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Session X1: Enhancing Performance and Retention of Under-Represented Students in Undergraduate Physics

Sponsoring Units: CSWP COM
Chair: Patricia Burchat, Stanford University
Room: Grand A

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X1.00001: Building sustainable systems that support success of underrepresented students Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X1.00002: Developing an effective instructional environment by understanding what the urban student brings to the physics class Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X1.00003: Reducing gender differences in performance in introductory college physics through values affirmation Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session X2: Working with Luis Alvarez (1911-1988)

Sponsoring Units: FHP
Chair: Stanley Wojcicki, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: Grand BCD

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X2.00001: Working with and Learning from Luis Alvarez Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X2.00002: Working With Luie on Bubble Chambers Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X2.00003: Working (And Sparring) With Luis: Some Personal Recollections Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session X3: Progess in Nuclear Physics

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Craig Roberts, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: Garden 3

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X3.00001: Meson-Meson Interactions from Lattice QCD Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X3.00002: Production of the $\gamma$-ray emitters $^{22}$Na and $^{26}$Al in classical novae Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X3.00003: New Developments in the DOE Isotope Production and Application Program Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session X4: Einstein Prize and New Methods for Old Problems in Gravitational Physics

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Patrick Brady, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Room: Garden 4

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X4.00001: Einstein Prize Talk: Light-Cones in Relativity: Real, Complex and Virtual - with Applications Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X4.00002: Gravitational Redshift, Equivalence Principle, and Matter Waves Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X4.00003: Evaporation of 2-Dimensional Black Holes Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session X5: Plasmas, Planets and Protostars

Sponsoring Units: GPAP DPP DAP
Chair: Hantao Ji, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Room: Royal AB

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X5.00001: The Structure and Composition of Protoplanetary Disks Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X5.00002: Planet Formation in Magnetized Accretion Disks Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X5.00003: X-rays Flares and Protoplanetary Disks Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session X6: Beyond the Standard Model

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Jonathan Feng, University of California, Irvine
Room: Terrace A-F

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X6.00001: Dark Particles Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X6.00002: Hints of New Physics from B-Factories Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X6.00003: Beyond the Standard Model at the Tevatron Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session X7: Nuclear Astrophysics II

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Achim Schwenk, Technical University Darmstadt
Room: Grand E

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X7.00001: Using spin-down of neutron stars as a probe of the phases of ultra-dense matter Simin Mahmoodifar, Mark G. Alford, Kai Schwenzer Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X7.00002: A second Equation of State for Astrophysical Simulations Gang Shen, Charles Horowitz, Evan O'Connor Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X7.00003: Nonlinear Electromagnetic Force Near Compact Stellar Objects Lance Labun, Johann Rafelski Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X7.00004: Multidimensional Simulations of Thermonuclear Supernovae from The First Stars Ke-Jung Chen, Alexander Heger, Ann Almgren Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X7.00005: Magnetic Field-Induced Stability in Two-Flavor Color Superconductivity C. Bhandari, E.J. Ferrer, V. de la Incera Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X7.00006: Off-Fermi Shell Nucleons in Superdense Nuclear Matter Michael McGauley, Misak Sargsian Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X7.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X7.00008: Dynamics in the normal ground state of dense relativistic matter in magnetic field Igor Shovkovy, E.V. Gorbar, V.A. Miransky Preview Abstract

Session X8: Charm and B Physics III

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Stan Brodsky, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: Grand F

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X8.00001: Observation of X(3872) $\rightarrow$Jpsipipi through exclusive B decays in ppbar collisions Colorado Reed Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X8.00002: Observation of the $X(3872)$ in $pp$ collisions at 7 TeV Warren Clarida Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X8.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X8.00004: Measurements of beauty cross sections at the CMS experiment Alice Bean Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X8.00005: Measurement of the lifetime of the $B_c$ meson using fully reconstructed $B_c \rightarrow J/\psi \pi$ decays at CDF Hao Song Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X8.00006: A Measurement of the \(b\) and \(c\) Production Fractions with Fully Reconstructed \(D^{*+}\) Mesons in the ATLAS Detector at \(\sqrt{s}=7~\rm{TeV} \) Jessica Metcalfe Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X8.00007: Exclusive Semileptonic $D_s$ Decays Jonathan Insler Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X8.00008: Upsilon(1S) Production In Proton-Proton Collisions at Center of Mass Energy 7 TeV Maxwell Scherzer Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 12:21PM - 12:33PM		X8.00009: A measurement of the double-differential production cross section for the J/$\psi $ resonance and the non-prompt J/$\psi $ cross section fraction with pp $\surd $s = 7 TeV in ATLAS Andrew Nelson Preview Abstract

Session X9: Charm and B Physics IV

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Pierre Ramond, University of Florida
Room: Grand G

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X9.00001: Measurement of double-charmonium production in $e^+e^-$ annihilation around $\sqrt{s} = 10.58$~GeV at {\sc BaBar} Elisa Fioravanti Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X9.00002: Search for 4-lepton $B$-decay final states at {\sc BaBar} Banafsheh Ferdousi, Stephen Sekula Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X9.00003: Updated search for $B_{s(d)}\rightarrow\mu^+\mu^-$ decays at CDF Walter Hopkins Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X9.00004: Measurement of the branching fraction of $\Upsilon(4S) \to B^0 \bar B^0$ at {\sc BaBar} Romulus Godang Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X9.00005: Estimation of Low Energy Constants Eric DeMarco Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X9.00006: Determination of HQET Low Energy Constants in D and B Meson Decays Brian Bunton Preview Abstract

Session X10: Reactions: Rare Isotopes/Heavy Ions/Fission

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: C.W. Beausang, University of Richmond
Room: Garden 1

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X10.00001: Determining (n,$\gamma$) and (n,2n) cross sections for radioactive isotopes using surrogate reactions N.D. Scielzo, J.T. Burke, J.E. Escher Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X10.00002: Reactions with deuterons within the CDCC formalism Neelam Upadhyay, Filomena Nunes Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X10.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X10.00004: Monte Carlo Eikonal Scattering W.R. Gibbs, J.-P. Dedonder Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X10.00005: Elliptic flow in Fermi-energy heavy-ion collisions and the nuclear equation of state Alan McIntosh, Aldo Bonasera, Stratos Galanopoulos, Kris Hagel, Zach Kohley, Larry May, Michael Mehlman, Dinesh Shetty, W.B. Smith, Sarah Soisson, George Souliotis, Brian Stein, Rahul Tripathi, Roy Wada, Sara Wuenschel, Sherry Yennello Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X10.00006: Isoscaling, SMM and the symmetry energy: connecting the dots P. Marini, S.J. Yennello, A. Botvina, A. Bonasera, Z. Kohley, L.W. May, R. Tripathi, S. Wuenschel Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X10.00007: The nucleus-nucleus reaction cross section at intermediate energy as a mean to constrain nuclear properties Francesca Sammarruca, Larz White Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X10.00008: Impact parameter dependence of intermediate-mass fragment formation in Ca+Sn heavy-ion reactions at 45 AMeV Michael Quinlan, Iwona Pawelczak, Hardev Singh, Jan Toke, Udo Schroder Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 12:21PM - 12:33PM		X10.00009: On the 0.17-yoctosecond fission-time Christian Ythier, Sabet Hachem, Genevieve Mouze Preview Abstract

Session X11: Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Structure

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Anze Slosar, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Room: Garden 2

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X11.00001: The Dark Energy Survey Klaus Honscheid Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X11.00002: The Dark Energy Survey Camera (DECam) Klaus Honscheid Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X11.00003: Constraining ultralight dark matter models from observed black hole distributions Ruxandra Bondarescu, Jayashree Balakrishna, Mihai Bondarescu Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X11.00004: CDM Halos as Bose-Einstein Condensates: from Axions to Repulsive Dark Matter Tanja Rindler-Daller, Paul R. Shapiro Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X11.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X11.00006: Impact of realistic halo velocity distributions on the interpretation of WIMP searches and future experimental designs D. Speller, A. Gamboa, J. Rolla, B. Sadoulet Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X11.00007: Constraints from GRB Observation for Cosmological Models Razieh Behkam, James Rhoads Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X11.00008: Voids as probe of dark energy Esfandiar Alizadeh, Guilhem Lavaux, Rahul Biswas, Benjamin Wandelt Preview Abstract

Session X12: Signal Analysis Methods for Gravitational-wave Detection

Sponsoring Units: DAP GGR
Chair: Neil Cornish, Montana State University
Room: Royal CD

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X12.00001: Broadband Searches for Continuous-Wave Gravitation Radiation with LIGO Vladimir Dergachev Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X12.00002: Testing a computationally efficient algorithm for detecting gravitational waves from neutron stars in binary systems Evan Goetz, Keith Riles Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X12.00003: Choosing precessing black hole binary simulations that cover the waveform space Richard O'Shaughnessy, Deirdre Shoemaker, James Healy, Zachary Meeks Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X12.00004: Reduced Basis for Gravitational Waves Manuel Tiglio, Scott Field, Chad Galley, Frank Herrmann, Jan Hesthaven, Evan Ochsner Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X12.00005: Properties of Reduced Basis catalogs for gravitational wave templates Chad Galley, Scott Field, Frank Herrmann, Jan Hesthaven, Evan Ochsner, Manuel Tiglio Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X12.00006: Coherent compact binary coalescence searches for external triggers with large sky-position errors Shaon Ghosh, Sukanta Bose Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X12.00007: Coherently searching for perturbed black-hole ringdown signals with a network of gravitational-wave detectors Dipongkar Talukder, Sukanta Bose Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X12.00008: A method for a Search for Inspiral Merger and Ringdown Spin Aligned Waveforms using NINJA2 Mock Data Sets and gstlal Melissa Frei Preview Abstract
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 12:21PM - 12:33PM		X12.00009: The BayesWave Algorithm for Detecting and Characterizing Gravitational Wave Burst Signals Neil Cornish, Paul Baker, Tyson Littenberg Preview Abstract