Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2011 Annual Meeting of the California-Nevada Section of the APS

Volume 56, Number 14

Friday–Saturday, November 11–12, 2011; Menlo Park, California

Session Index

Session B1: AMO & Plasma Physics

Chair: Peter Beiersdorfer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: Bldg 48 - ROB Redwood A/B

Friday, November 11, 2011 1:30PM - 1:42PM		B1.00001: Spectroscopic Measurements of Photo Pumped Highly Charged Ions A. Graf, P. Beiersdorfer, G.V. Brown, J.R. Crespo Lopez Urrutia Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 1:42PM - 1:54PM		B1.00002: Size dependent ionization dynamics of argon clusters in intense x-ray pulses Sebastian Schorb, M. Swiggers, D. Rupp, R. Coffee, M. Messerschmidt, S. M\"{o}ller, G. Williams, J. Bozek, T. Osipov, S. Wada, O. Kornilov, T. M\"{o}ller, C. Bostedt Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 1:54PM - 2:06PM		B1.00003: High-Energy Neutron Source For Fusion Material Property Studies Using Short Pulse Lasers D.P. Higginson, J.M. McNaney, D.C. Swift, D. Bleuel, A.J. Mackinnon, P.K. Patel, G.M. Petrov, J. Davis, V. Yu Glebov, C. Stoeckl, J. Cobble, J.A. Frenje, R. Kodama, H. Nakamura, K.L. Lancaster, L.C. Jarrott, G. Tynan, F.N. Beg Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:06PM - 2:18PM		B1.00004: Visible Spectroscopy on the Plasma Liner Experiment (PLX) Jacob Schwartz, Tom Awe, Scott Hsu, Elizabeth Merritt, Alan Lynn, Mark Gilmore, Stephan Fuelling Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:18PM - 2:30PM		B1.00005: FTIR Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory of the 1474 cm$^{-1}$ Absorption in C$_{n}$ Carbon Cluster Spectra Mekena McGrew, Christina Le, W.R.M Graham Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		B1.00006: Quantum Transport through Fullerenes Shambhu Das, Peter Winkler Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		B1.00007: Direct Frequency Comb Spectroscopy of Alkali Atoms Trinity Pradhananga, Christopher Palm, Khoa Nguyen, Srikanth Guttikonda, Derek Jackson Kimball Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		B1.00008: A test of the (circular) Unruh effect using atoms Douglas Singleton Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		B1.00009: Progress toward a search for spin-mass couplings of the proton Jerlyn Swiatlowski, Julian Valdez, Ian Lacey, Caitlin Montcrieffe, Derek Jackson Kimball Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		B1.00010: Physics in Screening Environments Ondrej Certik, Peter Winkler Preview Abstract

Session B2: Astrophysics

Chair: Virginia Trimble, University of California, Irvine
Room: Bldg 48 - ROB Redwood C/D

Friday, November 11, 2011 1:30PM - 1:42PM		B2.00001: Fermi Large Area Telescope Second Source Catalog Seth Digel, Jean Ballet, Thompson Burnett, Gino Tosti Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 1:42PM - 1:54PM		B2.00002: Measurement of the cosmic-ray positron spectrum with the Fermi LAT using the Earth's magnetic field Justin Vandenbroucke, Markus Ackermann, Stefan Funk, Warit Mitthumsiri, Carmelo Sgro Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 1:54PM - 2:06PM		B2.00003: Limits on Large Extra Dimensions Based on Observations of Neutron Stars with the Fermi-LAT Bijan Berenji, Elliott Bloom, Johann Cohen-Tanugi Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:06PM - 2:18PM		B2.00004: The VERITAS Extragalactic Sky: Contemporaneous Modeling of Very High Energy Blazars with Constraints from Swift Amy Furniss Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:18PM - 2:30PM		B2.00005: VERITAS Investigation of Very High Energy Emission from B2 1215+303 Melinda Soares Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		B2.00006: Coalescing Compact Binaries with Quark Star Component Sam Koshy, Prashanth Jaikumar, Michele Vallisneri Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		B2.00007: Current and Upcoming Sensitivities to Dark Matter in Gamma-Ray Observatories J. Patrick Harding, Kevork Abazajian Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		B2.00008: A Globular effect to the CPT breaking on a Spherical Model of the Universe Richard Kriske Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		B2.00009: Conformal theory of galactic halos Robert K. Nesbet Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		B2.00010: The Problem of Big Bang Matter vs. Antimatter Symmetry Roger Ellman Preview Abstract

Session B3: Condensed Matter Physics I

Chair: Shirley Chiang, University of California, Davis
Room: Bldg 51 - Kavli Auditorium

Friday, November 11, 2011 1:30PM - 1:42PM		B3.00001: Nuclear spin diffusion in quantum confined semiconductor nanostructures Daniel Henriksen, Ionel Tifrea Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 1:42PM - 1:54PM		B3.00002: Transient-Grating Study of Electron and Hole Diffusion in (Ga,Mn)As Eric Kittlaus Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 1:54PM - 2:06PM		B3.00003: Spectral and polarization modulation of quantum dot emission in a one-dimensional liquid crystal photonic cavity Andrea L. Rodarte, C. Gray, L.S. Hirst, S. Ghosh Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:06PM - 2:18PM		B3.00004: Bulk Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Topological Insulators D.M. Nisson, A.P. Dioguardi, J. Crocker, P. Klavins, N.J. Curro Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:18PM - 2:30PM		B3.00005: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of Hidden Order in URu2Si2 Kent Shirer, Adam Dioguardi, John Crocker, Nicholas apRoberts-Warren, Abigail Shockley, Peter Klavins, Nicholas Curro Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		B3.00006: NMR Studies of pseudogap and electronic inhomogeneity in BSCCO-2212 J. Crocker, A.P. Dioguardi, N. apRoberts-Warren, A.C. Shockley, H.-J Grafe, Z. Xu, J. Wen, G. Gu, N.J. Curro Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		B3.00007: Jacobi Elliptic Functions and their Application in Classical Mechanics, Superconductivity and Magnetism Thomas E. Baker, Ovidiu E. Icreverzi, Andreas Bill Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		B3.00008: Nanoscale Near-Field Spectroscopic Imaging of Four Way Gold Bowtie Nano Antenna Structures Brandon Hessler, Ralph Damato, Terrance Dunlap, James Schuck, Yohannes Abate Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		B3.00009: Testing of a First Order AC Magnetic Susceptometer Ryan Fukuda, Smitha Sunny, Pei-Chun Ho Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		B3.00010: Magnetic Properties of La$_{0.7}$Sr$_{0.3}$Mn$_{1-x}$Ni$_x$O$_3$ Perovskites Ruben Medina, H. Blackstead, B.W. Benapfl, Thomas F. Creel, Jinbo B. Yang, Mehmet Kahveci, Jagat Lamsal, Satish K. Malik, S. Quezado, O.A. Pringle, William B. Yelon, William J. James Preview Abstract

Session B4: Applied Physics

Chair: Michelle Poliskie, Greenvolts
Room: Bldg 51 - Kavli 3rd Floor Conference Room

Friday, November 11, 2011 1:30PM - 1:42PM		B4.00001: Non-Contact Ultrasound Imaging Applied to Cortical Bone Phantoms Peter Halcrow, Kenneth Ganezer Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 1:42PM - 1:54PM		B4.00002: Geant4 Microdosimetry for Simulation of Dose Enhancement in vivo at Orthovoltage Energy Nicole Ackerman, Magdalena Bazalova, Edward Graves Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 1:54PM - 2:06PM		B4.00003: Near-field investigation of plasmonic silver nanowires in the mid infrared frequency range Stefan Mastel, Terrance Dunlap, Yohannes Abate Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:06PM - 2:18PM		B4.00004: Foundations and Application of Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics Gregory Robinson Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:18PM - 2:30PM		B4.00005: Anelastic Seismic Pulse Propagation through a Hysteretic Elastic Material using a Realistic Consitutive Relation Dan Kosik Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:30PM - 2:42PM		B4.00006: Numerical Study of Anelastic Wave Interference in a Hysteretic Material with Boundary Andrew Smith, Dan Kosik Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		B4.00007: 100 Years of Superconductivity: Perspective on Energy Applications Paul Grant Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		B4.00008: Indian Summer Monsoon Variability during the Last Millennium Mary Rooker, Ashish Sinha Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		B4.00009: Modeling Harpsichord Plucking: The Plectrum and the String Jack Perng, Thomas Rossing, Julius Smith Preview Abstract
Friday, November 11, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		B4.00010: Optimization of a Small Scale Linear Reluctance Accelerator Thor Barrera, Robby Beard Preview Abstract

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