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Session R2: Dark Matter Beyond WIMPs

Sponsoring Units: DPF DAP
Chair: JoAnne Hewett, Stanford University
Room: Ballroom A

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R2.00001: Beyond the WIMP paradigm: Asymmetric DM and Self interacting DM Invited Speaker: Kathryn Zurek Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R2.00002: Searching for Dark-Matter Axions. Invited Speaker: Leslie Rosenberg Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R2.00003: Dark Matter and the 3.5 keV signal Invited Speaker: Kevork Abazajian Preview Abstract

Session R3: Neutrino Cross Section with Nuclei

Sponsoring Units: DNP DPF
Chair: Reyco Henning, University of North Carolina
Room: Ballroom B

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R3.00001: High energy interactions of cosmic neutrinos Invited Speaker: Mary Hall Reno Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R3.00002: Recent Results from MINERvA \newline Invited Speaker: Steven Dytman Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R3.00003: What can electron scattering tell us about neutrino physics? Invited Speaker: Cynthia Keppel Preview Abstract

Session R4: Few-Body Physics at the Electron-Ion Collider

Sponsoring Units: GFB DNP
Chair: Ricardo Alarcon, Arizona State University
Room: Ballroom C

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R4.00001: The Electron-Ion Collider -- overview and few-body opportunities Invited Speaker: Pawel Nadel-Turonski Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R4.00002: Experimental Opportunities for Few Body Physics at an Electron Ion Collider Invited Speaker: Charles Hyde Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R4.00003: Few-Body Physics at the Electron-Ion Collider Invited Speaker: Misak Sargsian Preview Abstract

Session R5: Measuring Big G

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Pedro Marronetti
Room: Ballroom D

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R5.00001: Measurements of the gravitational constant - why we need new ideas Invited Speaker: Stephan Schlamminger Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R5.00002: Precision measurements in gravitational physics and determination of G using atom interferometry. Invited Speaker: Guglielmo Tino Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R5.00003: Other ways of measuring `Big G' Invited Speaker: Christian Rothleitner Preview Abstract

Session R6: Engaging the Public Through a Variety of Collaborations and Initiatives

Sponsoring Units: FEd
Chair: Geraldine Cochran, APS
Room: 150ABC

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R6.00001: St. Albans Under the Stars: Connecting the Community to the Universe Invited Speaker: Gerceida Jones Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R6.00002: Rural outreach in Maine: A research-driven professional development teacher community Invited Speaker: Michael Wittmann Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R6.00003: Changing the face of STEM: Preparing Students for Research and Outreach Invited Speaker: Emina A. Stojkovi\'c Preview Abstract

Session R7: Sidney Coleman Remembered - Correspondence and Commentary

Sponsoring Units: FHP DPF
Chair: Catherine Westfall, Michigan State University
Room: 150G

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 11:21AM		R7.00001: 'Dear Nino: Aargh!' Frustrations and friendships of Sidney Coleman's Erice lectures. Invited Speaker: Aaron Wright Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:57AM		R7.00002: Memories of Sidney Coleman Invited Speaker: Erick Weinberg Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R7.00003: Sidney Coleman's Harvard ('64-'67 and after '71) Invited Speaker: Howard Georgi Preview Abstract

Session R9: Nuclear Instrumentation II

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Nick Fotiades, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: 250A

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R9.00001: Examining Signal Decomposition in Ge Tracking Detectors through Source-Based Coincidence Measurements M. Cromaz, C.M. Campbell, R.M. Clark, H.L. Crawford, P. Fallon, I.Y. Lee, A.O. Macchiavelli, A. Wiens, L. Riley, R. Taniuchi Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R9.00002: Measuring gamma-ray linear polarization with Gretina? Samuel Tabor Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R9.00003: Exploring the spatial resolution of position-sensitive microchannel plate detectors Blake Wiggins, Davinder Siwal, Romualdo deSouza Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R9.00004: Toward Direct Reaction-in-Flight Measurements Jerry Wilhelmy, Todd Bredeweg, Malcolm Fowler, Matthew Gooden, Anna Hayes, Gencho Rusev, Joseph Caggiano, Robert Hatarik, Eugene Henry, Anton Tonchev, Charles Yeaman, Megha Bhike, Krishi Krishichayan, Werner Tornow Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R9.00005: Demonstrating a directional detector based on neon for characterizing high energy neutrons Allie Hexley Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R9.00006: Measuring scattering lengths of gaseous samples M.G. Huber, T.C. Black, R. Haun, D.A. Pushin, C.B. Shahi, F.E. Weitfeldt Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R9.00007: Precision neutron flux measurements and applications using the Alpha Gamma device Eamon Anderson Preview Abstract

Session R10: Hadronic Physics

Sponsoring Units: DNP GHP
Chair: Tanja Horn, Catholic University of America
Room: 250B

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R10.00001: Measurement of $\bar{d}/\bar{u}(x)$? at Seaquest Bryan Kerns Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R10.00002: Effect of Machine Learning Techniques on SeaQuest Physics Analyses Daniel Morton Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R10.00003: The Spring 2016 Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering (DVCS) Run (E12-06-114) in Hall A of TJNAF Mongi Dlamini Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R10.00004: Initial State Helicity Correlation in Wide Angle Compton Scattering Donal Day, Dustin Keller, Jixie Zhang Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R10.00005: A Measurement of the Proton Spin Dependent Structure Function, $g_2$, at Low Q$^2$ Toby Badman Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R10.00006: Two-photon exchange corrections in elastic lepton-proton scattering at small momentum transfer Oleksandr Tomalak, Marc Vanderhaeghen Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R10.00007: Applying Statistical Methods To The Proton Radius Puzzle Douglas Higinbotham Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R10.00008: A measurement of two-photon exchange in unpolarized elastic electron-proton scattering Mikhail Yurov Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 12:21PM - 12:33PM		R10.00009: Status of the OLYMPUS Experiment Axel Schmidt Preview Abstract

Session R11: Telescope Array

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Gordon Thomson, University of Utah
Room: 250C

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R11.00001: Observation of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays by the Telescope Array Observatory John Matthews Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R11.00002: Study of High-Energy Particles Correlated with Lightning at Utah's Telescope Array Cosmic Ray Observatory John Belz Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R11.00003: A measurement of Vertical Aerosol Optical Depth at the Telescope Array experiment Jihee Kim Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R11.00004: Anisotropy of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays Using Minimal Assumption Energy-Position Correlation with Telescope Array Data Jon Paul Lundquist Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R11.00005: Searches for Anisotropy of Cosmic Rays with the Telescope Array Robert Cady Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R11.00006: Search of EeV Protons of Galactic Origin. Dmitri Ivanov Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R11.00007: Recent results from the Telescope Array Experiment Invited Speaker: Rasha Abbasi Preview Abstract

Session R12: Cosmology: Inflation

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Jeffrey Filippini, University of Illinois - Urbana
Room: 250DE

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R12.00001: Attractor effects in Preheating after multifield inflation with nonminimal couplings Evangelos Sfakianakis, Matthew DeCross, David Kaiser, Anirudh Prabhu, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R12.00002: Resonance Structure of Preheating after multifield inflation with nonminimal couplings (Part 2) Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Matthew DeCross, David Kaiser, Anirudh Prabhu, Evangelos Sfakianakis Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R12.00003: Inflationary perturbations in a closed FLRW universe Nelson Yokomizo, Beatrice Bonga, Brajesh Gupt Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R12.00004: Beginning inflation in an inhomogeneous universe William East, Matthew Kleban, Andrei Linde, Leonardo Senatore Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R12.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R12.00006: Complex Scalar Field Dark Matter and its Imprint on the Gravitational Wave Background from Inflation Bohua Li, Paul Shapiro, Tanja Rindler-Daller Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R12.00007: The tensor bi-spectrum in a matter bounce V. Sreenath, Debika Chowdhury, L. Sriramkumar Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R12.00008: Possible Evidence for Planck-Scale Resonant Particle Production during Inflation from the CMB Power Spectrum Mayukh Gangopadhyay, Grant Mathews, Kiyotomo Ichiki, Toshitaka Kajino Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 12:21PM - 12:33PM		R12.00009: Studies of Inflationary Phase Transitions by Partition Sums over the Inflaton Field in a Spacetime Constructed from Intersecting Manifolds Kendall Mallory Preview Abstract

Session R13: Fermi-HAWC-VERITAS

Sponsoring Units: DAP
Chair: Udara Abeysekara, University of Utah
Room: 250F

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R13.00001: TeV Gamma-Ray Observations of Geminga with HAWC Hao Zhou Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R13.00002: VERITAS Observations of the Cygnus Region of the Galaxy Ralph Bird Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R13.00003: Scrutinizing the gamma-ray sky for dark matter subhalos Daniel Nieto Castano Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R13.00004: Gamma-ray Monitoring of Active Galactic Nuclei with HAWC Robert Lauer Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R13.00005: The Gamma-ray opacity of the Universe: New Results and Future Outlook Marco Ajello Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R13.00006: Probing the Extragalactic Background Light in the Fermi-VERITAS-HAWC Era Elisa Pueschel Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:33PM		R13.00007: New Opportunities and Challenges in Gamma Ray Astrophysics Invited Speaker: Roger Blandford Preview Abstract

Session R14: Optical and Gamma Ray Followups of Gravity Wave Triggers

Sponsoring Units: GGR DAP
Chair: Leo Singer, NASA
Room: 251AB

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R14.00001: The DECam Gravitational Waves Follow-up Program Marcelle Soares-Santos Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R14.00002: Identifying Electromagnetic Counterparts to Gravitational Wave Triggers With DECam. Philip Cowperthwaite Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R14.00003: Gravitational wave triggered searches for failed supernovae James Annis Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R14.00004: Fermi GBM Counterparts to LIGO Gravitational-Wave Candidates Judith Racusin, Lindy Blackburn, Michael Briggs, Eric Burns, Jordan Camp, Tito Dal Canton, Nelson Christensen, Valerie Connaughton, Adam Goldstein, Peter Jenke, Tyson Littenberg, Peter Shawhan, Leo Singer, John Veitch, Colleen Wilson-Hodge, Binbin Zhang Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R14.00005: Results of optical follow-up observations of advanced LIGO triggers from O1 in the southern hemisphere. Martin Beroiz, Carlos Colazo, Mario Diaz, Mariano Dominguez, Diego Garcia Lambas, Sebastian Gurovich, Marcelo Lares, Lucas Macri, Tania Penuela, Horacio Rodriguez, Bruno Sanchez Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R14.00006: The background rate of false positives: Combining simulations of gravitational wave events with an unsupervised algorithm for transient identification in crowded image-subtracted data. Kendall Ackley, Stephen Eikenberry, Sergey Klimenko Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R14.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session R15: Gravitational Wave Theory

Sponsoring Units: GGR
Chair: Nico Yunes, Montana State University
Room: 251C

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R15.00001: Inspirals into Gargantua Niels Warburton, Samuel Gralla, Scott Hughes Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R15.00002: Two Timescale Approximation Applied to Gravitational Waves from Eccentric EMRIs Jordan Moxon, Eanna Flanagan, Tanja Hinderer, Adam Pound Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R15.00003: Inspiralling, spinning, non-precessing binary black hole spacetime via asymptotic matching Brennan Ireland, Bruno Mundim, Hiroyuki Nakano, Manuela Campanelli Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R15.00004: Tail Effects in Gravitational Wave Fluxes for Generic Eccentricity Nicholas Loutrel, Nicolas Yunes Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R15.00005: Highly eccentric inspirals into a Schwarzschild black hole using self-force calculations Thomas Osburn, Niels Warburton, Charles Evans Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R15.00006: Eccentric orbit E/IMRI gravitational wave fluxes to 7PN order Erik Forseth, Charles R. Evans, Seth Hopper Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R15.00007: Canonical Hamiltonian for an extended test body in curved spacetime: To quadratic order in spin Justin Vines, Daniela Kunst, Jan Steinhoff, Tanja Hinderer Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R15.00008: Computing precession and spin-curvature coupling for small bodies orbiting Kerr black holes Scott Hughes, Uchupol Ruangsri, Sarah Vigeland Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 12:21PM - 12:33PM		R15.00009: Model for Quasinormal Mode Excitation by a Particle Plunging into a Black Hole Zachary Mark, Aaron Zimmerman, Huan Yang, Yanbei Chen Preview Abstract

Session R16: Higgs Physics II

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Ashutosh Kotwal, Duke University
Room: 251D

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R16.00001: Charged Higgs searches in ATLAS 13 TeV center of mass pp collision data Justin Griffiths Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R16.00002: Direct search for exotic Higgs boson decays to two spin-zero particles in the H $\rightarrow$ 2a $\rightarrow$ 4b channel in pp collisions at $\sqrt$s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector Mazin Khader, Verena Ingrid Martinez Outschoorn, Roger Caminal Armadans Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R16.00003: Search for Standard Model Higgs using dimuon final state with ATLAS at LHC Yanlin Liu Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R16.00004: Search for a neutral pseudo-scalar Higgs boson decaying to a Z boson and an SM-like Higgs boson using tau final states Tyler Ruggles, Cecile Caillol, Barbara Clerbaux, Stephane Cooperstein, Sridhara Dasu, Abdollah Mohammadi, Isobel Ojalvo, Tapas Sarangi Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R16.00005: Identification of jets originating from high-momentum $H \rightarrow b\bar{b}$ Rizki Syarif Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R16.00006: Inclusive Higgs Production at Large Transverse Momentum Hong Zhang, Eric Braaten Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R16.00007: Flavor changing heavy Higgs interactions at the LHC Brent McCoy, Baris Altunkaynak, Chung Kao, Wei-Shou Hou, Masaya Kohda Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R16.00008: Search strategies for the exotic decays of the Higgs boson into two photons plus missing energy at the LHC Rafael Teixeira de Lima, Shikma Bressler, Stefania Gori, Abdollah Mohammadi, Toyoko Orimoto, Jessie Shelton Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 12:21PM - 12:33PM		R16.00009: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session R17: Quark Flavor

Sponsoring Units: DPF
Chair: Alexey Petrov, Wayne University
Room: 251E

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R17.00001: Muon g-2 at Fermilab: Magnetic Field Preparations for a New Physics Search Brendan Kiburg Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R17.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R17.00003: Higher-Order Systematic Effects in the Muon Beam-Spin Dynamics for Muon g-2 Jason Crnkovic, Hugh Brown, Brandon Krouppa, Eric Metodiev, William Morse, Yannis Semertzidis, Vladimir Tishchenko Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:21AM - 11:33AM		R17.00004: Search for Light Higgs at Belle and Prospects at Belle II Ilsoo Seong Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R17.00005: Exotic heavy-quark states at Belle XiaoLong Wang, Leo Piilonen Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R17.00006: Status and prospects for SuperKEKB and BEAST (Commissioning Detector) Igal Jaegle Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R17.00007: The upgraded KLM detector at Belle II Leo Piilonen Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R17.00008: The iTOP particle identification detector at Belle II Shawn Dubey Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 12:21PM - 12:33PM		R17.00009: Distributed Computing at Belle II Vikas Bansal Preview Abstract

Session R18: Pulsar Timing Arrays and Supermassive Black Hole Binaries

Sponsoring Units: GGR DAP
Chair: Curt Cutler, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Room: 251F

Monday, April 18, 2016 10:45AM - 10:57AM		R18.00001: Detecting gravitational waves with pulsar-timing arrays: a case of astrophysical forensics Michele Vallisneri Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:57AM - 11:09AM		R18.00002: The NANOGrav Nine-year Data Set: Limits on the Anisotropic Gravitational Wave Background Chiara Mingarelli Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:09AM - 11:21AM		R18.00003: Are we there yet? Time to detection of nanohertz gravitational waves based on pulsar-timing array limits Stephen Taylor, Michele Vallisneri, Justin Ellis, Chiara Mingarelli, Joseph Lazio, Rutger van Haasteren Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		R18.00004: Towards solving the pulsar timing sampling problem Rutger Van Haasteren, Justin Ellis, Michele Vallisneri Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:33AM - 11:45AM		R18.00005: A Trans-dimensional Bayesian Approach to Pulsar Timing Noise Analysis Justin Ellis, Neil Cornish Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:45AM - 11:57AM		R18.00006: Detecting gravitational wave bursts with Pulsar Timing Neil Cornish, Justin Ellis Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:57AM - 12:09PM		R18.00007: Null Stream Approach for finding Sky Position of Pulsar Timing Array sources Jeffrey Hazboun, Shane Larson Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 12:09PM - 12:21PM		R18.00008: Gas Dynamics of the Central Cavity during Black Hole Binary Inspiral Dennis Bowen Preview Abstract
Monday, April 18, 2016 12:21PM - 12:33PM		R18.00009: Detecting alternative polarization states of stochastic gravitational waves with pulsar timing arrays Logan O'Beirne, Neil Cornish, Nicolas Yunes Preview Abstract