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Session BA: Recent Results from Jefferson Lab

Chair: Anthony Thomas, Jefferson Lab
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Grand Salon I

Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:00PM - 2:36PM		BA.00001: What's the matter in the Proton? Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:36PM - 3:12PM		BA.00002: Correlations in Nuclei: Recent Progress on an Old Problem Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:12PM - 3:48PM		BA.00003: A Decade of Structure Function Measurements at Jefferson Lab Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:48PM - 4:24PM		BA.00004: Excited Nucleon Resonance Properties from Lattice QCD Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session BB: Mini-Symposium on the Global Analysis of Spin-Dependent Parton Distributions I

Chair: Abhay Deshpande, SUNY, Stony Brook
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Grand Salon III

Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:00PM - 2:36PM		BB.00001: Towards a Global QCD Analysis of Helicity-Dependent Parton Densities Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM		BB.00002: Polarized Semi-Inclusive DIS measurements at Jefferson Lab Peter Bosted, Harut Avakian Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM		BB.00003: Di-Jet Cross Section and Longitudinal Double Spin Asymmetry Measurements with Event Kinematics Constraints in Polarized Proton-Proton Collisions at 200 GeV at STAR Tai Sakuma Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM		BB.00004: Spin Structure of the Deuteron - New Results from CLAS Nevzat Guler Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:12PM - 3:24PM		BB.00005: Double Longitudinal Spin Asymmetry for Inclusive Hadron Production in 200 GeV Polarized p+p Collisions STAR Alan Hoffman Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:24PM - 3:36PM		BB.00006: Accessing the Gluon Polarization in the Proton through the Measurement of the Double Helicity Asymmetry in Neutral Pion Production in Polarized Proton Collisions at PHENIX Kieran Boyle Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:36PM - 3:48PM		BB.00007: Constraints on Gluon Polarization in the Proton from PHENIX Double Helicity Asymmetry Data. Alexander Bazilevsky Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:48PM - 4:00PM		BB.00008: Inclusive $\pi^{0}$ Production in Polarized pp Collisions using the STAR Endcap Calorimeter Jason Webb Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:00PM - 4:12PM		BB.00009: Neutral Pion Longitudinal Double Spin Asymmetry Measurement at Forward Rapidity with the PHENIX Muon Piston Calorimeter Aaron Veicht Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:12PM - 4:24PM		BB.00010: Constraints on $\Delta G$ through Longitudinal Double Spin Asymmetry Measurements of Inclusive Jet Production in Polarized p+p Collisions at 200 GeV Murad Sarsour Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:24PM - 4:36PM		BB.00011: Longitudinal Double Spin Asymmetries of Di-Hadron Production at PHENIX in pp Collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 200$ GeV John Koster Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:36PM - 4:48PM		BB.00012: Parameterization of the eta fragmentation functions from world e+e- and p+p data Christine Aidala, Joseph Seele, Marco Stratmann, Werner Vogelsang Preview Abstract

Session BC: Mini-Symposium on the CEU 10th Anniversary

Chair: W.F. Rogers, Westmont College
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Pearl Salon I

Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:00PM - 2:36PM		BC.00001: A Research Journey from Then to Now: Investigation of $^{100,101}$Pd Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:36PM - 2:54PM		BC.00002: Discovering the Questions and Challenges of Neutrino Physics Noah Oblath Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:54PM - 3:12PM		BC.00003: From a CEU '98er: 9 years and 5 research projects later Christine Aidala Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:12PM - 3:30PM		BC.00004: The $^{17}$O(p,$\alpha$)$^{14}$N reaction measured using a novel technique B.H. Moazen, J.C. Blackmon, D.W. Bardayan, K.Y. Chae, K. Chipps, C.P. Domizioli, R. Fitzgerald, U. Greife, W.R. Hix, K.L. Jones, R.L. Kozub, E.J. Lingerfelt, R.J. Livesay, C.D. Nesaraja, S.D. Pain, L.F. Roberts, J.F. Shriner Jr., M.S. Smith, J.S. Thomas Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:30PM - 3:48PM		BC.00005: The study of $^{158}$Gd from CEU to Present S.R. Lesher Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:48PM - 4:06PM		BC.00006: New mass measurements of neutron rich nuclides at the NSCL. Alfredo Estrade, Milan Matos, Matthew Amthor, Daniel Bazin, Ana Becerril, Thom Elliot, Alexandra Gade, Daniel Galaviz, Giuseppe Lorusso, Jorge Pereira, Mauricio Portillo, Andrew Rogers, Hendrik Schatz, Dan Shapira, Ed Smith, Andreas Stolz, Mark Wallace Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:06PM - 4:24PM		BC.00007: Double-Beta Decay at TUNL Mary Kidd Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:24PM - 4:42PM		BC.00008: Selective Suppression of Sulfur by Photodetachment in a RF Quadrupole Ion Cooler Thomas Lewis, Alfredo Galindo-Uribarri, Charles Havener, Yuan Liu Preview Abstract

Session BD: Ultra Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions I

Chair: Magdelena Djordjevic, The Ohio State University
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Grand Salon IV

Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM		BD.00001: Initial Energy Density, Momentum and Flow in Heavy Ion Collisions Rainer Fries, Joseph Kapusta, Yang Li Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM		BD.00002: Transport Coefficients of Hadronic Matter Nasser Demir, Steffen A. Bass Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM		BD.00003: Produced Hadron Spectra in p + p Collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=200 GeV K. Hagel Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM		BD.00004: High-pT pion and proton yields in p+p collisions at sqrt(s)=200GeV Yichun Xu, Lijuan Ruan Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM		BD.00005: Measurements of the dilepton continuum in p+p collisions at the PHENIX experiment at RHIC Torsten Dahms Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM		BD.00006: Dielectron Mass Spectra From $\sqrt {s_{NN} } $ = 200 GeV Heavy Ion Collisions at PHENIX Sarah Campbell Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:12PM - 3:24PM		BD.00007: Chemical freeze-out in heavy-ion collisions and the quark-hadron phase transition Gregory Kestin, Ulrich Heinz Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:24PM - 3:36PM		BD.00008: System Size Dependence of $\phi $-meson Production at RHIC Xinghua Shi Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:36PM - 3:48PM		BD.00009: Production of the $\phi$ mesons at intermediate rapidity in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 200 GeV Dipali Pal Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:48PM - 4:00PM		BD.00010: Thermodynamics of 2+1 flavor QCD at small quark masses Peter Petreczky Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:00PM - 4:12PM		BD.00011: Gluon recombination in high parton density QCD: inclusive $\pi$-meson production Yang Li, Kirill Tuchin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:12PM - 4:24PM		BD.00012: Measurement of direct photons with a new $\pi^{0}$ tagging method in $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=200Gev$ AuAu Collision at PHENIX Haijiang Gong Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:24PM - 4:36PM		BD.00013: Separation of different collision orientations in relativistic heavy ion reactions between deformed nuclei Chandra Nepali, George Fai, Declan Keane Preview Abstract

Session BE: Nuclear Astrophysics I

Chair: Richard Cyburt, NSCL Michigan State University
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Grand Salon V

Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM		BE.00001: Core Collapse Supernovae and the r-Process: An Amalgam of Current Ideas Matthew Meixner, Grant Mathews, James Wilson, Kaori Otsuki Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM		BE.00002: Neutrinos, Fission Cycling, and the r-process Joshua Beun, Gail McLaughlin, Rebecca Surman, Raph Hix Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM		BE.00003: Big Bang Nucleosynthesis of $^6$Li and $^7$Li Grant Mathews, Motohico Kusakabe, Toshitaka Kajino, Takahashi Yoshida, Richard Boyd Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM		BE.00004: Helium Burning Reaction Rate Uncertainties and Consequences for Supernovae C. Tur, A. Heger, S.M. Austin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM		BE.00005: Maxwellian-averaged cross sections and astrophysical reaction rates from ENDF/B-VII.0, JEFF-3.1, JENDL-3.3 and ENDF/B-VI.8 evaluated nuclear reaction data libraries Boris Pritychenko, Alejandro A. Sonzogni, Said F. Mughabghab Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM		BE.00006: A precision measurement of the $^{3}$He($\alpha$,$\gamma$)$^{7}$Be astrophysical S-factor T.A.D. Brown, K.A. Snover, D.W. Storm, C. Bordeanu, D. Melconian, A.L. Sallaska, S.K.L. Sjue, S. Triambak, A.M. Crisp, J.D. Lowrey, K. Michnicki, P. Peplowski, J. Sibille Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:12PM - 3:24PM		BE.00007: Determination of the astrophysical S-factor for the $^{12}$N(p,$\gamma )^{13}$O reaction from ($^{12}$N,$^{13}$O) proton transfer reaction A. Banu, T. Al-Abdullah, C. Fu, C.A. Gagliardi, Y. Li, M. McCleskey, G. Tabacaru, L. Trache, R.E. Tribble, Y. Zhai, V. Burjan, F. Carstoiu Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:24PM - 3:36PM		BE.00008: New measurement of $\Gamma_\pi/\Gamma$ for the $0^+_2$ (7.65 MeV) state in $^{12}$C N.J. Goodman, J. Bos, J.C. Lighthall, S.T. Marley, J. Snyder, A.H. Wuosmaa, C. Tur, Sam M. Austin, E. Estrada, G. Lorusso Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:36PM - 3:48PM		BE.00009: Measuring the Radiative Width of the Hoyle State in $^{12}$C S.A. Sheets, J.T. Burke, R.D. Hoffman, E.B. Norman, L.A. Bernstein, L.W. Phair, J. Gibelin, M. Wiedeking, R.M. Clark, E. Vieitez-Rodriguez, P. McMahan, I.Y. Lee, A.O. Macchiavelli, C. Beausang, S. Lesher, B. Darakchieva, M. Evtimova, B. Lyles, M. Dolinski, H. Ai Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:48PM - 4:00PM		BE.00010: The branching ratio of the sub-threshold 1$^{-}$ state in the $\beta$-decay of $^{16}$N K.E. Rehm, X.D. Tang, M. Carpenter, J.P. Greene, R.V.F. Janssens, L. Jisonna, C.L. Jiang, C.J. Lister, M. Notani, N. Patel, R.C. Pardo, G. Savard, J.P. Schiffer, R.E. Segel, A. Wuosmaa, S. Zhu Preview Abstract

Session BF: Nuclear Theory

Chair: D. J. Dean, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Pearl Salon II

Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM		BF.00001: Defeating The Sign Problem in the Auxiliary-Field Monte Carlo Method for Nuclear Structure: The Shifted-Contour Method Gergana Stoitcheva, Erich Ormand Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM		BF.00002: Defeating The Sign Problem in the Auxiliary-Field Monte Carlo Method for Nuclear Structure: Level Densities and Other Properties Erich Ormand, Gergana Stoitcheva Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM		BF.00003: Shell-Model Effective Interactions from the No-Core Shell Model Bruce Barrett, Alexander Lisetskiy, Michael Kruse, Petr Navr\'atil, James Vary Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM		BF.00004: Effective Interactions for pf Shell from the No Core Shell Model Erdal Dikmen, Alexander Lisetsky, Bruce Barrett, Petr Navr\'atil, James Vary Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM		BF.00005: Partial Dynamical Symmetries Larry Zamick Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM		BF.00006: The effect of magnetic field to the pairing phase transition of mesoscopic system Tony Sumaryada, Alexander Volya Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:12PM - 3:24PM		BF.00007: Band Terminations and Density Functional Theory: A Critical Analysis Anatoli Afanasjev Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:24PM - 3:36PM		BF.00008: Recent progress with {\it ab initio} calculations of the nuclear equation of state Francesca Sammarruca Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:36PM - 3:48PM		BF.00009: Origin of Apparent Negative Heat Capacity in Constrained Microcanonical Modeling of Excited Nuclear Systems Michael Quinlan, Jan T\~oke, Iwona Pawelczak, Wolf-Udo Schr\"oder Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:48PM - 4:00PM		BF.00010: Nuclear Multifragmentation as Generalized Fission Jan T\~oke, Udo Schr\"oder Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:00PM - 4:12PM		BF.00011: Density-constrained TDHF calculation of fusion cross sections for neutron-rich nuclei Volker Oberacker, Sait Umar Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:12PM - 4:24PM		BF.00012: Random Interactions on 2-Level Systems Declan Mulhall Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:24PM - 4:36PM		BF.00013: Relative elemental and meson production rates in the collision of space crafts with cosmic particles M.S. Sabra, F.B. Malik Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:36PM - 4:48PM		BF.00014: The time-dependent, relativistic Aharonov-Bohm effect Zachary Kertzman, Athanasios Petridis Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:48PM - 5:00PM		BF.00015: The Explanation of the Photon's Electric and Magnetic Fields; and its Particle and Wave Characteristics Russell Moon, Victor Vasiliev Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 5:00PM - 5:12PM		BF.00016: Variable Differential Cross Section Due to Nuclear Motion Stewart Brekke Preview Abstract

Session BG: Nuclear Structure I

Chair: William Walters, University of Maryland
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Pearl Salon III

Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM		BG.00001: Ab Initio Calculations of Electroweak Transitions in A=8 Nuclei Muslema Pervin, Steven Pieper, Robert Wiringa Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM		BG.00002: Faddeev calculations for $_{\Lambda}^7 $He and $_{\Lambda}^9$Be: bound states and low-lying resonances Igor Filikhin, Vladimir Suslov, Branislav Vlahovic Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM		BG.00003: Study of the $\beta$-decay of $^{11}$Li at ISAC/TRIUMF Caleb Mattoon, F. Sarazin, C. Andreoiu, A. Andreyev, R.A.E. Austin, G.C. Ball, R.S. Chakrawarthy, D. Cross, E.S. Cunningham, J. Daoud, P.E. Garrett, G.F. Grinyer, G. Hackman, D. Melconian, C. Morton, C. Pearson, J. Ressler, J. Schwartzenberg, M.B. Smith, C.E. Svensson Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM		BG.00004: Study of the $^3$He($^{14}$O,$\alpha)^{13}$O reaction Scott Marley, N.J. Goodman, J.C. Lighthall, A.H. Wuosmaa, C.L. Jiang, M. Notani, R.C. Pardo, K.E. Rehm, J.P. Schiffer, X.D. Tang, L. Jisonna Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM		BG.00005: Study of low-lying resonant states in $^{16}$F using an $^{15}$O radioactive ion beam Dongwon Lee, Kari Perajarvi, James Powell, Jim O'Neil, Dennis Moltz, Vladilen Goldberg, Joseph Cerny Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM		BG.00006: Coupled SU(3) models of rotational states in nuclei and quasi-dynamical symmetry Gabriela Thiamova, David John Rowe Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:12PM - 3:24PM		BG.00007: Unbound states of the neutron-rich oxygen isotopes C.R. Hoffman, S.L. Tabor, M. Thoennessen, T. Baumann, D. Bazin, A. Gade, W.A. Peters, A. Schiller, J. Brown, P.A. Deyoung, R. Howes, N. Frank, B. Luther, H. Scheit, J. Hinnefeld Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:24PM - 3:36PM		BG.00008: Structure of $^{21}$Mg excited states studied in single neutron knockout C. Aa. Diget, P. Adrich, D. Bazin, M.D. Bowen, B.A. Brown, C.M. Campbell, J.M. Cook, A. Gade, T. Glasmacher, S. McDaniel, A. Obertelli, K. Siwek, J.R. Terry, D. Weisshaar, K. Hosier, D. McGlinchery, L.A. Riley Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:36PM - 3:48PM		BG.00009: Coulomb Excitation of Radioactive $^{21}$Na with TIGRESS and BAMBINO Michael Schumaker Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:48PM - 4:00PM		BG.00010: Ground state properties of pf shell even-even nuclei in a mean-field model with a modified separable monopole interaction. Jirina Stone, William Walters Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:00PM - 4:12PM		BG.00011: Shell structure near $^{42}$Si: one proton knockout from $^{44}$S L.A. Riley, T.R. Baugher, K.E. Kosier, P.D. Cottle, K.W. Kemper, P. Adrich, D. Bazin, J.M. Cook, C. AA. Diget, A. Gade, D.A. Garland, T. Glasmacher, A. Ratkiewicz, K.P. Siwek, D. Weisshaar Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:12PM - 4:24PM		BG.00012: Determination of effective charges in the lower $pf$ shell J.M. Cook, P. Adrich, D. Bazin, M.D. Bowen, B.A. Brown, C.M. Campbell, A. Gade, T. Glasmacher, S. McDaniel, A. Obertelli, K. Siwek, J.R. Terry, D. Weisshaar Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:24PM - 4:36PM		BG.00013: Level densities of residual nuclei from the reaction Li6 on Fe58. Babatunde Oginni, Steven Grimes, Alexander Voinov, Aderemi Adekola, Carl Brune, Don Carter, Zack Heinen, Micheal Hornish, Tom Massey, Catalin Matei, John O'donnell Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:36PM - 4:48PM		BG.00014: GFMC Calculations of Isospin-Mixing in $^8$Be Robert B. Wiringa, Steven C. Pieper, Muslema Pervin Preview Abstract

Session BH: Applications of Nuclear Physics

Chair: Geoffrey Greene, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Blue Point I

Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM		BH.00001: Nuclear Physics on Critical Path for Space Missions Ram Tripathi Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM		BH.00002: Can we use the equivalent sphere model to approximate organ doses in space radiation environments? Zi-Wei Lin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM		BH.00003: Preliminary tests of a high performance LaBr$_{3}$ gamma imager for small animals . Jianguo Qian, Eric Bradley, Stan Majewski, John Mckisson, Vladimir Popov, James Proffitt, Margaret Saha, Jonathan Sutton, Andrew Weisenberger, Robert Welsh, Amir Yazdi Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM		BH.00004: Polarization and Relaxation of Radon Eric Tardiff, Timothy Chupp, Wolfgang Lorenzon, Sarah Nuss-Warren, John Behr, Matthew Pearson, Kerim Gulyuz, Richard Lefferts, Norbert Pietralla, Georgi Rainovski, Jerry Sell, Gene Sprouse Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM		BH.00005: Updated Decay Data Library for Actinides F.G. Kondev, I. Ahmad, J.P. Greene, A.L. Nichols, M.A. Kellett Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM		BH.00006: Neutron-Induced Partial Gamma-Ray Cross-Section Measurements on Uranium at TUNL A. Hutcheson, A.S. Crowell, J.H. Esterline, B. Fallin, C.R. Howell, M. Kiser, A.P. Tonchev, W. Tornow, J.H. Kelley, C.T. Angell, M. Boswell, H.J. Karwowski, R.S. Pedroni, G.J. Weisel, J.A. Becker, D. Dashdorj, R.A. Macri, R.O. Nelson Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:12PM - 3:24PM		BH.00007: Measurement of the $^{241}$Am(n,2n) reaction cross section from 7.6 to 14.5 MeV A. Tonchev, C. Angell, J. Becker, E. Bond, D. Dashdorj, B. Fallin, J. Fitzpatrick, C. Howell, A. Hutcheson, H. Karwowski, J. Kelley, R. Macri, R. Pedroni, A. Slemmons, M. Stoyer, W. Tornow, D. Vieira, J. Wilhelmy, C. Wu Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:24PM - 3:36PM		BH.00008: The Explanation of Quantum Teleportation and Entanglement Swapping Russell Moon, Victor Vasiliev Preview Abstract