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Session X2: Invited Session: Electroweak Physics

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Jonathan Rosner, University of Chicago
Room: Chatham Ballroom A

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X2.00001: Top Physics Results from the Tevatron and the LHC Invited Speaker: Ki Lie Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X2.00002: Recent Results on W and Z Physics at the LHC and Tevatron Invited Speaker: Ping Tan Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X2.00003: Event Generators for Particle Physics Invited Speaker: Konstantin Matchev Preview Abstract

Session X3: Invited Session: Gravitational Waves and Nuclear Astrophysics

Sponsoring Units: DNP GGR
Chair: Jocelyn Read, California State University, Fullerton
Room: Chatham Ballroom B

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X3.00001: Merging ``real'' neutron stars for gravitational waves and electromagnetic counterparts Invited Speaker: Matthew Duez Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X3.00002: Neutron Star Structure, Neutron-rich Matter, and Gravitational Waves Invited Speaker: Andrew Steiner Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X3.00003: Electromagnetic signatures of Neutron Star Mergers Invited Speaker: Daniel Kasen Preview Abstract

Session X4: Invited Session: Results from the Dark Energy Survey

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Brenna Flaugher, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: Chatham Ballroom C

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X4.00001: Supernovae Invited Speaker: Marisa March Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X4.00002: Early Results on Galaxy Clusters from the Dark Energy Survey Invited Speaker: Eduardo Rozo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X4.00003: Weak Lensing in the Dark Energy Survey Invited Speaker: Joseph Clampitt Preview Abstract

Session X6: Relativistic Heavy Ions: A+A

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Helen Caines, Yale University
Room: 200

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X6.00001: Measurement of the Total Cross Section of Uranium-Uranium Collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 192.8$ GeV A.J. Baltz, W. Fischer, M. Blaskiewicz, D. Gassner, K.A. Drees, Y. Luo, M. Minty, P. Thieberger, M. Wilinski, I.A. Pshenichnov Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X6.00002: Forward physics at PHENIX with precision silicon tracking J. Matthew Durham Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X6.00003: Heavy flavor single muon flow measurement in Cu$+$Au collisions from PHENIX Brandon Schmoll Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X6.00004: J/psi Measurements in Cu+Au and U+U Collisions from PHENIX Abhisek Sen Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X6.00005: Two jet production at large x as a probe of superfast quarks in nuclei Adam Freese, Misak Sargsian, Mark Strikman Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X6.00006: Jet studies in Pb-Pb collisions with ALICE at LHC Joel Mazer Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X6.00007: Measurement of pion, kaon, and proton spectra in U+U collision at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 193 GeV with PHENIX Brennan Schaefer Preview Abstract

Session X7: Nuclear Theory I

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Mark Caprio, University of Notre Dame
Room: 201

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X7.00001: Scaling properties of the harmonic oscillator basis calculations for $N = Z$ nuclei in the infrared limit with the JISP16 potential Chrysovalantis Constantinou, Mark A. Caprio, James P. Vary, Pieter Maris Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X7.00002: Global performance of covariant energy density functionals: ground state observables of even-even nuclei and error estimates Sylvester Agbemava, A.V. Afanasjev, D. Ray, P. Ring Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X7.00003: Reflection asymmetric shapes in covariant density functional theory A.V. Afanasjev, S. Agbemava, P. Ring Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X7.00004: Building Relativistic Mean-Field Models for Atomic Nuclei and Neutron Stars Wei-Chia Chen, Jorge Piekarewicz Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X7.00005: Examining nuclear pairing correlations in the continuum via a Monte Carlo algorithm Mark Lingle, Alexander Volya Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X7.00006: Bjorken-x dependence of many-body correlations in DIS cross section ratios off nuclei Allen Barr, Drew Fustin, Athanasios Petridis Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X7.00007: Analytical expression for the functional dependence between complex scattering length and binding energy Quamrul Haider, Lon-chang Liu Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X7.00008: The Sp(3,$R$) Sympletic Model: a comparison of exact and approximate matrix elements Anna McCoy, Mark Caprio, David Rowe Preview Abstract

Session X8: Supernovae and Gamma Ray Bursts I

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Ignacio Taboada, Georgia Institute of Technology
Room: 202

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X8.00001: Models of Core-Collapse Supernova Explosions and Uncertainties in Presupernova Stellar Structure Christian D. Ott, Sean M. Couch Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X8.00002: Simulating Radiation Transport in Curved Spacetimes Eirik Endeve, Cory Hauck, Yulong Xing, Christian Cardall, Anthony Mezzacappa Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X8.00003: Three-dimensional simulation of core-collapse supernovae with CHIMERA O.E.B. Messer, Eric J. Lentz, Stephen W. Bruenn, J.A. Harris, W. Raphael Hix, Anthony Mezzacappa, John M. Blondin, Eirik Endeve, Pedro Marronetti, Konstantin Yakunin Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X8.00004: The Magnetorotational Explosion Mechanism in Full 3D Core-Collapse Supernova Simulations Sherwood Richers, Philipp Moesta, Christian Ott, Anthony Piro, Roland Haas, Kristen Boydstun, Ernazar Abdikamalov, Christian Reisswig, Erik Schnetter Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X8.00005: Toward Connecting Core-Collapse Supernova Explosions with Observations of their Supernova Remnants Timothy Handy, Tomasz Plewa, Andrzej Odrzywolek Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X8.00006: Catching the First Cosmic Explosions: Explosion and Mixing of Pair-Instability Supernovae Ke-Jung Chen, Alexander Heger, Stan Woosley Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X8.00007: ``Pheudo-cyclotron'' radiation of non-relativistic particles in small-scale magnetic turbulence Brett Keenan, Alex Ford, Mikhail V. Medvedev Preview Abstract

Session X10: Invited Session: Open Innovation Labs for Physics Undergraduate Independent Research

Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: Duncan Carlsmith, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Room: 204

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X10.00001: Open Innovation Labs for Physics Undergraduate Independent Research Invited Speaker: Duncan Carlsmith Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X10.00002: Physics as a Platform for Teaching Innovation Invited Speaker: John R. Brandenberger Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X10.00003: The Innovation Hyperlab: a Physical and Curriculum Framework for Fostering Innovation From Grade School to Grad School Invited Speaker: Randall Tagg Preview Abstract

Session X11: Invited Session: New Computational Techniques for Astrophysics

Sponsoring Units: DCOMP DAP
Chair: Pedro Marronetti, National Science Foundation
Room: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X11.00001: Porting Legacy LQCD Applicatons to GPUs Invited Speaker: M.A. Clark Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X11.00002: HACCing the Universe Invited Speaker: Adrian Pope Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X11.00003: Chemora: A Scalable PDE Solving Framework for Modern HPC Architectures Invited Speaker: Erik Schnetter Preview Abstract

Session X12: Instrumentation & Methods II

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Nikos Varelas, University of Illinois at Chicago
Room: 100

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X12.00001: Beam test of a large-area GEM detector prototype for the upgrade of the CMS muon endcap system Vallary Bhopatkar Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X12.00002: The ATLAS Hadronic Tau Trigger Elizabeth Caitlin Brost Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X12.00003: The Design of an Upgrade to the Level-1 Trigger for the Endcap Muon System of the CMS Experiment Matthew Carver Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X12.00004: The Trigger and Data Acquisition System of the ATLAS experiment in preparation for Run 2 Lukas Heinrich Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X12.00005: Phase 1 Upgrade of the CMS Pixel Detector: Module Assembly and Testing Ashish Kumar Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X12.00006: CMS Forward Hadron Calorimeters Phase II Upgrade Burak Bilki Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X12.00007: Novel Cerenkov Detector for Particle Identification Kamuran Dilsiz, Hasan Ogul, Emrah Tiras Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X12.00008: Secondary Emission Ionization Calorimetry R{\&}D Emrah Tiras Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 12:21PM - 12:33PM		X12.00009: Beam test results for a large-area GEM detector read out with radial zigzag strips Aiwu Zhang, Vallary Bhopatkar, Marcus Hohlmann, Eric Hansen, Nicholas Lowing, Mike Phipps, Elizabeth Starling, Jessie Twigger, Kimberly Walton Preview Abstract

Session X13: Formal Theory

Sponsoring Units: GPMFC DPF
Chair: Nicholas Hadley, University of Maryland
Room: 101

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X13.00001: Knot physics, spacetime in co-dimension 2 Clifford Ellgen Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		X13.00002: A six-dimensional Jordan model for electroweak interactions Aldo Mart\'Inez Merino, Octavio Obregon Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X13.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X13.00004: Using Clifford Algebra to Understand the Nature of Negative Pressure Waves Gene McClellan Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X13.00005: Meson Spectra from a Three-Field Model of AdS/QCD Sean Bartz, Joseph Kapusta Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X13.00006: Generalized entanglement entropy and the Ryu-Takayanagi proposal Octavio Obreg\'on Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X13.00007: Towards Scaling Relations in Relativistic Hydrodynamics and Gravity John Westernacher-Schneider, Luis Lehner Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X13.00008: The Yang-Mills Mass Gap Solution Jay R. Yablon Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 12:21PM - 12:33PM		X13.00009: An Integrated Theory of Everything (TOE) Antonio Colella Preview Abstract

Session X14: Hadron Structure

Sponsoring Units: GHP
Chair: Volker Crede, Florida State University
Room: 102

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X14.00001: Phenomenology of light hadrons in a chiral effective theory Timothy Hobbs, John Londergan, Chueng-Ryong Ji, Wally Melnitchouk Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X14.00002: Polarization Observables for Double-Pion Photoproduction using a Linearly Polarized Photon Beam and a Transversely Polarized Target from FROST P. Roy, V. Crede Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X14.00003: MOVED TO M7.008 Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X14.00004: Analysis of anti-Kaon-induced Cascade baryon production Benjamin Jackson, Kanzo Nakayama, Helmut Haberzettl, Yongseok Oh Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X14.00005: Decays of Scalar Mesons in the Light-Front Quark Model Martin DeWitt Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X14.00006: Measurement of two-photon exchange effects in CLAS Dipak Rimal, Brian Raue, Dasuni Adikaram, Lawrence Weinstein Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X14.00007: Positron-proton to electron-proton elastic cross section ratios from CLAS Dasuni Adikaram, Dipak Rimal, Larry Weinstein, Brian Raue Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X14.00008: A Radiative Event Generator for OLYMPUS Axel Schmidt Preview Abstract

Session X15: Approximations to General Relativity

Chair: Bela Szilagyi, California Institute of Technology
Room: 103

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X15.00001: On incorporating post-Newtonian effects in N-body dynamics Clifford M. Will Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X15.00002: Radiation Reaction, Gravitational Self-Force and Higher-Order Perturbation Theory in General Relativity Steven Detweiler Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X15.00003: Second-Order Perturbations of Extreme Mass-Ratio Binary Schwarzschild Black Hole Systems Jonathan Thompson Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X15.00004: Mode coupling mechanism for late--time Kerr tails Lior M. Burko, Gaurav Khanna Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X15.00005: A smoother effective source for scalar self-force simulations Peter Diener, Ian Vega, Barry Wardell Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X15.00006: Self-force in nonvacuum spacetimes Eric Poisson Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X15.00007: Gravitational Self-Torque and Spin Precession in Compact Binaries Alexandre Le Tiec, Sam Dolan, Niels Warburton, Abraham Harte, Barry Wardell, Leor Barack Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X15.00008: Compact Binaries and Supermassive Black Holes Shane Larson, Eric Addison, Pablo Laguna Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 12:21PM - 12:33PM		X15.00009: Differential rotation of the unstable nonlinear r-mode John Friedman, Lee Lindblom, Keith Lockitch Preview Abstract