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Session L2: Invited Session: Beyond the Standard Model; Hot Topics

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Yuri Gershtein, Rutgers Unversity
Room: Regency Ballroom V

Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:30PM - 4:06PM		L2.00001: Beyond the Standard Model? Invited Speaker: Ann Nelson Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:06PM - 4:42PM		L2.00002: Searches for physics beyond the standard model at the Tevatron Invited Speaker: Graham Wilson Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:42PM - 5:18PM		L2.00003: Results of searches for physics beyond the standard model at CERN Invited Speaker: David Berge Preview Abstract

Session L3: Invited Session: The Dynamics of Waves and Energetic Particles: Simulations

Sponsoring Units: DPP GPAP
Chair: William Heidbrink, University of California, Irvine
Room: Hanover CDE

Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:30PM - 4:06PM		L3.00001: Particle Acceleration in Relativistic Magnetized Astrophysical Shocks Invited Speaker: Lorenzo Sironi Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:06PM - 4:42PM		L3.00002: Alfv\'{e}n instabilities and energetic particle physics in toroidal plasmas Invited Speaker: Donald Spong Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:42PM - 5:18PM		L3.00003: Particle Acceleration at Astrophysical Shocks: Are Self-Excited Magnetic Fluctuations Important? Invited Speaker: Joe Giacalone Preview Abstract

Session L4: Invited Session: Challenges in Numerical Relativity

Sponsoring Units: GGR COM
Chair: Carlos Lousto, Rochester Institute of Technology
Room: International Ballroom North

Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:30PM - 4:06PM		L4.00001: Numerical Relativity and Black Hole Binaries: The historical path to present simulations Invited Speaker: Pablo Laguna Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:06PM - 4:42PM		L4.00002: Computing EM signatures from astrophysical compact binary mergers Invited Speaker: Carlos Palenzuela Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:42PM - 5:18PM		L4.00003: Simulation of Core Collapse Supernovae Invited Speaker: Pedro Marronetti Preview Abstract

Session L5: Bonner Prize Session

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Robert Tribble, Texas A&M University
Room: International Ballroom South

Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:30PM - 4:06PM		L5.00001: Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics Lecture: The limits of nuclear landscape Invited Speaker: Witold Nazarewicz Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:06PM - 4:42PM		L5.00002: New Insights into the EMC Effect Invited Speaker: Douglas Higinbotham Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:42PM - 5:18PM		L5.00003: Microscopically-based energy density functionals for nuclei Invited Speaker: Scott Bogner Preview Abstract

Session L6: Tests of General Relativity and Gravitation

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Nicholas Yunes, Montana State University
Room: Embassy C

Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:30PM - 4:06PM		L6.00001: Probing the Strong-Field with Compact Binaries Invited Speaker: Nicolas Yunes Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		L6.00002: Towards a practical approach for testing General Relativity with gravitational wave detections Laura Sampson, Neil Cornish, Nicolas Yunes Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		L6.00003: Modified gravity and scalar fields: where should we look? Emanuele Berti Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		L6.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		L6.00005: Correlations Between Cosmological Parameters and Modified Gravity Parameters when Testing Gravity at Cosmological Scales Jason Dossett, Mustapha Ishak, Jacob Moldenhauer Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		L6.00006: Experimental search for violations of Newtonian gravity at short ranges Josh Long, Simon Kelly, Evan Weisman, Trevor Leslie, Andrew Peckat Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		L6.00007: Test Mass Development for Sub-Millimeter Searches for New Forces of Nature Evan Weisman, Simon Kelley, Hans-Otto Meyer, Andrew Pecket, Josh Long Preview Abstract

Session L7: Cosmic Ray Abundances and Electron/Positron Measurements

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Mark Wiedenbeck, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Room: Embassy D

Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		L7.00001: Student Observations of Cosmic Rays using Balloon Platforms T. Gregory Guzik, Brad Ellison, Jim Giammanco, Doug Granger, Doug Smith, Michael Stewart, John P. Wefel Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		L7.00002: Spacecraft Measurements of the Relative Abundances of Cosmic-Ray Nuclides from Boron through Nickel M.E. Wiedenbeck, W.R. Binns, E.R. Christian, A.C. Cummings, G.A. de Nolfo, A.J. Davis, M.H. Israel, A.W. Labrador, K.A. Lave, R.A. Leske, R.A. Mewaldt, E.C. Stone, T.T. von Rosenvinge Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		L7.00003: Elemental and isotopic abundance measurements of nuclei with Z$>$28 from the ACE-CRIS experiment and the OB association origin of galactic cosmic rays W.R. Binns, M.H. Israel, E.R. Christian, G.A. de Nolfo, T.T. von Rosenvinge, A.C. Cummings, R.A. Leske, R.A. Mewaldt, E.C. Stone, M.E. Wiedenbeck Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		L7.00004: The Super-TIGER Instrument to Probe Galactic Cosmic-Ray Origins J.E. Ward, W.R. Binns, M.H. Israel, R.P. Murphy, B.F. Rauch, T.J. Brandt, E.R. Christian, G.A. De Nolfo, T. Hams, J.T. Link, J.W. Mitchell, M. Sasaki, K. Sakai, A.W. Labrador, R.A. Mewaldt, E.C. Stone, C.J. Waddington, M.E. Wiedenbeck Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		L7.00005: The International Space Station CALorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) Experiment John P. Wefel Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		L7.00006: Predicted CALET Measurements of Ultra-Heavy Cosmic Ray Abundances and Electron and Positron Fluxes Using the Geomagnetic Field Brian Rauch Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		L7.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		L7.00008: Validation and Calibration of the Fermi Large Area Telescope Instrument Performance Eric Charles Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		L7.00009: Saturated Dispersive Extinction Theory of Red Shift Ling Jun Wang Preview Abstract

Session L8: Quantum Aspects of Gravitation

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Jorge Pullin, Louisiana State University
Room: Embassy B

Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		L8.00001: A local Hamiltonian for spherically symmetric gravity coupled to a scalar field Jorge Pullin, Nestor Alvarez, Rodolfo Gambini Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		L8.00002: Accumulation of Quantum Fluctuation Effects in a Time Dependent Spacetime Victor Parkinson, L.H. Ford Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		L8.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		L8.00004: Rigorous construction of Hartle-Hawking type states from a Wick rotation Ko Sanders Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		L8.00005: Coherent States and Quantum Geometry Phenomenology Seth Major Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		L8.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		L8.00007: Volume dynamics and quantum gravity Hal Haggard Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		L8.00008: Breakdown of the Weak Equivalence between Passive Gravitational Mass and Energy of a Composite Quantum Body Andrei Lebed Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		L8.00009: Quantum singularities in static and conformally static spacetimes Deborah Konkowski, Thomas Helliwell Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		L8.00010: Temperature of the Vacuum Accelerated by External Fields Lance Labun, Johann Rafelski Preview Abstract

Session L9: Instrumentation in High Energy Physics

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Marcel Demarteau, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: Embassy E

Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		L9.00001: Radiation Damage Studies of the D0 Silicon Microstrip Tracker SungWoo Youn Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		L9.00002: Accurate, low-energy Compton polarimetry for Hall C at Jefferson Lab Donald Jones Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		L9.00003: A Fast Hardware Tracker for the ATLAS Trigger System Yangyang Cheng Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		L9.00004: R\&D for the Tracking Detector for the Muon g-2 Experiment at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Laura Napierkowski, Mandy Rominsky Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		L9.00005: A Wavelength-shifting Light Collector for the LBNE Water Cerenkov Far Detector William Johnston, Norm Buchanan Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		L9.00006: Study of pixilated CdZnTe Detectors and Comparison of Data with Simulations Alexander Leder, Thomas Kutter, Jun Miyamoto Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		L9.00007: Results from the Fermilab Liquid Argon Purity Demonstrator Chad Johnson Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		L9.00008: Multianode Photomultiplier Testing for 2013 CMS Hadronic Forward (HF) Upgrades Garrett Funk, Zhe Jia, Yasar Onel Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		L9.00009: A Diamond Micro-strip Electron Detector for Compton Polarimetry Amrendra Narayan Preview Abstract

Session L10: Neutrino Beams and Backgrounds

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Kate Scholberg, Duke University
Room: Embassy A

Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		L10.00001: Magnet induced background to a neutrino events sample in the T2K near detector Oleg Perevozchikov Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		L10.00002: NuMI Beam Flux Studies for MINERvA Leonidas Aliaga Soplin Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		L10.00003: Absolute Flux Measurement Using Fine Grained Tracker Near Detector For LBNE Hongyue Duyang, Xinchun Tian, Sanjib Mishra Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		L10.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		L10.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		L10.00006: Coherent $\rho$ Production in Neutrino-nucleus Interactions Xinchun Tian, Chris Kullenberg, Hongyue Duyang, Sanjib Mishra Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		L10.00007: Using ND280's P0D to Measure High Energy $\nu_e$ in the T2K Beam Ian Taylor, Jay Hyun Jo Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		L10.00008: T2K Outer Detector Events Taritree Wongjirad Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		L10.00009: Evaluation of cosmogenic production of chlorine-40 for an argon-based long baseline neutrino experiment Dongming Mei, D'Ann Barker, Chao Zhang Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 5:18PM - 5:30PM		L10.00010: Inclusive Charged-Current $\nu_{\mu}$ Analysis of the Pi-Zero Detector at T2K Robert A. Johnson Preview Abstract

Session L11: Spin Structure of the Nucleon

Sponsoring Units: GHP
Chair: Ernst Sichtermann, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Room: Embassy F

Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		L11.00001: Cross sections and double helicity asymmetryies of mid-rapidity single inclusive non-identified charged hadron production in p+p collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 62.4 GeV Amaresh Datta Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		L11.00002: Transverse single spin asymmetries in PHENIX David Kleinjan Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		L11.00003: Neutral Pion Double Helicity Asymmetry in Polarized Proton-Proton Collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=200 GeV at STAR William Leight Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		L11.00004: Charged Pion + Jet Longitudinal Double Spin Asymmetry in Polarized Proton-Proton Collisions at $\sqrt{s} =200$ GeV at STAR James Hays-Wehle Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		L11.00005: Longitudinal Double-Spin Asymmetry Measurements in p+p and Their Limitation by Systematic Uncertainty in Relative Luminosity Andrew Manion Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		L11.00006: Constraining $\Delta G$ at Low-x with Double Longitudinal Spin Asymmetries of Hadrons at Forward Rapidity in PHENIX Scott Wolin Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		L11.00007: $W^{\pm}$ Boson Production at Mid-rapidity in 500 GeV $p+p$ Collisions in the PHENIX Experiment Mikhail Stepanov Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		L11.00008: $W$ Production at Forward Rapidity in 500 GeV p+p Collisions at PHENIX Murad Sarsour Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		L11.00009: Single-Spin Asymmetries in SIDIS at JLab Harut Avagyan Preview Abstract

Session L12: Invited Session: High School Physics Teachers: Supply and Demand

Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: Paul Cottle, Florida State University
Room: Grand Hall East A/B

Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:30PM - 4:06PM		L12.00001: The pathways of high school science teachers and policy efforts to alter the pipeline Invited Speaker: Tim Sass Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:06PM - 4:42PM		L12.00002: Physics in US High Schools: Truths and Untruths Invited Speaker: Susan White Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:42PM - 5:18PM		L12.00003: The PhysTEC project: A perspective on what it takes to recruit and educate more physics teachers Invited Speaker: Monica Plisch Preview Abstract

Session L14: Fundamental Constants

Sponsoring Units: GPMFC
Chair: Rana Adhikari, California Institute of Technology
Room: Grand Hall East C

Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:30PM - 3:42PM		L14.00001: Status report on the measurement of the Planck constant using the NIST-3 watt balance Stephan Schlamminger, Darine Haddad, Ruimin Liu, David Newell, Jon Pratt Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:42PM - 3:54PM		L14.00002: Is the Electron Orbital g-Factor Equal to 1 Exactly? Ayodeji Awobode Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 3:54PM - 4:06PM		L14.00003: Progress at the Penning Trap Mass Spectrometer ``THe-Trap'' Martin Hoecker, Tommi Eronen, Jochen Ketter, Sebastian Streubel, Klaus Blaum, Robert S. Van Dyck Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:06PM - 4:18PM		L14.00004: Towards a Precision Measurement of the Tritium Helium-3 Mass Difference Edmund Myers, Raman Rana, Bridget Wesson, Austin Erickson Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:18PM - 4:30PM		L14.00005: Classical Derivation of Fundamental Physical Constants Ferenc Bozso Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:30PM - 4:42PM		L14.00006: Testing the Constancy of the Velocity of Light Jingshown Wu, Shenq-Tsong Chang, Hen-Wai Tsao, Yen-Ru Huang, San-Liang Lee, Wei-Cheng Lin, Ho-Lin Tsay, Din Ping Tsai Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:42PM - 4:54PM		L14.00007: Tests and Analysis of Electromagnetic Models for Semiconductor-Metal Quantum-Well Lasers Meng-Mu Shih Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 4:54PM - 5:06PM		L14.00008: A study of a radon gas scrubber Xiaoyi Yang, Vincente E. Guiseppe, Dongming Mei Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 1, 2012 5:06PM - 5:18PM		L14.00009: Measuring fast neutrons with large liquid scintillator for ultra-low background experiments Chao Zhang, Dongming Mei, Keenan Thomas, Patrick Davis, Brain Woltman, Frederick Gray Preview Abstract