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Session J2: Invited Session: Instrumentation in HEP

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Sally Seidel, University of New Mexico
Room: Plaza D

Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:30PM - 2:06PM		J2.00001: Particle Physics and Instrumentation - Physics and Technology Invited Speaker: Ronald Lipton Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:06PM - 2:42PM		J2.00002: The role of HEP in the National Research Infrastructure Invited Speaker: Eric Isaacs Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:42PM - 3:18PM		J2.00003: High-pressure Xenon Gas Electroluminescent TPC Concept for Simultaneous Searches for Neutrino-less Double Beta Decay {\&} WIMP Dark Matter Invited Speaker: David Nygren Preview Abstract

Session J3: Invited Session: Heavy Quark Probes of th eQuark-Gluon Plasma

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Agnes Mocsy, Pratt Institute
Room: Plaza E

Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:30PM - 2:06PM		J3.00001: Open Heavy Flavor in the QGP at RHIC and LHC Invited Speaker: Cesar L. da Silva Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:06PM - 2:42PM		J3.00002: Quarkonium at RHIC and LHC Invited Speaker: Camelia Mironov Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:42PM - 3:18PM		J3.00003: Recent Theoretical Progress in Studying Quarkonia in Quark Gluon Plasma Invited Speaker: Peter Petreczky Preview Abstract

Session J4: Invited Session: Neutron Stars and Core-Collapse Supernovae

Sponsoring Units: DAP DNP
Chair: John Beacom, Ohio State University
Room: Plaza F

Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:30PM - 2:06PM		J4.00001: Superfluidity in the Core of Neutron Stars Invited Speaker: Dany Page Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:06PM - 2:42PM		J4.00002: X-Ray Bursts and the Neutron Star Crust Invited Speaker: Andrew Cumming Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:42PM - 3:18PM		J4.00003: Observing Core-Collapse Supernovae Invited Speaker: Mansi Kasliwal Preview Abstract

Session J5: Invited Session: Exploring Low Energy QCD with Rare Meson Decays

Sponsoring Units: DNP GHP
Chair: Susan Schadmand, Forschungszentrum Juelich
Room: Governor's Square 14

Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:30PM - 2:06PM		J5.00001: Light Meson Decays at WASA-at-COSY Invited Speaker: Daniel Coderre Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:06PM - 2:42PM		J5.00002: What Can We Learn from Hadronic and Radiative Decays of Light Mesons? Invited Speaker: Bastian Kubis Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:42PM - 3:18PM		J5.00003: PrimEx Experiments and the Prospects of Rare Meson Decays at GlueX Invited Speaker: Liping Gan Preview Abstract

Session J6: Invited Session: Low Carbon Transportation

Sponsoring Units: GERA FPS
Chair: Valerie Thomas, Georgia Institute of Technology
Room: Governor's Square 15

Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:30PM - 2:06PM		J6.00001: Electricity as Transportation ``Fuel'' Invited Speaker: Michael Tamor Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:06PM - 2:42PM		J6.00002: SUNgas: Thermochemical Approaches to Solar Fuels Invited Speaker: Jane Davidson Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:42PM - 3:18PM		J6.00003: Biofuels and technology/policy tradeoffs for light-duty vehicles Invited Speaker: Todd West Preview Abstract

Session J7: Invited Session: AAPT: Learning Assistant Programs as Tools for Course Tranformation and Recruitment of Future Physics Teachers

Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: Monica Plisch, American Physical Society
Room: Governor's Square 16

Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:30PM - 2:06PM		J7.00001: Learning Assistant Alliance for Promoting and Sustaining Transformation of Physics Education Invited Speaker: Valerie Otero Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:06PM - 2:42PM		J7.00002: Building an undergraduate physics program with Learning Assistants Invited Speaker: Edward Price Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:42PM - 3:18PM		J7.00003: Physics Undergraduate TA Programs in Research Universities: A Low-Cost Sustainable Model Invited Speaker: Robert Thorne Preview Abstract

Session J8: Formal Theory

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: John Rosner, University of Chicago
Room: Governor's Square 10

Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:30PM - 1:42PM		J8.00001: Knot physics, spacetime in co-dimension 2 Clifford Ellgen Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:42PM - 1:54PM		J8.00002: Put forward the basic particle problems Han Yongquan Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:54PM - 2:06PM		J8.00003: An Integrated Theory of Everything (TOE) Antonio Colella Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J8.00004: The disappearance of Dimensions at the Horizon may result in a new Theory of Orbitals Richard Kriske Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J8.00005: Using low energy photon-photon collision simulate galaxy formation Meggie Zhang Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J8.00006: Higgs field is``not'' the process that gives mass to free particles Ahmad Reza Estakhr Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:42PM - 2:54PM		J8.00007: The radiation and relationship of mass change Yongquan Han Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:54PM - 3:06PM		J8.00008: Dark Matter Bosons and Fermions Thomas J. Buckholtz Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 3:06PM - 3:18PM		J8.00009: S-Duality and Higgs Naturalness Durmus A. Demir Preview Abstract

Session J9: Solar Neutrinos

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Zelmir Djurcic, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: Governor's Square 11

Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:30PM - 1:42PM		J9.00001: Calibrations of the SNO+ PMTs Freija Descamps Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:42PM - 1:54PM		J9.00002: Antineutrino Searches with a ``Look-Back" Analysis Timothy Shokair Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:54PM - 2:06PM		J9.00003: ABSTRACT MOVED TO SESSION G9.008 Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J9.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J9.00005: LENS: Science Scope and Development Stages R. Bruce Vogelaar Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J9.00006: LENS: Light Transport Zachary Yokley Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:42PM - 2:54PM		J9.00007: LENS: Prototyping Program S. Derek Rountree Preview Abstract

Session J10: Instrumentation: Exotic Beams

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Room: Governor's Square 12

Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:30PM - 1:42PM		J10.00001: Refining signal decomposition for GRETINA detectors V.S. Prasher, C.M. Campbell, M. Cromaz, H.L. Crawford, A. Wiens, I.Y. Lee, A.O. Macchiavelli, C.J. (Kim) Lister, E. Merchan, P. Chowdhury, D.C. Radford Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:42PM - 1:54PM		J10.00002: SAMURAI Time-Projection Chamber: A device for constraining the symmetry energy R. Shane, K. Andrews, J. Barney, B. Brophy, Z. Chajecki, C.F. Chan, J.W. Dunn, E. Ersoy, J. Estee, J. Gilbert, F. Lu, W.G. Lynch, M.B. Tsang, A.B. McIntosh, S.J. Yennello, S. Dye, M. ElHoussieny, M. Famiano, C. Snow, T. Isobe, H. Sakurai, A. Taketani, T. Murakami, W. Powell Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:54PM - 2:06PM		J10.00003: Development of a Segmented Plastic Fast Neutron Detector Sean Stave, David Jordan Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J10.00004: Boron Doped Plastic Scintillator Efficiency Adam Mahl, Pascale Chouinard-Dussault, Cory Pecinovsky, Andrew Potter, Tyler Remedes, John Dorgan, Uwe Greife Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J10.00005: Offline Ion Source Developments for the BECOLA Facility at NSCL Andrew Klose, Paul Mantica, Kei Minamisono Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J10.00006: Event-by-Event Fission Modeling of Prompt Neutrons and Photons from Neutron-Induced and Spontaneous Fission with $\mathtt{FREYA}$ Ramona Vogt, Jorgen Randrup Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:42PM - 2:54PM		J10.00007: Quantitative Analysis of Various Metalloprotein Compositional Stoichiometries with Simultaneous PIXE and NRA Andrew McCubbin, Paul DeYoung, Graham Peaslee, Megan Sibley, Joshua Warner Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:54PM - 3:06PM		J10.00008: Applications of Atom Trap Trace Analysis in the Earth Sciences Z.-T. Lu, W. Jiang, K. Bailey, P. Mueller, T.P. O'Connor Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 3:06PM - 3:18PM		J10.00009: Optimization of a Modular Neutron Detector Array for the Detection of Halo Neutron Pairs using GEANT4 David Walter, Frederic Sarazin, Duane Smalley, Sergey Ilyushkin Preview Abstract

Session J11: Higgs @ LHC

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Nikos Varelas, University of Illinois at Chicago
Room: Governor's Square 17

Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:30PM - 1:42PM		J11.00001: Resummation in processes with jet vetoes Xiaohui Liu, Frank Petriello Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:42PM - 1:54PM		J11.00002: Luminosity Determination in 7 TeV pp Collisions with the ATLAS Detector David Yu Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:54PM - 2:06PM		J11.00003: Search for a Higgs boson in the ditau decay with ATLAS Xin Chen Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J11.00004: Search for the standard model Higgs boson produced in association with W or Z bosons, and decaying to bottom quarks Jia Fu Low Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J11.00005: Search for Higgs boson production in association with a top quark pair at CMS Wuming Luo Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J11.00006: Observation of the $Z\rightarrow 4\ell$ decay and use of $Z\rightarrow 4\ell$ for calibrations of the measured cross section and scale of the new boson near 125 GeV in the $H\rightarrow ZZ\rightarrow 4\ell$ channel Matthew Snowball Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:42PM - 2:54PM		J11.00007: Search for the SM Higgs boson using the $H \rightarrow ZZ \rightarrow 2\ell 2\nu$ decay mode at the CMS Jakub Zablocki Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:54PM - 3:06PM		J11.00008: Results on the new boson discovered in the search for the standard model Higgs boson in the $H \rightarrow ZZ \rightarrow 4 \ell$ chennel in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 7 and 8 TeV at CMS Christopher Blake Martin Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 3:06PM - 3:18PM		J11.00009: Observation of single resonance Z$\to $4l in pp collisions with the ATLAS detector Nan Lu Preview Abstract

Session J12: Electroweak Gauge Boson Searches

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Bob Bernstein, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: Plaza Court 1

Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:30PM - 1:42PM		J12.00001: Searches for New Physics using $W\gamma$ production at the LHC Alfred Goshaw Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:42PM - 1:54PM		J12.00002: Measurement of the Z(ll)Gamma and Z(nunu)Gamma cross section and searching for Anomalous Triple Gauge Coupling Benjamin Auerbach Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:54PM - 2:06PM		J12.00003: Measurement of the $Z/\gamma^* \, Z/\gamma^*$ Production Cross Section using 10.4 fb$^{-1}$ of $p\bar{p}$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 1.96$~TeV Lei Feng Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J12.00004: WW and WZ resonance search in the fully leptonic channel Lulu Liu Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J12.00005: Photon $+$Z production in heavy flavor decay channel at CDF Timothy Harrington-Taber Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J12.00006: Measurement of the WW$+$WZ Production Cross Section in Proton-Proton Collisions at sqrt(s) $=$ 7 TeV with the ATLAS Detector in the semileptonic decay channel David Puldon Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:42PM - 2:54PM		J12.00007: Measurement of the ZZ production cross section and limits on anomalous neutral triple gauge couplings in 20.7 fb-1 of proton-proton collisions at $\surd $s $=$ 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector Lailin Xu Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:54PM - 3:06PM		J12.00008: Semi-leptonic ZZ/ZW Diboson Final State Measurement and Search at 8 TeV with ATLAS Samuel Meehan Preview Abstract

Session J13: Few-Body Systems (Atomic)

Sponsoring Units: GFB
Chair: Michael Wall, Colorado School of Mines
Room: Plaza Court 2

Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:30PM - 1:42PM		J13.00001: Characterization by spectroscopic Ellipsometry, the physical properties of silver nanoparticles. Jean-Maurice Coanga Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:42PM - 1:54PM		J13.00002: Two-body problem in graphene Roman Ya. Kezerashvili, Oleg L. Berman, Klaus Ziegler Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:54PM - 2:06PM		J13.00003: The ground state of $(2e 3Z)$ system (the ${\rm H}_3^+$ molecular ion): a physics behind Alexander Turbiner, Juan Carlos Lopez Vieyra Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J13.00004: Triexciton as a system of the three dipoles in a trap Shalva Tsiklauri, Joel Hernadez Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J13.00005: Two charges on plane in magnetic field Adrian Escobar-Ruiz, Alexander Turbiner Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J13.00006: Test of the Unruh Effect Using Atomic Electrons Navid Rad Preview Abstract

Session J14: Dark Matter, Gamma-ray Experiments, and Elementary Particles

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Tonia Venters, NASA
Room: Plaza Court 3

Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:30PM - 1:42PM		J14.00001: Fermi LAT Collaboration Update on Dark Matter Gamma--ray Line Search Elliott Bloom, Andrea Albert, Eric Charles, Arthur Snyder Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:42PM - 1:54PM		J14.00002: The VERITAS Dark Matter Program Andrew Smith Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:54PM - 2:06PM		J14.00003: Searching for Q-balls with HAWC Peter Karn Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J14.00004: Enhancing the Sensitivity of HAWC to sub-Tev Transients Ian Wisher Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J14.00005: Muon data from a water Cherenkov detector prototype at Colorado State University Megan Longo, Miguel Mostafa Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J14.00006: Sensitivity of XENON detectors to Galactic/Solar Axions and Bosonic Super-WIMPs based on the Axio-electric Effect Alexey Lyashenko Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:42PM - 2:54PM		J14.00007: A Two-Dimensional Analysis of XENON100 Data Using the Ionization Channel as the Energy Estimator Kevin Lung Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:54PM - 3:06PM		J14.00008: Preliminary Results From the pGAPS Test Flight S.A. Isaac Mognet Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 3:06PM - 3:18PM		J14.00009: Recent Progress on the Directional Dark Matter Detector (D$^{3})$ Sven Vahsen, Kamaluoawaiku Beamer, Michael Hedges, Igal Jaegle, Marc Rosen, Steven Ross, Ilsoo Seong, Thomas Thorpe, Jared Yamaoka Preview Abstract

Session J15: Computational Physics I

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP
Chair: Tim Germann, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Plaza Court 4

Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:30PM - 1:42PM		J15.00001: Thermodynamic of cellulose solvation in novel solvent mixtures Ritankar Das, Jhih-Wei Chu Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:42PM - 1:54PM		J15.00002: Dynamics and Interactions of Adsorbates on Palladium and Nickel Clusters Ajit Hira, Jose Pacheco, Justin Salazar, Clifton Brownrigg Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:54PM - 2:06PM		J15.00003: Time-dependent density functional theory of extreme environments Luke Shulenburger, Michael Desjarlais, Rudolph Magyar Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:06PM - 2:18PM		J15.00004: Kadanoff-Baym-Keldysh-Ehrenfest dynamics of correlated materials responding to ultrafast laser pulses Roland Allen Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:18PM - 2:30PM		J15.00005: Time-dependence of electromagnetic self-interactions of fermions in one dimension Athanasios Petridis, Scott Barcus Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:30PM - 2:42PM		J15.00006: New Computational method for solving the time-based Dirac Equation Robert Vaselaar, Hyun Lim, Jung-Han Kimn, Dongming Mei Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:42PM - 2:54PM		J15.00007: Quark-Gluon Plasma in the NDL Equation of State for Supernova Simulations J. Pocahontas Olson, Matthew Meixner, Grant Mathews, L. Nguyen, H.E. Dalhed Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:54PM - 3:06PM		J15.00008: Center Vortices and Confinement Derar Altarawneh, Michael Engelhardt Preview Abstract
Sunday, April 14, 2013 3:06PM - 3:18PM		J15.00009: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract