Bulletin of the American Physical Society

41st Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volume 55, Number 5

Tuesday–Saturday, May 25–29, 2010; Houston, Texas

Session Index

Session X1: Hot Topics

Chair: Chris Monroe, University of Maryland
Room: Imperial East

Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:30AM - 11:00AM		X1.00001: Trapping ultracold dysprosium: A highly magnetic gas for dipolar physics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:00AM - 11:30AM		X1.00002: Probing two-electron dynamics in helium with isolated attosecond pulses Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:30AM - 12:00PM		X1.00003: Observation of an unusually large atomic parity-violation effect Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:00PM - 12:30PM		X1.00004: Spectroscopy and Reactions of Hydrocarbon Radicals in 0.4 Kelvin Helium Nanodroplets Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session X2: Focus Session: Cold and Ultracold Molecules

Chair: Susanne Yellin, University of Connecticut
Room: Imperial Center

Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:30AM - 11:00AM		X2.00001: Strongly correlated phases with moderately strong dipole moments Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:00AM - 11:30AM		X2.00002: Ultracold ground state molecules in an optical lattice Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:30AM - 11:42AM		X2.00003: All-Optical Scheme to Produce Quantum Degenerate Dipolar Molecules in the Vibronic Ground State Matt Mackie, Catherine DeBrosse Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:42AM - 11:54AM		X2.00004: Fermionic molecule formation by ramps across Fano-Feshbach resonance Chen Zhang, Shinichi Watanabe, Chris Greene Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:54AM - 12:06PM		X2.00005: Magnetoassociation of KRb Feshbach molecules Tyler Cumby, John Perreault, Ruth Shewmon, Deborah Jin Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:06PM - 12:18PM		X2.00006: Direct laser cooling of a diatomic molecule Edward Shuman, John Barry, Dave DeMille Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:18PM - 12:30PM		X2.00007: Preforming molecules of Fermi-Bose light-heavy alkali mixtures to create dense dipolar matter: the strong coupling approach Anzi Hu, Jim Freericks, Maciej Maska, Carl Williams Preview Abstract

Session X3: Strong Field Ionization

Chair: Alexei Sokolov, Texas A&M University
Room: Imperial West

Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:30AM - 10:42AM		X3.00001: Strong field Multiphoton processes in the high-frequency limit Gilles Doumy, Christoph Roedig, Anthony DiChiara, Cosmin Blaga, Louis DiMauro, Pierre Agostini, Matthias Hoener, Li Fang, Norrah Berrah, Linda Young, Elliot Kanter, Bertold Kraessig, Stephen Southworth, Robin Santra, Stephen Pratt, Ryan Coffee, Phil Bucksbaum, James Cryan, James Glownia, Shambhu Ghimire, David Reis, Matthias Kuebel, Gerhard Paulus, John Bozek, Christoph Bostedt Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:42AM - 10:54AM		X3.00002: Experimental ionization of atomic hydrogen with few-cycle laser pulses D. Kielpinski, M.G. Pullen, W.C. Wallace, D.E. Laban, A.J. Palmer, R.T. Sang, G.F. Hanne, K. Bartschat, H.A. Quiney Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:54AM - 11:06AM		X3.00003: Strong-field physics using TDCIS Phay Ho, Loren Greenman, Eugene Kamarchik, David Mazziotti, Robin Santra Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:06AM - 11:18AM		X3.00004: Quantum theory of recollisional (e, 2e) process in strong field nonsequential double ionization of helium Zhangjin Chen, Yaqiu Liang, C.D. Lin Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:18AM - 11:30AM		X3.00005: Double Ionization of Helium in Combined Fields of Intense Near-infrared and VUV Laser Pulses Shaohao Chen, Andreas Becker Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:30AM - 11:42AM		X3.00006: Above-threshold ionization of Ca and Sr atoms Zengxiu Zhao, Jianmin Yuan, Yan Yin Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:42AM - 11:54AM		X3.00007: Electronic Correlation in strongly driven atomic and molecular systems Agapi Emmanouilidou Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:54AM - 12:06PM		X3.00008: An investigation of non-sequential double ionization with ultrafast long wavelength lasers Anthony D. DiChiara, Emily Sistrunk, Cosmin I. Blaga, Louis F. DiMauro, Pierre Agostini Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:06PM - 12:18PM		X3.00009: Multiple ionization bursts from hydrogen molecular ion within a half-cycle of intense laser pulses Norio Takemoto, Andreas Becker Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:18PM - 12:30PM		X3.00010: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session X4: Precision Atomic Spectroscopy

Co-Sponsoring Units: GPMFC
Chair: Brett Depaola, Kansas State University
Room: Regency Ballroom

Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:30AM - 10:42AM		X4.00001: Stabilized 2051 nm TmHo:YLF laser and applications in Barium 137 Matthew Hoffman, Adam Kleczewski, Eric Magnuson, Boris Blinov, E.N. Fortson Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:42AM - 10:54AM		X4.00002: Improved dipole transition strengths in Ba$^{+}$ from Ba Rydberg spectroscopy Shannon L. Woods, Stephen R. Lundeen, Erica L. Snow Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:54AM - 11:06AM		X4.00003: Absolute and ratio measurements of the polarizability of Na, K, and Rb with an atom interferometer William Holmgren, Melissa Revelle, Vincent Lonij, Alexander Cronin Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:06AM - 11:18AM		X4.00004: Specific mass shift measurements in radioactive Rb isotopes by Doppler-free two-photon transitions Tao Kong, T. Wiebe, A. Chatwin-Davies, A. Berman, A. Gorelov, M. Pearson, J. Behr, S. Behling, G. Gwinner Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:18AM - 11:30AM		X4.00005: Spectroscopy of low Rydberg n$p$ states of $^{7}$Li Paul Oxley, Patrick Collins Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:30AM - 11:42AM		X4.00006: 2D Fourier-transform Spectroscopy of Potassium Vapor Xingcan Dai, Alan D. Bristow, Denis Karaiskaj, Steven T. Cundiff Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:42AM - 11:54AM		X4.00007: Absolute frequency measurements of the lithium D lines using an optical frequency comb Clayton Simien, Samuel Brewer, Joseph Tan, John Gillaspy, Craig Sansonetti Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:54AM - 12:06PM		X4.00008: Precision Measurements of the J=0 to J=2 Fine-Structure Interval in the Triplet 2P State of Helium-4 Marc Smiciklas, David Shiner Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:06PM - 12:18PM		X4.00009: The Asymptotic Expansion Method as a Test of Large-Scale CI Calculations for Helium Rida El-Wazni, Gordon W.F. Drake Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:18PM - 12:30PM		X4.00010: Development of a configuration-interaction plus all-order method for atomic calculations Marianna Safronova, M.G. Kozlov, Dansha Jiang Preview Abstract

Session X5: Exotic Particle and Molecular Ion Collisions

Chair: Barry Dunning, Rice University
Room: Arboretum I-III

Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:30AM - 10:42AM		X5.00001: Charge exchange in C$^{5+}$ + H collisions J.L. Nolte, P.C. Stancil, H.-P. Liebermann, R.J. Buenker, Y. Hui, D.R. Schultz, I.N. Draganic, C.C. Havener Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:42AM - 10:54AM		X5.00002: Polarization of the X-ray emission induced by charge-exchange collisions of solar wind ions and neutral heliospheric gas Marko Gacesa, Hans-Reinhard M\"uller, Robin C\^ot\'e, Vasili Kharchenko Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:54AM - 11:06AM		X5.00003: Simplified Theoretical Model to treat the Dissociative Recombination of polyatomic ions by strong Jahn-Teller effects: Study of H$_3$O$^+$ and H$_3^+$ ions Nicolas Douguet, Chris H. Greene, Ivan Mikhailov, Viatcheslav Kokoouline Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:06AM - 11:18AM		X5.00004: Formation of the simplest stable negative molecular ion H$_3^-$ in interstellar medium Viatcheslav Kokoouline, Mehdi Ayouz, Maurice Raoult, Jacques Robert, Olivier Dulieu Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:18AM - 11:30AM		X5.00005: Measurement of Few Body Interactions in Tri-Atomic Molecular Dissociation into Three Charged Particles Dennis Mueller, Brandon Jordon-Thaden, Lisa Weise, Duane Jaecks Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:30AM - 11:42AM		X5.00006: Cusp formation in positron scattering at the positronium formation threshold James Sullivan, Adric Jones, Peter Caradonna, Casten Makochekanwa, Dan Slaughter, Stephen Buckman Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:42AM - 11:54AM		X5.00007: Positron transport in water vapor Zoran Petrovic, Ana Bankovic, Sasa Dujko, Gordana Malovic, Stephen Buckman, Casten Makochekanwa, Joan Marler, Ronald White Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:54AM - 12:06PM		X5.00008: Ionization of atoms by axion and search for dark matter Vladimir Dzuba, Victor Flambaum, Maxim Pospelov Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:06PM - 12:18PM		X5.00009: Collision-Induced Infrared Absorption by Molecular Hydrogen Pairs at Thousands of Kelvin Martin Abel, Katharine L.C. Hunt, Xiaoping Li, Lothar Frommhold Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:18PM - 12:30PM		X5.00010: The Structure and Stability of Aqueous Electrons and Protons Edward Chen, Edward Chen Preview Abstract

Session X6: Quantum and Nonlinear Optics

Chair: Frank Narducci, Naval Air Systems Command
Room: Arboretum IV-V

Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:30AM - 10:42AM		X6.00001: Lamb-Dicke-enhanced free-space superfluorescence in a cold thermal vapor Joel Greenberg, Daniel Gauthier Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:42AM - 10:54AM		X6.00002: Cavity QED with group II atoms Dominic Meiser, Murray J. Holland Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:54AM - 11:06AM		X6.00003: Substantial interaction between a singe atom and a focused light beam Gleb Maslennikov, Syed Abdullah Aljunid, Jianwei Lee, Brenda Chng, Hoang Lan Dao, Martin Paesold, Valerio Scarani, Christian Kurtsiefer Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:06AM - 11:18AM		X6.00004: Coherent-Light Boosted, Super-Sensitive, Quantum Interferometery William Plick, Jonathan Dowling, Girish Agarwal Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:18AM - 11:30AM		X6.00005: Optical Precursor Investigation in an Organic Dye Solution Matthew Springer, Wenlong Yang, Alexei Sokolov, George Kattawar, Alexandre Kolomenski Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:30AM - 11:42AM		X6.00006: Low-loss nonlinear polaritonics Barry Sanders, Sergey Moiseev, Ali Kamli Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:42AM - 11:54AM		X6.00007: Single-photon light shifts of ground-state quantum beats D.G. Norris, L.A. Orozco, P. Barberis, H.J. Carmichael Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:54AM - 12:06PM		X6.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:06PM - 12:18PM		X6.00009: Controlled, $i.e.$ negative, peak velocity of light in ordinary dispersive media Alexei Sokolov, Xi Wang, Gombojav Ariunbold, Marlan Scully Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:18PM - 12:30PM		X6.00010: Generation of twin beams using four-wave mixing: theory and experiments Quentin Glorieux, Romain Dubessy, Samuel Guibal, Luca Guidoni, Jean Pierre Likforman, Thomas Coudreau, Ennio Arimondo Preview Abstract

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