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Session EA: Frontiers in Nuclear Structure

Chair: Charles Horowitz, Indiana University
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Grand Salon I

Friday, October 12, 2007 2:00PM - 2:36PM		EA.00001: High-Momentum components of the nuclear wave function: access to the core and the tensor parts of the N-N Interaction Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:36PM - 3:12PM		EA.00002: Strangeness in nuclei: new insights into nuclear structure Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:12PM - 3:48PM		EA.00003: The Nuclear Physics of Neutron Stars Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:48PM - 4:24PM		EA.00004: Laser Trapping and Probing of Exotic Helium Isotopes Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session EB: Mini-Symposium on the Global Analysis of Spin-Dependent Parton Distributions II

Chair: Krishna Kumar, The University of Massachusetts
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Grand Salon III

Friday, October 12, 2007 2:00PM - 2:36PM		EB.00001: An update on the Next-to-Leading Order perturbative QCD analysis of the spin structure function data Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM		EB.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM		EB.00003: Longitudinal Double Spin Asymmetry and Cross Section for Direct Photon Production at Mid-rapidity in Polarized $\sqrt{s} = 200$ GeV $pp$ Collisions at PHENIX Robert Bennett Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM		EB.00004: Longitudinal Spin Transfer of Hyperons in Polarized Proton-proton Collisions at $\sqrt s$ =200 GeV Qinghua Xu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:12PM - 3:24PM		EB.00005: The Polarization of Anti-Lambda Produced in $\sqrt{s}$=200GeV Longitudinal Polarized Proton-Proton Collision at PHENIX Ran Han Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:24PM - 3:36PM		EB.00006: Charm Content in Jets from p+p Collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 200GeV Xin Dong Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:36PM - 3:48PM		EB.00007: New Measurements of the Proton Double-Spin Asymmetries $A_1$ and $A_2$ In and Above the Resonance Region Robert Fersch Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:48PM - 4:00PM		EB.00008: Measurements of Double Longitudinal Spin Asymmetry in Dimuon Production at RHIC Ming Liu Preview Abstract

Session ED: Mini-Symposium on Fundamental Neutron Physics II

Chair: Chen-Yu Liu, Indiana University
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Grand Salon IV

Friday, October 12, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM		ED.00001: Search for a neutron electric dipole moment Paul Huffman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM		ED.00002: Magnetic Field Finite-Element Calculations for the SNS Neutron EDM Experiment S. Balascuta, R. Alarcon, B. Filippone, B. Plaster, R. Schmid Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM		ED.00003: Monte Carlo Simulation of Spin Relaxation due to v $\times$ E effect in nEDM experiment Riccardo Schmid, Brad Plaster, Bradley Filippone Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM		ED.00004: The $^3$He injection test for the experiment on the neutron electric dipole moment search Xiaofeng Zhu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM		ED.00005: Investigation of Removal of $^{3}$He from Liquid $^{4}$He Solution for the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment Measurement David G. Haase, Robert Golub, Paul R. Huffman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM		ED.00006: $n - \bar{n}$ oscillations in deuterium Bingwei Long, Ubirajara van Kolck Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:12PM - 3:24PM		ED.00007: Status of the Ultracold Neutron Source at Los Alamos National Lab R. Rios Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:24PM - 3:36PM		ED.00008: Status of the UCNA Experiment: A Measurement of the Neutron Beta-Asymmetry with Ultracold Neutrons Brad Plaster Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:36PM - 3:48PM		ED.00009: Studies of the Production and Transport of Highly Polarized Ultracold Neutrons for the UCNA Experiment A.T. Holley Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:48PM - 4:00PM		ED.00010: An Experiment for the Precision Measurement of the Radiative Beta Decay Mode of the Free Neutron R.L. Cooper, T.E. Chupp, K.J. Coakley, M.S. Dewey, B.M. Fisher, T.R. Gentile, J.S. Nico, A.K. Thompson, F.E. Wietfeldt, E.J. Beise, H. Breuer, H.P. Mumm, J. Byrne Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:00PM - 4:12PM		ED.00011: Results of the first beam time with the neutron decay spectrometer $a$SPECT Stefan Bae\ss{}ler, Fidel Ayala Guardia, Michael Borg, Klaus Eberhardt, Werner Heil, Gertrud Konrad, Raquel Mu\~noz Horta, Yuri Sobolev, Igor Konorov, Gerd Petzoldt, Martin Simson, Oliver Zimmer, Ferenc Gl\"uck, Dennis Rich Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:12PM - 4:24PM		ED.00012: aCORN: An Experiment to Measure the Electron-Antineutrino Correlation in Neutron Decay A. Laptev, I. Stern, C. Trull, F.E. Wietfeldt, M. Leuschner, G. Noid, E. Stephenson, A. Komives, A. Beylor, B. Collett, G. Jones, D. Shapiro, F. Bateman, M.S. Dewey, B. Fisher, P. Mumm, J. Nico, A. Thompson, R. Wilson, B. Yerozolimsky, J. Byrne Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:24PM - 4:36PM		ED.00013: aCORN Backscatter-suppressing Electron Detector Carroll Trull Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:36PM - 4:48PM		ED.00014: The Electron Backscatter Background in the aCORN Experiment G.A. Noid, E.J. Stephenson Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:48PM - 5:00PM		ED.00015: Dead layer measurements on diode detectors Areg Danagoulian, Libertad Barron-Palos, Andreas Klein, Scott Wilburn Preview Abstract

Session EE: Nuclear Astrophysics II

Chair: J.C. Blackmon, Louisiana State University
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Grand Salon V

Friday, October 12, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM		EE.00001: $^{30,31}$S level structure measured via ($p,t$) and ($p,d$) reactions on $^{32}$S D.W. Bardayan, J.C. Blackmon, W.R. Hix, J.F. Liang, L.F. Roberts, M.S. Smith, Z. Ma, R.L. Kozub, K.L. Jones, J.S. Thomas, R.J. Livesay, R.P. Fitzgerald, D.W. Visser Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM		EE.00002: The $^{40}$Ca( $\alpha $,$\gamma $ )$^{44}$Ti Reaction Using DRAGON C. Ouellet, C. Vockenhuber, L.S. The, L. Buchmann, J. Caggiano, A. Chen, H. Crawford, J. D'Auria, B. Davids , D. Frekers, A. Hussein, D. Hutcheon, W. Kutschera, A. Laird, R. Lewis, E. O'Connor, D. Ottewell, M. Paul, M. Pavan, J. Pearson, C. Ruiz, G. Ruprecht, M. Trinczek, B. Wales, A. Wallner Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM		EE.00003: High precision mass measurement of sulfur near N = 28 Amanda Prinke, C. Bachelet, M. Block, G. Bollen, M. Facina, C.M. Folden III, C. Guenaut, A.A. Kwiatkowski, D.J. Morissey, G.K. Pang, R. Ringle, J. Savory, P. Schury, S. Schwarz Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM		EE.00004: Technique and study of $\beta $-delayed p-decay of proton-rich nuclei L. Trache, T. Al-Abdullah, A. Banu, C. Fu, V. Golovko, J.C. Hardy, V.E. Iacob, H.I. Park, G. Tabacaru, R.E. Tribble, Y. Zhai, J. Aysto, A. Saastamoinen, P.J. Woods, T. Davinson, M.A. Bentley, D. Jenkins Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM		EE.00005: Consequences of Heavy-Ion Fusion Hindrance on Explosive Astrophysical Processes. B.B. Back, C.L. Jiang, R.V.F. Janssens, K.E. Rehm Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM		EE.00006: MANTIS, in Gas-Filled Mode -- AMS for nuclear astrophysics at Notre Dame, first results Philippe Collon, Chris Schmitt, Daniel Roberston, Dale Henderson, Brent Schumard, Larry Lamm, Edward Stech, Steven Kurtz Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:12PM - 3:24PM		EE.00007: Equation of State of the Nuclear Pasta Jutri Taruna, Jorge Piekarewicz Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:24PM - 3:36PM		EE.00008: Spin response for partially magnetized neutron matter Angeles Perez-Garcia Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:36PM - 3:48PM		EE.00009: Logical Aspect of Quantum Tunnelling Shantilal Goradia Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:48PM - 4:00PM		EE.00010: Can thermal input from a prior universe account for relic graviton production?: Implications for the cosmological landscape Andrew Beckwith Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:00PM - 4:12PM		EE.00011: Nuclear Recoil Background Evaluation for WIMP Searches Dongming Mei, Andrew Hime, Christina Keller, Zhongbao Yin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:12PM - 4:24PM		EE.00012: The implementation of a $4\pi$ $\gamma$-summing method in capture reaction cross section measurements with relevance to astrophysical processes. A. Spyrou, A. Lagoyannis, S. Harissopulos, H.-W. Becker, C. Rolfs Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:24PM - 4:36PM		EE.00013: Feasibility of Direct (n,$\gamma$) TOF Experiments on s-Process Branch Points Aaron Couture, Rene Reifarth Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:36PM - 4:48PM		EE.00014: Some remarks about the $\beta$-delayed $\alpha$-decay of $^{16}$N Lothar Buchmann, G. Ruprecht, C.A. Barnes, C. Ruiz Preview Abstract

Session EF: Mini-Symposium on Baryon Resonances and Meson Production II

Chair: Mark Paris, Jefferson Lab
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Pearl Salon II

Friday, October 12, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM		EF.00001: Roper transition form factor from Lattice QCD Huey-Wen Lin, Robert Edwards Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM		EF.00002: High resolution hypernuclear spectroscopy in a wide mass region Lulin Yuan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM		EF.00003: Baryon Resonance Form Factors at High Momentum Transfer Paul Stoler Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM		EF.00004: Electroexcitation of the $S_{11}(1535)$ and $D_{13}(1520)$ up to $Q^2 = 4.2~GeV^2$ from CLAS data. Inna Aznauryan, Volker Burkert, Victor Mokeev Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM		EF.00005: Current status of a coupled-channel partial wave analysis using data from CLAS at Jefferson Lab Matthew Bellis, Michael McCracken, Curtis Meyer, Michael Williams Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM		EF.00006: Beam asymmetry in $\eta$ meson photoproduction from the proton Patrick Collins Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:12PM - 3:24PM		EF.00007: Photoproduction of omega with linearly polarized photons at CLAS Lu Cheng, Franz Klein Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:24PM - 3:36PM		EF.00008: Current status of a partial wave analysis of the $\gamma p \rightarrow p \omega$ reaction using data from CLAS at Jefferson Lab Mike Williams Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:36PM - 3:48PM		EF.00009: Current status of a partial wave analysis of the $\gamma p \rightarrow K^{+} \Lambda$ reaction using data from CLAS at Jefferson Lab Michael McCracken Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:48PM - 4:00PM		EF.00010: $\phi$-meson Photoproduction By Using a Beam of Linearly-Polarized Julian Salamanca, Philip Cole Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:00PM - 4:12PM		EF.00011: Measurement of inclusive $\Lambda(1520)$ photoproduction on deuteron Kenneth Hicks, Tsutomu Mibe, Stepan Stepanyan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:12PM - 4:24PM		EF.00012: Upsilon Production in STAR Pibero Djawotho Preview Abstract

Session EG: Ultra Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions II

Chair: Helen Caines, Yale University
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Pearl Salon III

Friday, October 12, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM		EG.00001: Heavy quark energy loss in a dynamical QCD medium Magdalena Djordjevic, Ulrich Heinz Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM		EG.00002: Measurement of the D meson Production through Hadronic Decay Channel at PHENIX Sergey Butsyk Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM		EG.00003: Measurement of the Open Charm Cross Section in $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 200 GeV Cu+Cu Collisions for the STAR Experiment at RHIC Stephen Baumgart Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM		EG.00004: D0 measurements in Cu+Cu collisions at sqrt(s)=200 GeV Sarah LaPointe Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM		EG.00005: Two-component approach to $J/\psi$ $p_t$-Spectra at SPS and RHIC Xingbo Zhao, Ralf Rapp Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM		EG.00006: Determining Relative Contributions of Charm and Bottom to Single Electron Spectra in pp Collisions at RHIC Harry Themann Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:12PM - 3:24PM		EG.00007: High-$p_T$ $J/\Psi$ production in p+p collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=200 GeV Zebo Tang, Lijuan Ruan, Zhangbu Xu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:24PM - 3:36PM		EG.00008: Beam Energy and System Size Dependence of Dynamical Netcharge Fluctuations Monika Sharma, Claude Pruneau, Sergei Voloshin, Madan Aggarwal, Gary Westfall, Bedanga Mohanty Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:36PM - 3:48PM		EG.00009: Transverse momentum broadening of vector bosons in nuclear collisions Zhong-Bo Kang, Jian-Wei Qiu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:48PM - 4:00PM		EG.00010: Physics with the PHENIX muon trigger upgrade Brett Fadem Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:00PM - 4:12PM		EG.00011: Pixel telescope test in STAR at RHIC Xiangming Sun, Michal Szelezniak, Leo Greiner, Howard Matis, Chinh Vu, Thorsten Stezelberger, Howard Wieman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:12PM - 4:24PM		EG.00012: Heavy Flavor Measurements with FVTX Upgrade Detector at PHENIX Sergey Butsyk Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:24PM - 4:36PM		EG.00013: Heavy Flavour and calibration of the STAR Preshower Calorimeter Rory Clarke Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:36PM - 4:48PM		EG.00014: Electron identification at STAR and the Barrel Preshower detector Matthew Cervantes Preview Abstract

Session EH: Instrumentation I

Chair: Steven D. Pain, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Room: Newport News Marriott at City Center Blue Point I

Friday, October 12, 2007 2:00PM - 2:12PM		EH.00001: A TPC with optical readout for directional detection of dark matter Hidefumi Tomita, Steve Ahlen, Denis Dujmic, Peter Fisher, Asher Kaboth, Jocelyn Monroe, Gabriella Sciolla, Hermann F. Wellenstein, Richard Yamamoto Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:12PM - 2:24PM		EH.00002: Testing Novel, Position-Sensitive Detectors with Alpha-Gamma Angular Correlations S. Lakshmi, P. Chowdhury, S.K. Tandel, C.M. Wilson, S. Gros, C.J. Lister, R. Farrel, M. McClish, K.S. Shah Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:24PM - 2:36PM		EH.00003: Performance evaluation of novel square-bordered position-sensitive silicon detectors with four-corner readout A. Banu, Y. Li, M. McCleskey, C.A. Gagliardi, L. Trache, R.E. Tribble, M. Bullough, S. Walsh, C. Wilburn Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:36PM - 2:48PM		EH.00004: Neutron Multiplicity Discrimination in MoNA W.F. Rogers, J. Gillette, M. Gardner, A. Reed, S. Mosby Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 2:48PM - 3:00PM		EH.00005: Development of a neutron detector with broad dynamic range and multi-hit capability Iwona Pawelczak, Jan T\~oke, Yun-Tse Tsai, W. Udo Schr\"oder Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:00PM - 3:12PM		EH.00006: Design Study of DESCANT - DEuterated SCintillator Array for Neutron Tagging James Wong, P.E. Garrett Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:12PM - 3:24PM		EH.00007: Investigation of Plastic Scintillator Detector Configurations for Neutron Studies Catalin Matei, D.W. Bardayan, J.C. Blackmon, J.A. Howard, J.A. Cizewski, P.D. O'Malley, S.D. Pain, W.A. Peters, R.K. Grzywacz, K.L. Jones, S.N. Liddick Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:24PM - 3:36PM		EH.00008: Comparison of various Monte Carlo for response-function studies of a plastic $\beta$-detector used in precise $\beta^+$-branching-ratios experiments V.V. Golovko, V.E. Iacob, J.C. Hardy, D. Melconian Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:36PM - 3:48PM		EH.00009: A Novel Optics Design for Laser Polarized $^3$He Targets Jaideep Singh, Vladimir V. Nelyubin, Scott T. Rohrbaugh, W. Al Tobias, Gordon D. Cates Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 3:48PM - 4:00PM		EH.00010: First Use of Novel Techniques for Polarized $^3$He Targets Aidan Kelleher Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:00PM - 4:12PM		EH.00011: TITAN Penning Trap mass spectrometer: design, commissioning and the near future. Vladimir Ryjkov, Maxime Brodeur, Jens Dilling Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:12PM - 4:24PM		EH.00012: Solid State Photomultipliers for Nuclear and High Energy Experiment Applications. Erik Johnson, Skip Augustine, Radia Sia, Christopher Stapels, James Christian Preview Abstract
Friday, October 12, 2007 4:24PM - 4:36PM		EH.00013: Solid-State Photomultipliers Operated In Extreme Experimental Conditions. Erik Johnson, Skip Augustine, Christopher Stapels, Radia Sia, James Christian Preview Abstract