Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2005 36th Meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Tuesday–Saturday, May 17–21, 2005; Lincoln, Nebraska

Session Index

Session B1: Matter Optics and Atom Chips

Chair: Herman Batelaan, University of Nebraska
Room: Burnham Yates Conference Center Ballroom I

Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:30AM - 11:06AM		B1.00001: Quantum Optics of Ultracold Molecular Dimers Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:06AM - 11:42AM		B1.00002: An Atom Michelson Interferometer on a Chip Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:42AM - 12:18PM		B1.00003: Biprism interferometry with electrons and ions, a valuable tool to study the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and quantum statistics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:18PM - 12:54PM		B1.00004: Novel methods for matter interferometry with nanosized objects Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session B2: Applications of AMO Science to Astrophysics

Chair: D. Schultz, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Room: Burnham Yates Conference Center Ballroom II

Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:30AM - 11:06AM		B2.00001: Rovibrationally-Resolved Reactions for Early Universe Chemistry Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:06AM - 11:42AM		B2.00002: Laboratory Cosmology Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:42AM - 12:18PM		B2.00003: X-Ray Emission in the Solar System Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:18PM - 12:54PM		B2.00004: Atomic Processes in X-ray Photoioinzed Gas Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session B3: Electron Collisions

Chair: Murtadha Khakoo, California State University, Fullerton
Room: Burnham Yates Conference Center Olive Branch

Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:30AM - 10:42AM		B3.00001: Electron collisions with Fe peak elements : Application of PRMAT parallel R-matrix codes P.G. Burke, A. Hibbert, B.M. McLaughlin, C.A. Ramsbottom, M.P. Scott, V.M. Burke, C.J. Noble, A.G. Sunderland Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:42AM - 10:54AM		B3.00002: Direct and indirect relativistic effect on electron scattering from cesium and gold atoms Junfang Gao, Rencheng Shang, Wenning Pang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:54AM - 11:06AM		B3.00003: Channel-coupling and second-order effects in electron-impact excitation of Ar(3p) and Ar(3s) Klaus Bartschat, Oleg Vorov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:06AM - 11:18AM		B3.00004: Electron-impact excitation of FeII Oleg Zatsarinny, Klaus Bartschat Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:18AM - 11:30AM		B3.00005: MQDT and wave packet study of dissociative recombination of Ne$_{2}^{+}$ Valery Ngassam, Ousmanou Motapon, Annick Suzor-Weiner, Ann E. Orel Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:30AM - 11:42AM		B3.00006: Dissociative Electron Attachment to Water: Treatment of $^2B_1$, $^2A_1$, and $^2B_2$ resonances Daniel Haxton, Thomas Rescigno, C. William McCurdy Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:42AM - 11:54AM		B3.00007: Electron Impact Vibrational Excitation and Dissociative Attachment of Nitric Oxide Cynthia Trevisan, Karel Houfek, Zhiyong Zhang, Ann Orel, Clyde McCurdy, Thomas Rescigno Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:54AM - 12:06PM		B3.00008: Dissociative attachment and vibrational excitation in low-energy electron-CF$_3$I collisions I. Fabrikant, S. Marienfeld, M. Braun, M. Ruf, H. Hotop Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:06PM - 12:18PM		B3.00009: Electron-impact vibrational excitation of CO$_2$ in a cluster environment Ilya Fabrikant Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:18PM - 12:30PM		B3.00010: Theoretical and Experimental study of the Spin Asymmetry for Electron Impact Ionization of Xenon D.H. Madison, A. Prideaux, J. Lower, S. Bellm, R. Panajotovic, E. Weigold Preview Abstract
		B3.00011: The Triple Differential Cross Section and Interference Effects of Electron-Impact Ionization of Molecules Junfang Gao, Don H. Madison, Jerry Peacher Preview Abstract

Session B4: Strong Field Atomic and Plasma Processes

Chair: Cornelis (Kees) J. Uiterwaal, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Room: Burnham Yates Conference Center Hawthorne

Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:30AM - 10:42AM		B4.00001: Femtosecond Optical Vortex Igor Mariyenko, Chad Petersen, James Strohaber, Cornelis Uiterwaal Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:42AM - 10:54AM		B4.00002: Time-dependent studies of photon-induced processes in He S. X. Hu, J. Colgan, L. A. Collins Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:54AM - 11:06AM		B4.00003: COLTRIMS Studies of Correlation in the Sequential Release of Two Electrons from Ar and Ne by Short Laser Pulses Chakra Maharjan, Ali Alnaser, Xiao Tong, Predrag Ranitovic, Shambhu Ghimire, Bing Shan, Zenghu Chang, Igor Litvinyuk, Charles Cocke Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:06AM - 11:18AM		B4.00004: Multiphoton ionization of xenon in the VUV regime Robin Santra, Chris H. Greene Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:18AM - 11:30AM		B4.00005: Effective Range Approach for High Harmonic Generation by Negative Ions M.V. Frolov, A.V. Flegel, N.L. Manakov, Anthony F. Starace Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:30AM - 11:42AM		B4.00006: The Effects of Ionization on the Generation of High Energy 6 fs Pulses Shambhu Ghimire, Bing Shan, Chris Nakamura, Chun Wang, Zenghu Chang Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:42AM - 11:54AM		B4.00007: Rescattering Effects in the High-Frequency Regime N.L. Manakov, A.V. Flegel, M.V. Frolov, Anthony F. Starace Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:54AM - 12:06PM		B4.00008: Circularly Polarized Laser Field-Induced Rescattering Plateaus in Electron-Atom Scattering Anthony F. Starace, A.V. Flegel, M.V. Frolov, N.L. Manakov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:06PM - 12:18PM		B4.00009: Laser Conditioning of Wakefield Electron Beams Scott Sepke, Sudeep Banerjee, Rahul Shah, Anthony Valenzuela, Donald Umstadter Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:18PM - 12:30PM		B4.00010: Optical deflection and temporal characterization of an ultra-fast laser-produced electron beam Sudeep Banerjee, Scott Sepke, Anthony Valenzuela, Rahul Shah, Donald Umstadter Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:30PM - 12:42PM		B4.00011: Quasiclassical results for two-photon Coulomb Bremstrahlung A. A. Krylovetsky, N. L. Manakov, S. I. Marmo Preview Abstract

Session B5: Cold Plasmas and Optical Lattices

Chair: Michael S. Chapman, Georgia Institute of Technology
Room: Burnham Yates Conference Center Arbor

Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:30AM - 10:42AM		B5.00001: Electron Screening Effects in a Strongly Coupled Ultracold Neutral Plasma C.E. Simien, Y.C. Chen, S. Laha, P. Gupta, Y.N. Martinez, P.G. Mickelson, S.B. Nagel, T.C. Killian Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:42AM - 10:54AM		B5.00002: Dipole-Dipole Excitation and Ionization in a Frozen Rydberg Gas Paul Tanner, Wenhui Li, Thomas Gallagher Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:54AM - 11:06AM		B5.00003: Kinetic Energy oscillations in ultracold plasma Sampad Laha, Y.C. Chen, P. Gupta, Y.N. Martinez, P.G. Mickelson, S.B. Nagel, A.D. Saenz, C.E. Simien, T.C. Killian Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:06AM - 11:18AM		B5.00004: Formation of antihydrogen positive ions D. Vrinceanu, S. X. Hu, S. F. Mazevet, L. A. Collins Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:18AM - 11:30AM		B5.00005: Study of the Expansion of Ultracold Strontium Plasma Priya Gupta, Clayton Simien, Sampad Laha, Yenny Martinez, Pascal Mickelson, Sarah Nagel, Ying-Cheng Chen, Thomas Killian Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:30AM - 11:42AM		B5.00006: Neutral Atoms in an Optical Lattice for Quantum Information Processing Chad Fertig, Johnny Huckans, Ian Spielman, Jennifer Sebby-Strabley, Marco Anderlini, Steven Rolston, William Phillips, James Porto Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:42AM - 11:54AM		B5.00007: Progress toward a Sr optical atomic clock in an optical lattice A. D. Ludlow, T. Ido, M. M. Boyd, M. Nottcutt, T. Zelevinsky, S. Blatt, S. Foreman, J. Ye Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:54AM - 12:06PM		B5.00008: Studies of the \textbf{\textit{5s$^{21}$S$_{0}$-- 5s5p$^{3}$P$_{1}$}} Transition in Atomic Strontium Yenny Natali Martinez, Ying-Cheng Chen, Pascal Mickelson, Sarah Nagel, Thomas C. Killian Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:06PM - 12:18PM		B5.00009: Rapid Molecular Transport in Pulsed Optical Lattices Peter Barker, Ray Fulton, Alexis Bishop, Mikhail Shneider Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:18PM - 12:30PM		B5.00010: Quantum control of ultracold atomic collisions in optical lattices Ivan Deutsch, Rene Stock Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:30PM - 12:42PM		B5.00011: Period doubling and the growth of swallowtails in Bose-Einstein condensates trapped in a lattice potential Brian Seaman, Lincoln Carr, Murray Holland Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:42PM - 12:54PM		B5.00012: Motional Two-Qubit Gate in an Optical Lattice Mark Edwards, Kristen Kasprak, Adam Bozeman, Trey Porto, Charles W. Clark Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:54PM - 1:06PM		B5.00013: Quantum fluctuations of a 1D bosonic gas in an optical lattice Janne Ruostekoski, Lorenzo Isella Preview Abstract
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 1:06PM - 1:18PM		B5.00014: Raman Optical Lattice Rui Zhang, Natalya Morrow, Paul Berman, Georg Raithel Preview Abstract

Session B7: Fellowship Committee Lunch

Room: Burnham Yates Conference Center Ivanhoe

Wednesday, May 18, 2005
12:00PM - 1:30PM

B7.00001: Fellowship Committee Lunch

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