Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2013 Annual Meeting of the California-Nevada Section of the APS

Volume 58, Number 14

Friday–Saturday, November 1–2, 2013; Rohnert Park, California

Session Index

Session H1: Computation and Other

Chair: Jerome Buerki, CSU Sacramento
Room: Darwin 107

Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:00PM - 2:12PM		H1.00001: Investigating One-Dimensional Stochastic Models for Traffic Flow D. Frawley, N. Pilgram, I. Powell, W. Snyder Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:12PM - 2:24PM		H1.00002: Escaping from Swarms Katherine Copenhagen, David Quint, Ajay Gopinathan Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:24PM - 2:36PM		H1.00003: Testing Machine Learning Methods on Density Functional Theory and Simple Toy Model Kevin Vu, John Snyder, Kieron Burke Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:36PM - 2:48PM		H1.00004: Size DOES Matter (the smaller the better) Annie O, Harjyot Mohar, Victor Hernandez, Arturo Estrada Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:48PM - 3:00PM		H1.00005: Teichmuller Space Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics Friedwardt Winterberg Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:00PM - 3:12PM		H1.00006: Designing Highly Tunable Semiflexible Filament Networks Ronald Pandolfi, Lauren Edwards, Linda Hirst Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:12PM - 3:24PM		H1.00007: Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Leonel Munoz, Leo Osornio, Adam Para Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:24PM - 3:36PM		H1.00008: Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Leo Osornio Preview Abstract

Session H2: Condensed Matter II

Chair: Kendall Mallory, Point Loma Nazarene University
Room: Darwin 29

Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:00PM - 2:12PM		H2.00001: Band folding of the image potential states at the phthalocyanine/Ag interface Benjamin Caplins, David Suich, Alex Shearer, Eric Muller, Charles Harris Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:12PM - 2:24PM		H2.00002: Electronic Excited States at the NaCl/Ag(100) Interface David Suich, Benjamin Caplins, Alex Shearer, Charles Harris Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:24PM - 2:36PM		H2.00003: Tuning magnetic anisotropy in (001) oriented L10 (Fe$_{1-x}$Cu$_{x})_{55}$Pt$_{45}$ films Dustin A. Gilbert, Kai Liu, Liang-Wei Wang, Chih-Huang Lai, Timothy Klemmer, Jan-Ulrich Thiele Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:36PM - 2:48PM		H2.00004: Activation Energies of Copper Phthalocyanine Thin Films Using Impedance Spectroscopy Kyle Robinson, Thomas Gredig Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:48PM - 3:00PM		H2.00005: Simulations of the Time Dependent Crystallization of Amorphous Thin Films George Wang, Andreas Bill Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:00PM - 3:12PM		H2.00006: Fabrication and Magneto-optical Characterization of Magnetic Nanostructures on 2-D Self Assembled Colloidal Crystals Xiaoyu Zou, Hung Ngo, Josh Mendez, Jiyeong Gu Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:12PM - 3:24PM		H2.00007: Reconstructing the surface-height autocorrelation function of a randomly rough dielectric surface using incoherently scattered light Sangeeta Chakrabarti, Alexei Maradudin Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:24PM - 3:36PM		H2.00008: Ensemble Behavior of Magnetic Nanoparticles Dispersed in a Liquid Crystalline Matrix Jacky Wan, J. Jussi Amaral, Sayantani Ghosh, Makkiko Quint, Andrea Rodarte Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:36PM - 3:48PM		H2.00009: Development and Calibration of a Ruby Fluorescence Pressure Measurement System Blaine Bush, Peter Klavins, Matthew Lawson, Kent Shirer, Nicholas Curro Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:48PM - 4:00PM		H2.00010: Effect of glycerol doping of PEDOT:PSS on solar cell characteristics Emma Lewis, Bhaskar Mantha, Richard Barber Preview Abstract

Session H3: Nuclear Physics

Chair: Benjamin Wang, Stanford University
Room: Darwin 37

Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:00PM - 2:12PM		H3.00001: Rapidity Dependent Pion Spectra from Fixed-Target $\sqrt{s_{NN}} =$ 3.0, 3.5, and 4.5 GeV Au$+$Al Collisions at STAR Brooke Haag Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:12PM - 2:24PM		H3.00002: Angular Correlations of High-pT Hadrons in PbPb and pp Simulations Gabriel Bonilla Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:24PM - 2:36PM		H3.00003: Analysis of Z$+$jet Simulations in Pythia and Fastjet pp at $\sqrt{sNN}$ = 7 TeV Chadwick Rainbolt Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:36PM - 2:48PM		H3.00004: Monte-Carlo Glauber model simulations of nuclear interactions Mikhail Miller, Chad Rexrode Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:48PM - 3:00PM		H3.00005: Nucleon Neutral Weak Form Factors from AdS/QCD Correspondence Mark Lohmann, Prashanth Jaikumar Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:00PM - 3:12PM		H3.00006: ClaRA: The CLAS12 Reconstruction and Analysis framework Eddie Banulos-Casillas, John Price, Dennis Weygand, Johann Goetz, Vardan Gyurjyan, Sebasti\'an Mancilla Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:12PM - 3:24PM		H3.00007: Construction of the CLAS12 High-Threshold Cerenkov Counter Dylan Nicholas, John Price, Youri Sharabian Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:24PM - 3:36PM		H3.00008: Three-dimensional pattern recognition of particle trajectories in hexagonal geometry drift detectors John Van Atta Preview Abstract

Session H4: Astrophysics II

Chair: Lynda Williams, Santa Rosa Junior College
Room: Darwin 38

Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:00PM - 2:12PM		H4.00001: Testing Charge Coupled Devices for use in the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Jordan Dudley Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:12PM - 2:24PM		H4.00002: Aperture Photometry at Sonoma State using GORT Amandeep Gill, Kevin McLin Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:24PM - 2:36PM		H4.00003: KAPAO I: Natural Guide Star Adaptive Optics and Software for Control, Calibration, and Data Analysis Joseph Long Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:36PM - 2:48PM		H4.00004: KAPAO II: Assembly and Operation of a Natural Guide Star Adaptive Optics System Jonathan Wong Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 2:48PM - 3:00PM		H4.00005: KAPAO III: First-Light Observations and On-Sky Data Katherine Badham Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:00PM - 3:12PM		H4.00006: Comparative Analysis of Different Light Detectors for the Cherenkov Effect Zachary Wedel, Rexavalmar Niduaza Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:12PM - 3:24PM		H4.00007: Implementation of Silicon Photomultipliers in Cosmic Ray Detection Marcus Wade, Jaime Vasquez Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:24PM - 3:36PM		H4.00008: The Development of a 3P PocketQube Kevin Zack, J. Garrett Jernigan, Lynn Cominsky Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:36PM - 3:48PM		H4.00009: Dark Matter's Impaction Model Explains of Seasonal Extinctions on Earth Dayong Cao Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:48PM - 4:00PM		H4.00010: Electric Field as the Basic Component of All Matter and Energy in the Universe Huiyi Jiang, Yutao Jiang Preview Abstract

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