Bulletin of the American Physical Society

39th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volume 53, Number 7

Tuesday–Saturday, May 27–31, 2008; State College, Pennsylvania

Session Index

Session Q1: High Field, Short Pulse Physics

Chair: Lew Cocke, Kansas State University
Room: Nittany Lion Inn Ballroom CDE

Friday, May 30, 2008 2:00PM - 2:36PM		Q1.00001: Attosecond Precision Pump-Probe Experiments: Visualizing Molecular and Electronic Dynamics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:36PM - 3:12PM		Q1.00002: Using high-harmonics for probing real-time dynamics of highly excited molecules Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:12PM - 3:48PM		Q1.00003: Correlation in double ionization of He by ultrashort pulses Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:48PM - 4:24PM		Q1.00004: Few-Photon Ionization Using Complex Exterior Scaling Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session Q2: Molecular Basis of Astrobiology

Chair: Daniel Savin, Columbia University
Room: Kern Building 112

Friday, May 30, 2008 2:00PM - 2:36PM		Q2.00001: Protons to Planets: Mapping the Routes to Life Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:36PM - 3:12PM		Q2.00002: Formation of Biomolecule Precursors in the Interstellar Medium and Planetary Atmospheres Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:12PM - 3:48PM		Q2.00003: The Enigmatic Diffuse Interstellar Bands: A Reservoir of Organic Material Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:48PM - 4:24PM		Q2.00004: Hot corinos: pre-biotic molecules in solar-type protostars Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session Q3: Focus Session: Quantum Control in AMO

Chair: Aephraim Steinberg, University of Toronto
Room: Keller Building 104

Friday, May 30, 2008 2:00PM - 2:36PM		Q3.00001: Optimal Control of Large Spin Systems Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:36PM - 2:48PM		Q3.00002: Decoherence-Free Control of Large Spin-Atomic Systems with Coherent Electromagnetic Fields Seth Merkel, Souma Chaudhury, Poul Jessen, Ivan Deutsch Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:48PM - 3:00PM		Q3.00003: Controlled transport of atoms in optical lattices Brian Mischuck, Ivan Deutsch Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:00PM - 3:12PM		Q3.00004: Coherent Control of Wannier-Stark States in a Tilted-Washboard Potential Chao Zhuang, Samansa Maneshi, XiaoXian Liu, Ardavan Darabi, Luciano Cruz, Aephraim Steinberg Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:12PM - 3:48PM		Q3.00005: Fast pulses and slow atoms: making microKelvin molecules using femtosecond lasers Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:48PM - 4:00PM		Q3.00006: Coherent Control of Retinal Isomerization in Bacteriorhodopsin in the High Intensity Regime Andrei Florean, David Cardoza, James White, Janos Lanyi, Roseanne Sension, Philip Bucksbaum Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 4:00PM - 4:12PM		Q3.00007: Molecular Fragmentation in the CH2XY Family of Halomethanes Sarah Nichols, Brett Pearson, Tamas Rozgonyi, Thomas Weinacht Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 4:12PM - 4:24PM		Q3.00008: Shaped-Pulse Control of CO$_{2}$ Bending Vibration G.Y. Chen, Z. Wang, G. Minker, S. Iacangelo, W.T. Hill, III Preview Abstract

Session Q4: Atoms in Optical Lattices

Chair: Markus Greiner, Harvard University
Room: Nittany Lion Inn Ballroom AB

Friday, May 30, 2008 2:00PM - 2:12PM		Q4.00001: Exact theoretical description of two ultracold atoms in a single site of a 3D optical lattice Alejandro Saenz, Sergey Grishkevich Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:12PM - 2:24PM		Q4.00002: Probing higher-order interactions with an array of double-well optical-lattice interferometers Philip Johnson, Eite Tiesinga, Carl Williams Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:24PM - 2:36PM		Q4.00003: Studying Universality with Bose-Condensed Cesium Atoms in an Optical Lattice Chen-Lung Hung, Xibo Zhang, Nathan Gemelke, Cheng Chin Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:36PM - 2:48PM		Q4.00004: Self-trapped atom corrals Jean-Felix Riou, David S. Weiss Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:48PM - 3:00PM		Q4.00005: Matter-wave interference due to interactions Mattias Gustavsson, Elmar Haller, Manfred Mark, Johann Danzl, Russell Hart, Hanns-Christoph N\"agerl Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:00PM - 3:12PM		Q4.00006: Exploring a neutral-atom SWAP gate with clock states Nathan Lundblad, Patricia Lee, John Obrecht, William Phillips, Trey Porto Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:12PM - 3:24PM		Q4.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:24PM - 3:36PM		Q4.00008: Raman excitation of ultracold atoms to higher vibrational bands in an optical lattice Patricia Lee, Nathan Lundblad, John Obrecht, William Phillips, Trey Porto Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:36PM - 3:48PM		Q4.00009: Experiments on the 3D Disordered Bose-Hubbard Model Matthew White, Matthew Pasienski, David McKay, Brian DeMarco Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:48PM - 4:00PM		Q4.00010: A Nonlinear Dirac Equation in Ultracold Bosons in an Optical Lattice Lincoln D. Carr, Laith Haddad Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 4:00PM - 4:12PM		Q4.00011: Observing Zitterbewegung with Ultracold Atoms J.Y. Vaishnav, Charles W. Clark Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 4:12PM - 4:24PM		Q4.00012: Cavity QED determination of atomic statistics in optical lattices - power spectrum and entanglement Wenzhou Chen, Pierre Meystre Preview Abstract

Session Q5: Clocks, Precision Measurements, and Atomic/Molecular Structure

Chair: Kurt Gibble, Penn State University
Room: Nittany Lion Inn Boardroom I

Friday, May 30, 2008 2:00PM - 2:12PM		Q5.00001: Systematic evaluation of a strontium optical lattice clock at 1x10$^{-16}$ Gretchen K. Campbell, Andrew D. Ludlow, Sebastian Blatt, Tanya Zelevinsky, Martin M. Boyd, Michael J. Martin, Jan W. Thomsen, Jun Ye, Tara M. Fortier, Jason E. Stalnaker, Scott A. Diddams, Chris W. Oates Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:12PM - 2:24PM		Q5.00002: Ytterbium Optical Lattice Clock Nathan Lemke, Zeb Barber, Nicola Poli, Chris Oates, Leo Hollberg Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:24PM - 2:36PM		Q5.00003: Determination of the fine structure constant with atomic interferometry and Bloch oscillations. Pierre Clad\'e, Malo Cadoret, Estefania de Mirandes, Saida Guellati-Kh\'elifa, Catherine Schwob, Fran\c{c}ois Nez, Lucile Julien, Fran\c{c}ois Biraben Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:36PM - 2:48PM		Q5.00004: Precision Laser Spectroscopy of Exotic Helium Isotopes P. Mueller, I.A. Sulai, K. Bailey, R.J. Holt, R.V.F. Janssens, Z.-T. Lu, T.P. O'Connor, A.C.C. Villari, J.A. Alcantara-Nunez, R. Alves-Conde, M. Dubois, C. Eleon, G. Gaubert, N. Lecesne, M.-G. Saint-Laurent, J.-C. Thomas, G.W.F. Drake, L.-B. Wang Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:48PM - 3:00PM		Q5.00005: Extending Precision Atomic Mass Measurement to Higher Mass Matthew Redshaw, Brianna Mount, Edmund Myers Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:00PM - 3:12PM		Q5.00006: Improved Measurement of the 1s2s $^{1}$S$_{0}$ -- 1s2p $^{3}$P$_{1}$ Interval in Helium-like Silicon Edmund Myers, Thomas DeVore, David Crosby Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:12PM - 3:24PM		Q5.00007: Hyperfine structure of the metastable $^3P_2$ state of alkaline earth atoms as an accurate probe of nuclear magnetic octupole moments Kyle Beloy, Andrei Derevianko, Walter Johnson Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:24PM - 3:36PM		Q5.00008: Hyperfine Structure of Trapped $^{137}$Ba$^{+}$ Ions as a Probe of the Nuclear Magnetic Octupole Moment Gary Howell, Boris Blinov, Norval Fortson Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:36PM - 3:48PM		Q5.00009: Third-order relativistic many-body calculation of transition probabilities for the beryllium and magnesium isoelectronic sequences Dansha Jiang, Rupsi Pal, Marianna Safronova Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:48PM - 4:00PM		Q5.00010: Spectroscopy of high pressure cesium discharge Goran Pichler, Marin Pichler Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 4:00PM - 4:12PM		Q5.00011: Collisional-Radiative Modeling of EBIT Spectra from Highly-Charged High-Z Ions Yuri Ralchenko, Ilija N. Draganic, John D. Gillaspy, Joseph N. Tan, Joshua M. Pomeroy, Joseph Reader Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 4:12PM - 4:24PM		Q5.00012: The Ion $H_3^{+}$ in a Strong Magnetic Field Nicolais Guevara Leon, Alexander V. Turbiner, Juan C. Lopez Vieyra Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 4:24PM - 4:36PM		Q5.00013: Searching for allotropes of Wigner crystal clusters with Genetic Algorithm Matt Kalinski Preview Abstract

Session Q6: Quantum Applications and Enabling Technology

Chair: Malcolm Boshier, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Nittany Lion Inn Boardroom II

Friday, May 30, 2008 2:00PM - 2:12PM		Q6.00001: Classical and quantum bounds for remote optical sensing Zachary Dutton, John Myers Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:12PM - 2:24PM		Q6.00002: Progress Toward Atomic Magnetometry Beyond the Conventional Heisenberg Scaling Heather Partner, Brigette Black, JM Geremia Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:24PM - 2:36PM		Q6.00003: Coherent control of single atom Rydberg excitation Todd Johnson, Erich Urban, Thomas Henage, Larry Isenhower, Deniz Yavuz, Thad Walker, Mark Saffman Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:36PM - 2:48PM		Q6.00004: Consequences of Zeeman Degeneracy for van der Waals Blockade between Rydberg Atoms Thad Walker, Mark Saffman Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 2:48PM - 3:00PM		Q6.00005: Simulation of a strong van der Waals blockade in a dense ultracold gas Jesus Hernandez, Francis Robicheaux Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:00PM - 3:12PM		Q6.00006: MEMS-based Flexible Optical Beam Steering for Quantum Information Processing in Atomic Arrays Jungsang Kim, Caleb Knoernschild, Felix Lu, Changsoon Kim, Kyle McKay Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:12PM - 3:24PM		Q6.00007: Single photon generation by corporative spontaneous emission of atomic ensembles Hoda Hossein-Nejad, Rene Stock, Daniel F.V. James Preview Abstract
Friday, May 30, 2008 3:24PM - 3:36PM		Q6.00008: Atomtronics and basic logic: Constructing AND and OR gates from atomtronic transistors Ronald Pepino, John Cooper, Dana Anderson, Murray Holland Preview Abstract

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