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Session X2: Cosmic Microwave Background

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Raphael Flauger, Carnegie Mellon University
Room: Holiday 1

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X2.00001: Instrumentation Assembly, Characterization and Deployment of the Multichroic Detector Array for ACTPol Shuay-Pwu Ho Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X2.00002: Measurement of CMB Polarization with the Atacama Cosmology Telescope Emily Grace Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X2.00003: Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Polarization calibration analysis for CMB measurements with ACTPol and Advanced ACTPol Brian Koopman Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X2.00004: SPTpol Results from the First 100 Square Degree Survey Abigail Crites Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X2.00005: Cosmological Constraints from Galaxy Clusters Identified in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ Survey Lindsey Bleem Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X2.00006: A measurement of gravitational lensing of the Cosmic Microwave Background by galaxy clusters using data from the South Pole Telescope Eric Baxter Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X2.00007: Richness-Mass relation and Optical-SZE Positional Offset Distribution for SPT Selected Clusters Alexandro Saro Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X2.00008: Mapping matter jointly with CMB lensing and Large Scale Structure Kevin Huffenberger, Felipe Maldonado, Aditya Rotti Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:21PM - 12:33PM		X2.00009: Disproof of Big Bang's Foundational Expansion Redshift Assumption Overthrows the Big Bang and Its No-Center Universe and Is Replaced by a Spherically Symmetric Model with Nearby Center with the 2.73K CMR Explained by Vacuum Gravity and Doppler Effects Robert Gentry Preview Abstract

Session X3: Invited Session: Nuclear Scientists and Nuclear Emergency Response

Sponsoring Units: DNP FPS
Chair: Jolie Cizewski, Rutgers University
Room: Holiday 2

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X3.00001: National Labs and Nuclear Emergency Response Invited Speaker: Kimberly Budil Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X3.00002: DOE Response to the Fukushima Accident: Advancing the Science of Emergency Response Invited Speaker: Daniel Blumenthal Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X3.00003: Experiences of an Engineer working in Reactor Safety and Emergency Response Invited Speaker: Douglas Osborn Preview Abstract

Session X4: Nuclear Reactions: Light and Heavy Ions

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: William Walters, University of Maryland
Room: Holiday 3

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X4.00001: Transverse Isotropy: Disappearance of Mott oscillations in sub-barrier elastic scattering of identical heavy ions and the nuclear ineraction Mahir Hussein, L. Felipe Canto, Raul Donangelo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X4.00002: The Breakup Cross Section of the D+D Reaction at 6.94 MeV A.L. Richard, C.R. Brune, D.C. Ingram, S. Dhakal, A. Karki, T.N. Massey, J.E. O'Donnell, C.E. Parker Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X4.00003: Measuring the Fusion Cross-Section of $^{18,19}$O + $^{12}$C with Low-Intensity Beams at Energies Near and Below the Coulomb Barrier Tracy Steinbach, Justin Vadas, Jon Schmidt, Varinderjit Singh, Sylvie Hudan, Romualdo deSouza, Lagy Baby, Sean Kuvin, Ingo Wiedenhover, Sait Umar, Volker Oberacker Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X4.00004: Alpha Emission in the De-excitation of $^{30}$Si Nuclei at E$^{*}$ = 30 to 38 MeV Justin Vadas, Tracy Steinbach, Jon Schmidt, Varinderjit Singh, Sylvie Hudan, Romualdo deSouza, Lagi Baby, Sean Kuvin, Ingo Wiedenhover Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X4.00005: The $^{136}$Xe + $^{208}$Pb reaction: A test of models of multi-nucleon transfer reactions Spencer Barrett, Ricardo Yanez, Walter Loveland, Shaofei Zhu, Robert Janssens, Mike Carpenter, Torben Lauritsen, John Greene, Michael Albers, Akaa Ayangeakaa, Alejandro Sonzogni, Elizabeth McCutchan, Christopher Chiara, Jessica Harker, William Walters Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X4.00006: $^{89}$Zr(n,$\gamma )^{90}$Zr from a surrogate reaction approach Shuya Ota, J.T. Burke, R.J. Casperson, J.E. Escher, R.O. Hughes, J.J. Ressler, N.D. Scielzo, I. Thompson, R.A.E. Austin, E. McCleskey, M. McCleskey, A. Saastamoinen, T. Ross Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X4.00007: Measurement of the Total Kinetic Energy Release (TKE) in $^{232}$Th(n,f) with E$_{n}$ = 2.59 - 87.31 MeV Jonathan King, Ricardo Yanez, Jonathan Barrett, Walter Loveland, Fredrik Tovesson, Nick Fotiades, Hye Young Lee Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X4.00008: Measurement of Neutron-Induced, Angular-Momentum-Dependent Fission Probabilities Direct Reactions Johnathon Koglin, Igor Jovanovic, Jason Burke, Robert Casperson Preview Abstract

Session X5: Mini-symposium on Physics of the Cosmos

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Ann Hornschemeier, NASA/GSFC
Room: Key 1

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X5.00001: The NASA Physics of the Cosmos Program Invited Speaker: Jamie Bock Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X5.00002: Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization: Status and Experimental Prospects Edward J. Wollack Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X5.00003: Future Prospects for Space-Based Gamma Ray Astronomy Mark McConnell Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X5.00004: Unveiling the Origin of Cosmic Rays Angela V. Olinto Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X5.00005: Dark Energy Research: A Space Odyssey Olivier Dore Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X5.00006: Probing the Hot and Energetic Universe: X-rays and Astrophysics Marshall Bautz Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:21PM - 12:33PM		X5.00007: LISA in the gravitational wave decade John Conklin, Neil Cornish Preview Abstract

Session X6: Binary Black Holes: Spins and Kicks

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Mark Scheel, California Institute of Technology
Room: Key 2

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X6.00001: Accurate Models for Astrophysical Black Hole Recoils Yosef Zlochower, Carlos Lousto Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X6.00002: Remnant mass, spin, and recoil from spin aligned black-hole binaries James Healy, Carlos Lousto, Yosef Zlochower Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X6.00003: Genuine Spin-Flip in Binary Black Holes Carlos Lousto, James Healy Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X6.00004: Defining and calculating spin on deformed apparent horizons Robert Owen Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X6.00005: Nearly extremal apparent horizons in simulations of merging black holes Geoffrey Lovelace, Mark Scheel, Robert Owen, Matthew Giesler, Reza Katebi, Bela Szilagyi, Tony Chu, Nicholas Demos, Daniel Hemberger, Lawrence Kidder, Harald Pfeiffer, Nousha Afshari Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X6.00006: Simulations of nearly extremal binary black holes Matthew Giesler, Mark Scheel, Daniel Hemberger, Geoffrey Lovelace, Kevin Kuper, Michael Boyle, Bela Szilagyi, Lawrence Kidder Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X6.00007: Force-free electrodynamics in dynamical curved spacetimes Sean McWilliams Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X6.00008: Global Aspects of Radiation Memory Jeffrey Winicour Preview Abstract

Session X7: Alternate Theories of Gravity

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Antoine Klein, University of Mississippi
Room: Key 3

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X7.00001: Derivation of Einstein--Cartan theory from general relativity Richard Petti Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X7.00002: String-inspired Infinite Derivative theories of Gravity Tirthabir Biswas, Anupam Mazumdar Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X7.00003: Black Hole Formation in Randall-Sundrum Braneworld II Daoyan Wang, Matthew W. Choptuik Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X7.00004: Slowly-Rotating Black Hole Solution in Einstein-Dilaton-Gauss-Bonnet Gravity Dimitry Ayzenberg, Nicolas Yunes Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X7.00005: Requirements for a Manifestly Covariant Quantum Field Theory Stuart Walker Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X7.00006: The Newtonian approximation in Causal Dynamical Triangulations Adam Getchell Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X7.00007: Gravitational radiation from compact binaries in scalar-tensor gravity Ryan Lang Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X7.00008: Image Comparisons of Black Hole vs. Neutron Dark Star by Ray Tracing D.T. Froedge Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:21PM - 12:33PM		X7.00009: Experimental signatures of semiclassical gravity and the many-body Schr\"odinger-Newton equation Bassam Helou, Haixing Miao, Huan Yang, Yanbei Chen Preview Abstract

Session X8: Invited Session: APS and Public Engagement in Historical Perspective

Sponsoring Units: FHP FOEP
Chair: Joseph Martin, Michigan State University
Room: Key 4

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X8.00001: The American Physical Society and the Ethics of Cold War Science Invited Speaker: Sarah Bridger Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X8.00002: The Society's Involvement in the Defense of Human Rights Invited Speaker: Edward Gerjuoy Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X8.00003: History of the Forum on Physics and Society (1972-2015) Invited Speaker: David Hafemeister Preview Abstract

Session X9: Invited Session: Hot Topics in Astrophysics

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Paul Shapiro, University of Texas at Austin
Room: Key 5

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X9.00001: Gamma-Rays from SN2014J and their Implications for Type Ia Supernovae Invited Speaker: Roland Diehl Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X9.00002: Searching for Milky Way Satellites with the Dark Energy Survey Invited Speaker: Alex Drlica-Wagner Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X9.00003: Solar Neutrinos and the First Real-Time Detection of pp Neutrinos from the Sun Invited Speaker: Pablo Mosteiro Preview Abstract

Session X10: Invited Session: Determining Neutrino Cross Sections

Sponsoring Units: DPF DNP
Chair: Robert Bernstein, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: Key 6

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X10.00001: Experimental Results on Neutrino Scattering Invited Speaker: Kevin McFarland Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X10.00002: Calculations of Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering: Connecting Electron-Nucleus Scattering to Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering Invited Speaker: Rocco Schiavilla Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X10.00003: Neutrino-Nucleon (Nucleus) Scattering for non-Neutrino Physics: The case of Neutral Current induced Photon Production Invited Speaker: Xilin Zhang Preview Abstract

Session X11: Invited Session: AAPT: What You Need to Know About New AP Physics 1 and 2

Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: Gerald Feldman, George Washington University
Room: Key 7

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X11.00001: AP Physics 1 {\&} 2; Some Things Old and Some Things New Invited Speaker: Robert Morse Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X11.00002: The new AP Physics exams: Integrating qualitative and quantitative reasoning Invited Speaker: Andrew Elby Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X11.00003: Bringing together best practices and best acceptance with real resources: AP Physics 1 and 2 Invited Speaker: Gay Stewart Preview Abstract

Session X12: Invited Session: Forefront Nuclear and Particle Physics

Sponsoring Units: COM
Chair: David Ernst, Vanderbilt University
Room: Key 8

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X12.00001: Perspectives of the ALICE Experiment and Detector Upgrade Invited Speaker: Edmundo Garcia-Solis Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:57AM		X12.00002: Meson Spectroscopy at Jefferson Lab Invited Speaker: Carlos Salgado Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:33PM		X12.00003: Searches for New Physics at the LHC, Current Status and Future Prospects Invited Speaker: Verena Martinez Outschoorn Preview Abstract

Session X13: Post-Newtonian Approximation in General Relativity

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Samuel Gralla, Harvard University
Room: Key 9

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X13.00001: An analytic function expansion approach to computing perturbations from extreme-mass-ratio binaries with eccentric orbits Charles Evans, Erik Forseth, Seth Hopper Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X13.00002: High-precision gravitational wave fluxes from eccentric extreme-mass-ratio binaries and post-Newtonian comparison Erik Forseth, Charles Evans, Seth Hopper Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X13.00003: Hybrid self-force approach for calculating long term inspirals of highly eccentric EMRIs Thomas Osburn, Niels Warburton, Charles Evans, Seth Hopper Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X13.00004: Experimental mathematics meets gravitational self-force: Using a high-accuracy numerical computation to obtain analytic forms for the post-Newtonian expansion of the redshift invariant to 11.5PN and beyond Nathan Johnson-McDaniel, Abhay Shah, Bernard Whiting Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X13.00005: Inhomogeneous Galilei-invariant 4D variational principles for classically interacting point particles following from Poincar\'e-invariant ones Harry Woodcock Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X13.00006: Exact Descriptions of General Relativity Derived from Newtonian Mechanics within Curved Geometries David Savickas Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X13.00007: ABSTRACT MOVED TO X7.00009 Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X13.00008: Testing numerically the null Cauchy horizon singularity inside Kerr black holes Lior Burko, Gaurav Khanna, Anil Zengino\v{g}lu Preview Abstract

Session X14: Active Galactic Nuclei and General Astrophysics

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Chris Done, Durham University
Room: Key 10

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X14.00001: Detection of Extended Emission from Fornax A and Measurement of the Extragalactic Background Light Jeffrey Magill, William McConville, Markos Georganopoulos, Eileen Meyer, Jeremy Perkins, Lukasz Stawarz Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X14.00002: A Bright TeV Flare from the Blazar B2 1215+303 Detected by VERITAS Johnathan Kuan, Reshmi Mukherjee Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X14.00003: On the Origin of High Energy Emission from Blazars Roopesh Ojha, Bryce Carpenter, Michael Dutka, Justin Finke, Matthias Kadler Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X14.00004: Monitoring TeV Gamma-ray Sources for Flaring States with HAWC Ian Wisher, Thomas Weisgarber Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X14.00005: The Systematics of Relativistically Beamed Jets from Active Galaxies and the Blazar Divide Prajval Shastri, Maitrayee Gupta, Estrella Jimenez-Gomez, Grzegorz Madejski Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X14.00006: Exceptional X-ray Weak Quasars: Implications for Accretion Flows William Brandt, Bin Luo, Patrick Hall, Jianfeng Wu, Scott Anderson, Gordon Garmire, Robert Gibson, Dennis Just, Richard Plotkin, Gordon Richards, Donald Schneider, Ohad Shemmer, Yue Shen Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X14.00007: The Distribution and Annihilation of Dark Matter Around Black Holes Jeremy Schnittman Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X14.00008: Search for Astrophysical Tau Neutrinos with Three Years of IceCube Data Donglian Xu Preview Abstract

Session X15: Mini-symposium on Optically Pumped Polarized Targets, Sources and Methods I

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Gordon Cates, University of Virginia
Room: Key 11

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 11:21AM		X15.00001: Spin-Exchange Optical Pumping of He-3 Invited Speaker: Thad Walker Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X15.00002: Recent advances in polarized 3He based neutron spin filter development Wangchun Chen, Thomas Gentile, Ross Erwin, Shannon Watson, Kathryn Krycka, Qiang Ye Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X15.00003: On the limits of spin-exchange optical pumping of $^{3}$He T.R. Gentile, W.C. Chen, Q. Ye, T.G. Walker, E. Babcock Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		X15.00004: RF detection with and electron polarization in an optically pumped multi-pass magnetometer Karen Sauer, David Prescott, Nezih Dural, Michael Romalis Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X15.00005: Online SEOP polarization of Large Area Neutron Spin Filters Earl Babcock, Zahir Salhi, Alexander Ioffe Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X15.00006: Continuously pumped $^{3}$He neutron spin filter using spin exchange optical pumping for polarized neutron scattering in material science Fankang Li, Ke Li, Steven Parnell, Tianhao Wang, H. Yan, Xin Tong, P. Chenjang, Adam Washington, W. Chen, Roger Pynn, Michael Snow Preview Abstract

Session X16: Higgs Physics II

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Chip Brock, Michigan State University
Room: Key 12

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		X16.00001: Search for a heavy charged Higgs boson decaying to tb in the single lepton final state at CMS Alex Garabedian Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		X16.00002: Search for anomalous HVV couplings in associated Higgs production with H to bb Sinan Sagir Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		X16.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		X16.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		X16.00005: Search for MSSM Heavy Higgs Bosons with Decays to 125 GeV Higgs Bosons with $\tau$ Final States in CMS Laura Dodd Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		X16.00006: Non-sterile electroweak-scale right-handed neutrino and the dual nature of the 126 GeV scalar Ajinkya Kamat Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		X16.00007: Search for Lepton-Flavor-Violating Decays of the Higgs Boson Aaron Levine Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		X16.00008: Validation of the Higgs boson spin-parity analysis with $Z \rightarrow 4l$ data Jeffrey Roskes Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:21PM - 12:33PM		X16.00009: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract