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Session Y2: Cosmology III: Dark Energy Survey

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Bhuvnesh Jain, University of Pennsylvania
Room: Holiday 1

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:30PM - 1:42PM		Y2.00001: The Dark Energy Survey and Operations H. Thomas Diehl Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:42PM - 1:54PM		Y2.00002: Galaxy Clustering in the Dark Energy Survey Science Verification Data Ashley Ross, Martin Crocce Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:54PM - 2:06PM		Y2.00003: CMB Lensing Tomography with the Dark Energy Survey Science Verification galaxies Ross Cawthon, Tommaso Giannantonio, Pablo Fosalba, Franz Elsner, Boris Leistedt, Aurelien Benoit-Levy, Donnacha Kirk, Martin Crocce, Scott Dodelson, Gil Holder, Yuuki Omori Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:06PM - 2:18PM		Y2.00004: Measuring Scatter in the Cluster Richness-Mass Relation for the Dark Energy Survey Devon Hollowood, Tesla Jeltema, Eli Rykoff, Eduardo Rozo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:18PM - 2:30PM		Y2.00005: The Dark Energy Survey Science Verification Shear Catalog Michael Jarvis, Erin Sheldon, Joe Zuntz, Sarah Bridle, Tomasz Kacprzak Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:30PM - 2:42PM		Y2.00006: Galaxy-Galaxy Lensing in Dark Energy Survey Science Verification Data Juliana Kwan, Bhuvnesh Jain, Joseph Clampitt, Carles Sanchez, Niall Maccrann Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:42PM - 2:54PM		Y2.00007: Combining Galaxy-Galaxy Lensing and Galaxy Clustering: A Practical Approach Youngsoo Park, Elisabeth Krause, Scott Dodelson, Bhuvnesh Jain Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:54PM - 3:06PM		Y2.00008: Cosmic Shear Measurements with the Dark Energy Survey Science Verification Data Matthew Becker, Michael Troxel, Tim Eifler, Niall MacCrann Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:06PM - 3:18PM		Y2.00009: Wide-Field Lensing Mass Maps from DES Science Verification Data Chihway Chang, Vinu Vikram, Bhuvnesh Jain, David Bacon Preview Abstract

Session Y3: Invited Session: The Structure of the Pion

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Rolf Ent, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: Holiday 2

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:30PM - 2:06PM		Y3.00001: Basic Facts about the Pion Invited Speaker: Craig Roberts Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:06PM - 2:42PM		Y3.00002: The pion form factor and deep exclusive pion production Invited Speaker: Tanja Horn Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:42PM - 3:18PM		Y3.00003: Precision Measurement of the Neutral Pion Lifetime Invited Speaker: Liping Gan Preview Abstract

Session Y4: Neutrino Instrumentation

Sponsoring Units: DPF DNP
Chair: Robert Bernstein, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: Holiday 3

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:30PM - 1:42PM		Y4.00001: LArIAT: Liquid Argon In A Testbeam Ryan Linehan Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:42PM - 1:54PM		Y4.00002: Energy Resolution of a Large-Scale Liquid Argon Detector Kevin Wood, Sanjib Mishra Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:54PM - 2:06PM		Y4.00003: Improved TPB-coated Light Guides for Liquid Argon TPC Light Detection Systems Zander Moss Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:06PM - 2:18PM		Y4.00004: Scintillation photon detection in liquid argon at the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility Bruce Howard, Brice Adams, Brian Baugh, Norm Buchanan, Len Bugel, Janet Conrad, Ronald Davis, Mark Gebhard, Michael Lang, Bill Miner, Stuart Mufson, James Musser, Stephen Pordes, Brian Rebel, Paul Smith, Matt Toups, Jon Urheim, David Warner, Taritree Wongjirad, Denver Whittington Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		Y4.00005: Optimization of the LBNF Beamline Laura Fields Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:30PM - 2:42PM		Y4.00006: IsoDAR LEBT Progress Summer 2014 Alexandra Day Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:42PM - 2:54PM		Y4.00007: The latest results/analysis from Double Chooz Experiment Guang Yang Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:54PM - 3:06PM		Y4.00008: Entering the Two-Detector Phase of Double Chooz: First Near Detector Data and Prospects for Future Analyses Rachel Carr Preview Abstract

Session Y7: Gravitational Self-Force and Orbits

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Eanna Flanagan, Cornell University
Room: Key 3

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:30PM - 1:42PM		Y7.00001: The Eikonal Quasinormal Modes of Kerr-Newman Black Holes Zachary Mark, Huan Yang, Aaron Zimmerman, Yanbei Chen Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:42PM - 1:54PM		Y7.00002: Gravitational radiation during plunge - a Green's function approach Sourabh Nampalliwar, Richard Price, Gaurav Khanna Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:54PM - 2:06PM		Y7.00003: Static Self-Forces in Five Dimensions Peter Taylor Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:06PM - 2:18PM		Y7.00004: Applying the effective-source approach to gravitational self-force calculations Barry Wardell Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:18PM - 2:30PM		Y7.00005: Radiation-Reaction Force on a Small Charged Body to Second Order Jordan Moxon, Eanna Flanagan Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:30PM - 2:42PM		Y7.00006: Particle on the Innermost Stable Circular Orbit of a Rapidly Spinning Black Hole Samuel Gralla, Achilleas Porfyriadis Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:42PM - 2:54PM		Y7.00007: Self-force on Accelerated Particles in Schwarzschild Thomas Linz, Eric Van Oeveren, Alan Wiseman Preview Abstract

Session Y8: Invited Session: The 5th International Conference on Women in Physics, Reflections and Going Forward

Sponsoring Units: CSWP FIP
Chair: Susan Blessing, Florida State University
Room: Key 4

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:30PM - 1:57PM		Y8.00001: The 5th IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics: Making progress in the number of women in physics around the world Invited Speaker: Beth Cunningham Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:57PM - 2:24PM		Y8.00002: Gender Equity in Physics Practice: The Indian Context {\&} the Social Impact of Policy Invited Speaker: Prajval Shastri Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:24PM - 2:51PM		Y8.00003: ICWiP panelist Invited Speaker: Kathryne Sparks Woodle Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:51PM - 3:18PM		Y8.00004: Perspective on IUPAP-ICWIP conferences and USA Participation Invited Speaker: Herman White Preview Abstract

Session Y9: Invited Session: New Results on Cosmic Rays

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Angela Olinto, University of Chicago
Room: Key 5

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:30PM - 2:06PM		Y9.00001: Searching for Dark Matter with Cosmic Rays Invited Speaker: Eun-Suk Seo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:06PM - 2:42PM		Y9.00002: Direct and Indirect Detection of Cosmic Rays by HAWC Invited Speaker: Brenda Dingus Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:42PM - 3:18PM		Y9.00003: Recent Results of the Telescope Array Experiment Invited Speaker: Dmitri Ivanov Preview Abstract

Session Y10: Invited Session: Hadron Spectroscopy with Heavy Quarks

Sponsoring Units: DPF GHP
Chair: Nick Hadley, University of Maryland
Room: Key 6

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:30PM - 2:06PM		Y10.00001: New Hadronic States at LHCb Invited Speaker: Steven Blusk Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:06PM - 2:42PM		Y10.00002: New Hadronic States at BESIII Invited Speaker: Jake Bennett Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:42PM - 3:18PM		Y10.00003: Lattice Results for New Hadronic States Invited Speaker: Sasa Prelovsek Preview Abstract

Session Y11: Invited Session: Physical Review Special Topics - PER: Focused Collection on Upper Division PER

Sponsoring Units: GPER
Chair: Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University
Room: Key 7

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:30PM - 2:06PM		Y11.00001: Highlighting ten years of physics education research in the upper division Invited Speaker: Bradley Ambrose Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:06PM - 2:42PM		Y11.00002: A Framework for Understanding the Patterns of Student Difficulties in Quantum Mechanics Invited Speaker: Chandralekha Singh Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:42PM - 3:18PM		Y11.00003: Student learning of upper-level thermal and statistical physics: The derivation and use of the Boltzmann factor Invited Speaker: John Thompson Preview Abstract

Session Y12: Invited Session: History of Relativity

Sponsoring Units: GGR FHP
Chair: Sean McWilliams, West Virginia University
Room: Key 8

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:30PM - 2:06PM		Y12.00001: Gravitational Wave Detection: A Historical Perspective Invited Speaker: Peter Saulson Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:06PM - 2:42PM		Y12.00002: The Kerr Metric: 50 Years Later Invited Speaker: Saul Teukolsky Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:42PM - 3:18PM		Y12.00003: History of GGR and Other Related Matters Invited Speaker: Beverly Berger Preview Abstract

Session Y13: Numerical Relativity: Double Neutron Stars and Black Hole Neutron Stars

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Serguei Ossokine, University of Toronto
Room: Key 9

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:30PM - 1:42PM		Y13.00001: New Method to Construct Initial Data for Compact Object Binaries Pablo Laguna, Michael Clark Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:42PM - 1:54PM		Y13.00002: Simulations of binary neutron stars with reduced eccentricity Wolfgang Tichy, Niclas Moldenhauer, Charalampos Markakis, Nathan Johnson-McDaniel, Bernd Br\"ugmann, Tim Dietrich, Sebastiano Bernuzzi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:54PM - 2:06PM		Y13.00003: Gravitational radiation from binary neutron star mergers: Magnetic and microphysical effects David Neilsen, Matthew Anderson, Luis Lehner, Steven L. Liebling, Patrick Motl, Carlos Palenzuela, Marcelo Ponce Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:06PM - 2:18PM		Y13.00004: Binary Neutron Stars with Arbitrary Spins in Numerical Relativity Harald Pfeiffer, Nick Tacik, Francois Foucart, Roland Haas, Jeffrey Kaplan, Curran Muhlberger, Matt Duez, Lawrence Kidder, Mark Scheel, Bela Szilagyi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:18PM - 2:30PM		Y13.00005: GRMHD Simulations of Binary Neutron Star Mergers with Piecewise Polytropic Equations of State Bruno Giacomazzo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:30PM - 2:42PM		Y13.00006: Binary Neutron Star Mergers with Initial Spin Wolfgang Kastaun, Filippo Galeazzi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:42PM - 2:54PM		Y13.00007: Post-merger evolution of a neutron star-black hole binary with neutrino transport Francois Foucart, Evan O'Connor, Luke Roberts, Matthew Duez, Lawrence Kidder, Christian Ott, Harald Pfeiffer, Mark Scheel, Bela Szilagyi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:54PM - 3:06PM		Y13.00008: Accretion of the magnetized neutrino-cooled torus on a rotating black hole Fatemeh Hossein Nouri Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:06PM - 3:18PM		Y13.00009: A model for neutrino emission from nuclear accretion disks Michael Deaton Preview Abstract

Session Y14: Data Analysis and Modeling Techniques

Room: Key 10

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:30PM - 1:42PM		Y14.00001: Image Processing for Galaxy Ellipticity Analysis Paul Stankus Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:42PM - 1:54PM		Y14.00002: A General Prescription for Digging Too Deeply in Imaging Surveys Eric Suchyta, Eric Huff, Klaus Honscheid Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:54PM - 2:06PM		Y14.00003: Novel Aspects of the DESI Data Acquisition System Lucas Beaufore, Klaus Honscheid, Ann Elliott Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:06PM - 2:18PM		Y14.00004: Optimising gravitational wave searches for unknown isolated neutron stars Sinead Walsh Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:18PM - 2:30PM		Y14.00005: Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Neutrino Radiation Transport Eirik Endeve, Cory Hauck, Yulong Xing, Anthony Mezzacappa Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:30PM - 2:42PM		Y14.00006: Monte Carlo Neutrino Transport in Post-Merger Disks Sherwood Richers, Daniel Kasen, Evan O'Connor, Rodrigo Fernandez, Christian Ott Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:42PM - 2:54PM		Y14.00007: Hot accretion flows onto binary and single black holes Roman Gold, Vasileios Paschalidis, Milton Ruiz, Stuart Shapiro, Zachariah Etienne, Harald Pfeiffer, Jonathan McKinney Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:54PM - 3:06PM		Y14.00008: Examing the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in GRB outflow using wavelets Matthew Anderson, Jackson DeBuhr, David Neilsen, Bo Zhang Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:06PM - 3:18PM		Y14.00009: Inferences on Populations of Binary Neutron Stars Naomi Gendler, Larry Price, Vivien Raymond Preview Abstract

Session Y15: Mini-symposium on Optically Pumped Targets, Sources and Methods II

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Thomas R. Gentile, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Room: Key 11

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:30PM - 1:42PM		Y15.00001: Polarized He3 Ion Source for RHIC and eRHIC James Maxwell Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:42PM - 1:54PM		Y15.00002: TREX: A Proposed Search for T violation in Polarized Neutron Optics William Snow Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:54PM - 2:06PM		Y15.00003: A Metastability-Exchange Optical Pumping and Compression System using Polarized $^{3}$He for a Proposed Laboratory Search for Neutron Monopole-Dipole Interactions Erick Smith Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:06PM - 2:18PM		Y15.00004: JLab Polarized $^3$He Target Upgrade Kai Jin Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:18PM - 2:30PM		Y15.00005: Polarimetries for the Polarized $^3$He Target at JLab Nguyen Ton Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:30PM - 2:42PM		Y15.00006: Incorporating Metal into Polarized $^{3}$He Target Cells Daniel J. Matyas, Maduka M. Kaluarachchi, Sumudu K. Katugampola, Yunxiao Wang, Vladimir Nelyubin, William A. Tobias, Gordon D. Cates Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:42PM - 2:54PM		Y15.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session Y16: Advances in Particle Theory

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: JoAnne Hewett, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Room: Key 12

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:30PM - 1:42PM		Y16.00001: Generalized Pure Density Matrices and the Standard Model Carl Brannen Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:42PM - 1:54PM		Y16.00002: Symmetric blocking and renormalization in lattice N=4 super Yang-Mills Joel Giedt, Simon Catterall Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:54PM - 2:06PM		Y16.00003: Super-Adiabatic Particle Number in Schwinger and de Sitter Particle Production Robert Dabrowski, Gerald Dunne Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:06PM - 2:18PM		Y16.00004: The Electron is a Charged Photon Richard Gauthier Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:18PM - 2:30PM		Y16.00005: Rethinking Connes' approach to the standard model of particle physics via non-commutative geometry Latham Boyle, Shane Farnsworth Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:30PM - 2:42PM		Y16.00006: The Vacuum in Light Front Field Theory Marc Herrmann, Wayne Polyzou Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:42PM - 2:54PM		Y16.00007: Is a generalized NJL model the effective action of massless QCD? Alejandro Cabo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:54PM - 3:06PM		Y16.00008: Simulation of Relativistic Open Quantum Systems: Antiparticle production in the presence of an environment Renan Cabrera Preview Abstract
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:06PM - 3:18PM		Y16.00009: Three Higgs-related predictions, including $Z^0 \rightarrow $ new spin 1/2 particles Roland Allen Preview Abstract