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 F1: Nuclear Physics

Chair: Karl Van Bibber, Naval Postgraduate School
Room: Bldg 48 - ROB Redwood A/B

Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:00PM - 1:12PM		F1.00001: Beta-delayed neutron spectroscopy using trapped radioactive ions Ryan Yee, N.D. Scielzo, P.F. Bertone, F. Buchinger, S. Caldwell, J.A. Clark, C.M. Deibel, J. Fallis, G. Li, S. Gulick, D. Lascar, A.F. Levand, E.B. Norman, M. Pedretti, G. Savard, R.E. Segel, K.S. Sharma, M.G. Sternberg, J. Van Schelt, B.J. Zabransky Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:12PM - 1:24PM		F1.00002: Searching for the Decay and Half Life of the 7.6 eV Excited State in the Thorium-229 Nucleus Erik Swanberg, Jason Burke, Robert Casperson, Rick Norman Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:24PM - 1:36PM		F1.00003: Analysis of fixed target collisions with the STAR detector Brooke Haag Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:36PM - 1:48PM		F1.00004: Longitudinal Spin Transfer to $\Lambda$ and $\bar\Lambda$ Hyperons Produced in Polarized Proton-Proton Collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 200$ GeV Ramon Cendejas Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:48PM - 2:00PM		F1.00005: STAR Extracted Upsilon(1S+2S+3S) Yield from the RHIC 2009 p+p $\sqrt s$ = 200 GeV run Andrew Peterson Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:00PM - 2:12PM		F1.00006: Detector Efficiencies of the Dielectron Decay of the Upsilon Meson from a Single Electron Simulation Kurt Hill Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:12PM - 2:24PM		F1.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:24PM - 2:36PM		F1.00008: Studying the $\Lambda p$ interaction with CLAS Alec Thompson, John Price Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:36PM - 2:48PM		F1.00009: Design and Construction of the High Threshold \v{C}erenkov Counter Mirror Assembly for the CLAS12 detector at JLab Harneet Grewal, John Price, Youri Sharabian Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:48PM - 3:00PM		F1.00010: No blackhole and no atomic bomb Philip Shin Preview Abstract

Session F2: High Energy/Accelerator Physics

Chair: Ken Ganezer, CSU Dominguez Hills
Room: Bldg 48 - ROB Redwood C/D

Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:00PM - 1:12PM		F2.00001: Experimental Analysis of Gaseous Chambers for the ATLAS Muon sub-detector Upgrade R\&D Emmanuel Angulo, Joerg Wotschack Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:12PM - 1:24PM		F2.00002: Improved Simulations for New Physics Searches at ATLAS Navid Rad Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:24PM - 1:36PM		F2.00003: Jets in ATLAS Data from Fresno's Tier 3 Computing System Arya Afshari Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:36PM - 1:48PM		F2.00004: Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Experiments at FACET Michael Litos, Mark Hogan Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:48PM - 2:00PM		F2.00005: Recent results from Super-Kamiokande on searches for neutron oscillation, Baryon Number violation, and other related studies Dylan Nicholas, Kenneth Ganezer Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:00PM - 2:12PM		F2.00006: Searching for new light bosons with the Axion Dark Matter Experiment (ADMX) Gianpaolo Carosi Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:12PM - 2:24PM		F2.00007: The Microstrip SQUID Amplifier: Upgrading the Axion Dark Matter Experiment (ADMX) John Clarke, Darin Kinion Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:24PM - 2:36PM		F2.00008: Constraints on a Minimal Flavor Violating Sector from Electroweak Precision Data Christopher W. Murphy Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:36PM - 2:48PM		F2.00009: $\alpha $-quantized Einstein masses for leptons, quarks, hadrons, gauge bosons, and Higgs constants Malcolm Mac Gregor Preview Abstract

Session F3: Condensed Matter Physics III

Chair: Andreas Bill, California State University, Long Beach
Room: Bldg 51 - Kavli Auditorium

Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:00PM - 1:12PM		F3.00001: Growth of Iridium on Ge(111) Studied by STM Marshall van Zijll, Cory Mullet, Bret Stenger, Emilie Huffman, Dylan Lovinger, William Mann, Shirley Chiang Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:12PM - 1:24PM		F3.00002: LEEM and STM studies of Ag on Ge (110) Bret Stenger, Cory Mullet, Marshall van Zijll, Emilie Huffman, Dylan Lovinger, Shirley Chiang Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:24PM - 1:36PM		F3.00003: Phase competition in trisected superconducting dome Inna Vishik, M. Hashimoto, R.-H. He, W.-S. Lee, F. Schmitt, D.-H. Lu, R.G. Moore, C. Zhang, W. Meevasana, T. Sasagawa, S. Uchida, K. Fujita, S. Ishida, M. Ishikado, Y. Yoshida, H. Eisaki, Z. Hussain, T.P. Devereaux, Z.-X. Shen Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:36PM - 1:48PM		F3.00004: Phase transitions in dense nitrogen and carbon dioxide liquids Brian Boates, Stanimir Bonev Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:48PM - 2:00PM		F3.00005: Boundary of Phase Co-existence in Docosahexaenoic Acid System CHai Lor, Linda S. Hirst Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:00PM - 2:12PM		F3.00006: Third Sound in Superfluid Helium Films Adsorbed on Packed Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Rebecca Roycroft, Emin Menachekanian, Gary Williams Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:12PM - 2:24PM		F3.00007: Experimental Probe for Measurement of Thermodynamic Properties Nicholas Soliz, Ulises Urbina, Pei-Chun Ho Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:24PM - 2:36PM		F3.00008: Hubbert's Peak: A Physicist's View Richard McDonald Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:36PM - 2:48PM		F3.00009: A knot theory of physics, spacetime in co-dimension 2 Clifford Ellgen Preview Abstract

Session F4: Gravitation

Chair: Warren Rogers, Westmont College
Room: Bldg 51 - Kavli 3rd Floor Conference Room

Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:00PM - 1:12PM		F4.00001: Novel Tests of Short-range Gravitational Physics at Humboldt State University Holly Leopardi, Brandon Baxley, C.D. Hoyle, Matthew Richards, David Shook Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:12PM - 1:24PM		F4.00002: Predicted Sensitivity for Tests of Short-range Gravity with a Novel Parallel-plate Torsion Pendulum Matthew Richards, Brandon Baxley, C.D. Hoyle, Holly Leopardi, David Shook Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:24PM - 1:36PM		F4.00003: Cosmological models with non-minimal derivative coupling Sergey Sushkov Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:36PM - 1:48PM		F4.00004: Entropic derivation of F=ma for circular motion Michael Duncan, Douglas Singleton, Ratbay Myrzakulov Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:48PM - 2:00PM		F4.00005: Phase transitions: from liquid-vapor to black holes -- a unified picture Sujoy Modak Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:00PM - 2:12PM		F4.00006: A conflict of quantum predictions related to the equivalence principle Steve Wilburn, Doug Singleton Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:12PM - 2:24PM		F4.00007: Challenging Entropic Gravity Jonathan Roveto Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:24PM - 2:36PM		F4.00008: On the Energy Source of the Gravitational Field Alexander Mayer Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:36PM - 2:48PM		F4.00009: A Physical Model for Gravitation and Inertia Ned Rasor Preview Abstract

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