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Session R2: Solar System

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Room: Holiday 1

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R2.00001: Solar-Heliospheric-Interstellar Cosmic Ray Tour with the NASA Virtual Energetic Particle Observatory and the Space Physics Data Facility John F. Cooper, Natalia E. Papitashvili, Rita C. Johnson, Nand Lal, Robert E. McGuire Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R2.00002: A Causal, Covariant Theory of Dissipative Fluid Flow Dillon Scofield, Pablo Huq Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R2.00003: The Common-origin of Kinetic Turbulence and Electron-Halo of Velocity Distribution Function in the Solar Wind Haihong Che Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R2.00004: Atmospheric Ionization Measurements Thomas Slack, Riley Mayes Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R2.00005: Geant4 Simulation of the Relativistic Runaway Electron Avalanche Process and Terrestrial Gamma ray Flashes S.T. Alnussirat, J.W. Watts, G.J. Fishman, H.J. Christian Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R2.00006: Laboratory studies on the rheology of cryogenic slurries with implications for icy satellites Elizabeth Carey, Karl Mitchell, Mathieu Choukroun, Fang Zhong Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R2.00007: New trans-Neptunian Objects in the Dark Energy Survey Supernova Fields David Gerdes Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R2.00008: Of the nature of a hot, ``strongly-''magnetized plasma state -in thermal equilibrium- in astrophysics Daniel Berdichevsky Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 12:21PM - 12:33PM		R2.00009: A Detection of the Gamma-Ray Albedo of Solar System Bodies Yuexia Lin, Manel Errando, Reshmi Mukherjee Preview Abstract

Session R3: Invited Session: The Physics of EIC

Sponsoring Units: DNP GHP
Room: Holiday 2

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R3.00001: Nucleon Structure at the EIC Invited Speaker: Xiangdong Ji Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R3.00002: Small-x physics and gluon saturation at the EIC Invited Speaker: Kirill Tuchin Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R3.00003: Experiments at the EIC Invited Speaker: Abhay Deshpande Preview Abstract

Session R4: Neutrinos - Low Energy I

Sponsoring Units: DNP DPF
Chair: Alan Poon, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Room: Holiday 3

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R4.00001: COHERENT at the Spallation Neutron Source Justin Raybern, Kate Scholberg Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R4.00002: Coherent Elastic Neutrino Nucleus Scattering (CENNS) Experiment at the Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam Rex Tayloe Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R4.00003: Status of the KATRIN Neutrino Mass Experiment Diana Parno Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R4.00004: Results from CUORE-0, status of CUORE and summary of R\&D with bolometers for neutrino physics Raul Hennings-Yeomans Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R4.00005: Status Update of the {\sc Majorana Demonstrator} Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Experiment Kristopher Vorren Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R4.00006: nEXO: the next generation neutrinoless double beta decay search Yi-Hsuan Lin Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R4.00007: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Sensitivity in Water-based Liquid Scintillator Detectors Andrew Mastbaum Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R4.00008: Commissioning and calibrating the CUORE neutrinoless double beta decay experiment Jeremy S. Cushman Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 12:21PM - 12:33PM		R4.00009: Neutron capture cross section of $^{136}$Xe Sean Daugherty, Joshua Albert, Tessa Johnson, Thomasina O'Conner, Lisa Kaufman Preview Abstract

Session R5: Instrumentation and Applications

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Todd Averett, College of William and Mary
Room: Key 1

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R5.00001: Development of fast-release solid catchers for rare isotopes Jerry Nolen, John Greene, Jeffrey Elam, Anil Mane, Uma Sampathkumaran, Raymond Winter, David Hess, Mohammad Mushfiq, Daniel Stracener, Ingo Wiendenhoever Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R5.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R5.00003: Data Acquisition and Environmental Monitoring of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Samuel Meijer Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R5.00004: Neutron-neutron angular correlations in spontaneous and neutron-induced fission Ramona Vogt, Jorgen Randrup Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R5.00005: Detection of fissionable materials in cargoes using monochromatic photon radiography Areg Danagoulian, Richard Lanza, Buckley O'Day Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R5.00006: Electromagnetic Near Field Measurements of Two Critical Assemblies Jeffrey Goettee, Tim Goorley, Douglas Mayo, William Myers, Joetta Goda, Frank Sage Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R5.00007: Laser Forced Nuclear Fission as a Spectroscopy tool Richard Kriske Preview Abstract

Session R6: Fundamental Symmetries III

Chair: Michael Huber, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Room: Key 2

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R6.00001: Measuring the antineutrino-beta Correlation in the Nab Experiment Aaron Sprow Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R6.00002: Measuring the beta-neutrino angular correlation in the $^6$He decay Yelena Bagdasarova, Alejandro Garicia, Ran Hong, Matthew Sternberg, Derek Storm, Erik Swanson, Frederik Wauters, David Zumwalt, Arnaud Leredde, Kevin Bailey, Peter Mueller, Thomas P. O'Connor, Xavier Flechard, Etienne Lienard, Oscar Naviliat-Cuncic Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R6.00003: Neutron Spin Rotation Measurements Murad Sarsour Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R6.00004: Measurement of parity violation in $n+^{3}$He$\rightarrow p+t$ Christopher Coppola Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R6.00005: aCORN on the new NIST cold neutron beam line Md Hassan Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R6.00006: GEANT4 Monte Carlo Modeling of the Nab Segmented Silicon Detectors Emil Frlez Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R6.00007: A precision measurement of the isospin dependence in the 2N and 3N short range correlation regions from the mirror nuclei $3H$ and $3He$ Dien Nguyen Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R6.00008: Neutron interferometry in a temperature controlled vacuum environment for the search of dark energy and other precision experiments Parminder Saggu, D. Cory, D. Pushin, J. Nsofini, D. Sarenac, M. Huber, M. Arif, C. Shahi, R. Haun, M. Snow, K. Li, V. Skavysh, B. Heacock, A. Young Preview Abstract

Session R7: Force-Free Electrodynamics and Fluid Models

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Tony Chu, Princeton University
Room: Key 3

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R7.00001: Exact force-free electrodynamic solutions and their perturbations Fan Zhang, Luis Lehner, Sean McWilliams, Harald Pfeiffer, Huan Yang Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R7.00002: Exact Solutions for Extreme Black Hole Magnetospheres Maria J. Rodriguez, Alexandru Lupsasca, Andrew Strominger Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R7.00003: New exact force-free magnetospheres and an AGN model Alexandru Lupsasca, Sam Gralla, Maria Rodriguez Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R7.00004: Force-free electrodynamics in a Kerr background: Explicit solutions Govind Menon Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R7.00005: Coupled Oscillator Model for Nonlinear Gravitational Perturbations Huan Yang, Fan Zhang, Stephen Green, Luis Lehner Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R7.00006: Forced Turbulence in Relativistic Conformal Fluids John Ryan Westernacher-Schneider, Stephen Green, Luis Lehner, Kipp Canon, Yaron Oz Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R7.00007: Challenging the standard perfect fluid paradigm James O'Brien Preview Abstract

Session R8: Invited Session: AAPT Research-Based Instruction in Quantum Mechanics

Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: Dean Zollman, Kansas State University
Room: Key 4

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R8.00001: Improving student understanding of quantum mechanics Invited Speaker: Chandralekha Singh Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R8.00002: QuVis interactive simulations: tools to support quantum mechanics instruction Invited Speaker: Antje Kohnle Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R8.00003: General Discussion: Teaching Quantum Mechanics Preview Abstract

Session R9: Invited Session: Understanding Core-Collapse Supernovae from the Inside Out

Sponsoring Units: DAP DNP
Chair: John Beacom, Ohio State University
Room: Key 5

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R9.00001: Hans A. Bethe Prize: Neutron Stars and Core-Collapse Supernovae Invited Speaker: James Lattimer Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R9.00002: The Critical Neutrino Luminosity of the Core-Collapse Supernova Explosions Invited Speaker: Ondrej Pejcha Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R9.00003: Remnants of Core-Collapse Supernovae Invited Speaker: Laura Lopez Preview Abstract

Session R10: Invited Session: Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe: Progress and Open Questions

Sponsoring Units: DPF DAP
Chair: Nicholas Hadley, University of Maryland
Room: Key 6

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R10.00001: Status and Outlook for the Direct Detection of Dark Matter Invited Speaker: Carter Hall Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R10.00002: Early Science Results from the Dark Energy Survey Invited Speaker: Ashley Ross Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R10.00003: Cosmological Simulations of Dark Matter Invited Speaker: Mark Vogelsberger Preview Abstract

Session R11: Invited Session: 100 Years of General Relativity, 20 Years of GGR: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Beverly Berger
Room: Key 7

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 11:12AM		R11.00001: Open Questions: Detection of Gravitational Waves Invited Speaker: Peter Saulson Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:12AM - 11:39AM		R11.00002: Panel Discussion: 100 Years of GR, 20 years of GGR: Looking back and looking forward Invited Speaker: Gabriela Gonzalez Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:39AM - 12:06PM		R11.00003: 100 Years of GR, 20 years of GGR: Looking back and looking forward Invited Speaker: James Hartle Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 12:06PM - 12:33PM		R11.00004: Panel Discussion: 100 Years of GR, 20 years of GGR: Looking back and looking forward Invited Speaker: Jorge Pullin Preview Abstract

Session R12: Invited Session: Three Perspectives on the Supercollider

Sponsoring Units: FHP
Chair: Catherine Westfalll, Michigan State University
Room: Key 8

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R12.00001: DOE Perspectives on the Supercollider Invited Speaker: James Decker Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R12.00002: The Disappearing Fourth Wall: John Marburger, Science Policy, and the SSC Invited Speaker: Robert Crease Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R12.00003: A Bridge Too Far: The Demise of the Superconducting Super Collider, 1989--1993 Invited Speaker: Michael Riordan Preview Abstract

Session R13: Gravitational Waveforms and Perturbation Theory

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Scott Field, Cornell University
Room: Key 9

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R13.00001: Secular gravitational-wave phasing to 3PN order for low-eccentricity inspiraling binaries Blake Moore, Marc Favata, K. G. Arun, Chandra Mishra Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R13.00002: Eccentric Post-Newtonian Bursts Nicholas Loutrel, Nicolas Yunes, Frans Pretorius Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R13.00003: Spin effects in the nonlinear gravitational-wave memory from inspiralling binaries Marc Favata, Xinyi Guo Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R13.00004: Nonlinear gravitational-wave memory from merging binary black holes Goran Dojcinoski, Marc Favata Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R13.00005: Effective potentials and morphological transitions for binary black-hole spin precession Michael Kesden, Davide Gerosa, Richard O'Shaughnessy, Emanuele Berti, Ulrich Sperhake Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R13.00006: Higher order spin effects in inspiralling compact objects binaries Sylvain Marsat Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R13.00007: Tidal invariants for compact binaries on quasi-circular orbits Niels Warburton, Sam Dolan, Patrick Nolan, Adrian Ottewill, Barry Wardell Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R13.00008: Computing the dissipative part of the gravitational self force: I. Formalism Eanna Flanagan, Tanja Hinderer, Scott A. Hughes, Uchupol Ruangsri Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 12:21PM - 12:33PM		R13.00009: Computing the dissipative part of the gravitational self force: II. Numerical implementation and preliminary results Scott Hughes, Eanna Flanagan, Tanja Hinderer, Uchupol Ruangsri Preview Abstract

Session R14: Missions and Instruments I (General)

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Reshmi Mukherjee, Columbia University
Room: Key 10

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R14.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R14.00002: ISS-Lobster: a low-cost wide-field X-ray transient detector on the ISS Robert Petre, Jordan Camp, Scott Barthelmy, Neil Gehrels, Judith Racusin, Frank Marshall, Andrew Ptak Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R14.00003: Time Projection Chamber Polarimeters for X-ray Astrophysics Joanne Hill, Kevin Black, Keith Jahoda Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R14.00004: The Speedster-EXD - A New Event-Triggered Hybrid CMOS X-ray Detector Christopher Griffith, Abe Falcone, Zach Prieskorn, David Burrows Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R14.00005: Quantum efficiency of Si Hybrid CMOS detectors in the soft X-ray band Zachary Prieskorn, Stephen Bongiorno, David Burrows, Abraham Falcone, Christopher Griffith, Jonathan Nikoleyczik, Mark Wells Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R14.00006: The Cherenkov Telescope Array Peter Karn Preview Abstract

Session R15: Mini-symposium on New Forces at the GeV Scale and Dark Matter I

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Neal Weiner, New York Unversity
Room: Key 11

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R15.00001: Dark Forces and Signals of Dark Matter Invited Speaker: Neil Weiner Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R15.00002: Search for the dark photon in $\pi^0$ decays Patrizia Cenci Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R15.00003: Search for dark particles at Belle (II) Igal Jaegle Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R15.00004: Search for low mass vector gauge bosons mediating dark forces at KLOE Fabio Bossi Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R15.00005: Dark photon search at the PHENIX experiment Jin Huang Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R15.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session R16: Top Quark Physics

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Dmitri Denisov, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: Key 12

Monday, April 13, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R16.00001: Measurements of Top Quark Mass at the Tevatron in the dilepton final state using neutrino weighting HuanZhao Liu Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R16.00002: Measurements of Top Quark Mass at the Tevatron in the dilepton final state Maryna Borysova Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R16.00003: Measurements of the Mass of the Top Quark with sqrt(s) = 8 TeV CMS Data Richard Nally Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R16.00004: Measurement of the differential top-quark pair-production cross section for top quarks with high transverse momentum Susan Dittmer, Maral Alyari, Matthew Bellis, Salvatore Rappoccio, Louise Skinnari, Julia Thom Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R16.00005: Measurement of properties of additional jets in top quark pair decays using $e\mu$ events with 2 $b$-jets in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}=8$ TeV with the ATLAS detector Jacquelyn Brosamer Preview Abstract
Monday, April 13, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R16.00006: Search for Monotop Production in Semi-Leptonic Decays of Top Quarks at $\mathbf{\sqrt{s}= 8}$ TeV Using the ATLAS Detector Andrew Chegwidden Preview Abstract