Bulletin of the American Physical Society

42nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volume 56, Number 5

Monday–Friday, June 13–17, 2011; Atlanta, Georgia

Session Index

Session J1: Interactions Between Hybrid Quantum Systems

Chair: Jake Taylor, JQI and NIST
Room: A601

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		J1.00001: Sensitive position magnetometry and quantum state control in a hybrid BEC-membrane system Steven Steinke, Swati Singh, Mehmet Tasgin, Pierre Meystre, Keith Schwab, Mukund Vengalattore Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:42AM - 10:54AM		J1.00002: Detecting short-range forces with levitated laser-cooled microspheres Andrew Geraci, Scott Papp, John Kitching Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:54AM - 11:06AM		J1.00003: An ab-initio model of anomalous heating in planar ion traps Arghavan Safavi-Naini, Peter Rabl, Philippe Weck, Hossein Sadeghpour Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		J1.00004: Cooling of a resonant circuit via laser cooled ions Nikos Daniilidis, Soenke Moeller, Boyan Tabakov, Aaron Bradley, Hartmut Haeffner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		J1.00005: A hybrid quantum system of ultracold atoms and trapped ions Carlo Sias, Lothar Ratschbacher, Christoph Zipkes, Michael Koehl Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		J1.00006: Atoms and photonic crystal cavities Michal Bajcsy, Andrei Faraon, Kelley Rivoire, Arka Majumdar, Jelena Vuckovic Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		J1.00007: Superradiance of cold atoms coupled to a superconducting circuit Daniel Braun, Jonathan Hoffman, Eite Tiesinga Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		J1.00008: Negative Refraction in a Raman Chiral System Using Rare-earth Atoms Daniel Sikes, Deniz Yavuz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:06PM - 12:18PM		J1.00009: Variations of Positive and Negative Dispersions in Both Highly and Weakly Absorptive Atomic Systems Tony Abi-Salloum, Scott Snell, Jon Davis, Frank Narducci Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:18PM - 12:30PM		J1.00010: Remote Entanglement between a Single Atom and a Bose-Einstein Condensate Stefan Riedl, Matthias Lettner, Martin M{\"u}cke, Christoph Vo, Carolin Hahn, Simon Baur, J{\"o}rg Bochmann, Stephan Ritter, Stephan D{\"u}rr, Gerhard Rempe Preview Abstract

Session J2: Fundamental Symmetry Tests

Chair: David DeMille, Yale University
Room: A602

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:30AM - 11:00AM		J2.00001: Interferometry with Bose Einstein condensates in extended free fall Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:00AM - 11:30AM		J2.00002: The size of the proton Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:30AM - 12:00PM		J2.00003: Concepts for an optical nuclear clock with Th-229 Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:00PM - 12:30PM		J2.00004: Al$^{+}$ optical clocks for fundamental physics, geodesy, and quantum metrology Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session J3: Heavy Particle Collisions

Chair: Francis Robicheaux, Auburn University
Room: A703

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		J3.00001: Target Ionization in Collisions with Few-keV Molecular Ions Kevin Carnes, Nora G. Johnson, Wania Wolff, Ben Berry, A. Max Sayler, Itzik Ben-Itzhak Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:42AM - 10:54AM		J3.00002: Ultracold atom-ion collisions with Beryllium Diego Valente, Robin C\^ot\'e Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:54AM - 11:06AM		J3.00003: Radiative association of H$_2$ and H$^-$ at low temperature: can we observe H$_3^-$ in the interstellar medium? Mehdi Ayouz, Olivier Dulieu, Maurice Raoult, Viatcheslav Kokoouline Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		J3.00004: Capture of highly charged ions in a rare-earth permanent-magnet Penning trap Nicholas D. Guise, Samuel M. Brewer, Joseph N. Tan Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		J3.00005: Spatially Modulated Interaction Induced Bound States and Scattering Resonances Ran Qi, Hui Zhai Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		J3.00006: Excitation processes in proton collisions with Li atoms Teck-Ghee Lee, M.S. Pindzola Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		J3.00007: Charge transfer between O$^{6+}$ and atomic hydrogen Y. Wu, P.C. Stancil, H.P. Liebermann, R.J. Buenker, D.R. Schultz, Y. Hui Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		J3.00008: Four-Body Charge Transfer Processes in Proton-Helium Collisions Uttam Chowdhury, Allison Harris, Jerry Peacher, Don Madison Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:06PM - 12:18PM		J3.00009: Isotope effect on charge transfer in collisions of H with He$^+$ and He$^{2+}$ Jerome Loreau, Sergey Ryabchenko, Nathalie Vaeck Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:18PM - 12:30PM		J3.00010: Charge exchange cross sections in slow collisions of Si$^{3+}$ with Hydrogen atom Dwayne C. Joseph, Edwin Quashie, Bidhan C. Saha Preview Abstract

Session J4: Atom Circuits

Chair: Subhadeep Gupta, University of Washington
Room: A704

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:30AM - 11:00AM		J4.00001: Beyond the thermodynamic limit of number fluctuations Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:00AM - 11:30AM		J4.00002: Stirring Up Excitations in Toroidal BECs Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:30AM - 12:00PM		J4.00003: Superflow in Toroidal Condensates Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:00PM - 12:30PM		J4.00004: Bose-Einstein Condensates in Painted Potentials Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session J5: Atomic Structure and Spectroscopy

Chair: Greg Brown, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: A705

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		J5.00001: Magnetic-Dipole Lines in Highly-Charged Ions of Hafnium, Tantalum, and Gold J. Reader, D. Osin, J.D. Gillaspy, Yu. Ralchenko Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:42AM - 10:54AM		J5.00002: ABSTRACT HAS BEEN MOVED TO M5.00006 Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:54AM - 11:06AM		J5.00003: Quantum interference and the magic angle in the observation of lithium D-lines R.C. Brown, S. Wu, J.V. Porto, C.J. Sansonetti, C.E. Simien, J.D. Gillaspy, J.N. Tan, S.M. Brewer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		J5.00004: ABSTRACT HAS BEEN MOVED TO U3.00009 Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		J5.00005: Calibration of an Astrophysical Spectrograph with an Astro-comb in the Visible Spectral Range Chih-Hao Li, Alex Glenday, David Phillips, Sylvain Korzennik, Guoqing Noah Chang, Li-Jin Chen, Andrew Benedick, Franz Kaertner, Dimitar Sasselov, Andrew Szentgyorgyi, Ronald Walsworth Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		J5.00006: Current Status of Atomic Spectroscopy Databases at NIST Alexander Kramida, Yuri Ralchenko, Joseph Reader Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		J5.00007: Relativistic dielectronic recombination data for low-ionized W W.R. Johnson, U.I. Safronova, A.S. Safronova Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		J5.00008: Direct Observation of the $6S_{1/2}$ to $5D_{3/2}$ Electric Quadrupole Transition in Barium-138 Adam Kleczewski, Matt Hoffman, Eric Magnuson, Boris Blinov, Norval Fortson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:06PM - 12:18PM		J5.00009: Measurement of the Land\'{e} g factor of the 5D$_{5/2}$ state of Ba II with a single trapped ion Nathan Kurz, Matthew Dietrich, Gang Shu, Thomas Noel, Boris Blinov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:18PM - 12:30PM		J5.00010: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session J6: Attosecond Spectroscopy

Chair: Anthony Starace, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Room: A706

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:30AM - 11:00AM		J6.00001: Theory of attosecond transient absorption Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:00AM - 11:30AM		J6.00002: Attosecond Electron Interferometry Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:30AM - 12:00PM		J6.00003: Attosecond resonance dynamics in XUV-pump IR-probe simulations Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:00PM - 12:30PM		J6.00004: Attosecond Spectroscopy Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

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