeter to measure the proton form factor ratio. Mehdi Meziane Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R15.00007: New Measurements of the Proton Spin-Structure Functions $g_1$ and $g_2$ in and above the Resonance Region Robert Fersch Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R15.00008: Photoproduction of the Sigma(1385) resonance at LEPS Kenneth Hicks Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:21PM - 12:33PM		R15.00009: Next generation $\Lambda$-hypernuclear spectroscopy via the (e,e$^\prime$K$^+$) reaction at Jefferson Lab Tomofumi Maruta Preview Abstract

Session R16: Frontiers in Physics Education Research

Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: Paula Heron, University of Washington
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), Director's Row 29

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R16.00001: Effectiveness of different tutorial recitation teaching methods and its implications for TA training Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R16.00002: Teaching Quantum Physics: What Is An Electron? Art Hobson Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R16.00003: Impact of Context-Rich, Multifaceted Problems on Students' Attitudes Towards Problem-Solving Craig Ogilvie Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R16.00004: Investigating the Conceptual Variation of Major Physics Textbooks John Stewart, Richard Campbell, Jessica Clanton Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R16.00005: Identifying student difficulties with aspects of partial differentiation in upper-level thermodynamics John Thompson, Brandon Bucy, Donald Mountcastle Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R16.00006: Addressing student difficulties with aspects of partial differentiation in upper-level thermodynamics Brandon Bucy, John Thompson, Donald Mountcastle Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:21PM - 12:33PM		R16.00007: A revision of college students' concept domain of lunar phases. Rebecca Lindell Preview Abstract
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:33PM - 12:45PM		R16.00008: Evolution is only a theory? Murray Peshkin Preview Abstract

Session R18: DPB Business Meeting and Reception

Sponsoring Units: DPB
Room: Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel), Director's Row 26