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Session GA: Quantum Phase Transitions in Atomic Nuclei and Other Finite Fermi Systems

Chair: Richard Casten, Yale University
Room: Simmons Ballroom 2-3

Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:30AM - 11:06AM		GA.00001: Emergence of regularities and symmetries from complex nuclei Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:06AM - 11:42AM		GA.00002: Probing Quantum Phase Changes in Nuclear Reactions Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:42AM - 12:18PM		GA.00003: Thermodynamic properties and phase transitions in dilute fermion matter Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session GB: Electromagnetic Interactions I

Chair: Dennis Skopik, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: Room 208

Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GB.00001: Measuring the Anti-quark Flavor Asymmetry in the Nucleon Rusty Towell Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GB.00002: Exclusive $\pi^{-}$ Electro-production from the Neutron in the Resonance Region Jixie Zhang Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GB.00003: Hard Photo-disintegration of proton pairs in $^3$He Ishay Pomerantz, Eli Piasetzky, Ronald Gilman Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GB.00004: Probing Cold Dense Nuclear Matter Douglas Higinbotham Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GB.00005: A measurement of the nuclear dependence of hadronization of neutral kaons Aji Daniel Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GB.00006: Impulse Approximation limitations to the $(e,e'p)$ reaction on $^{208}$Pb and $^{12}$C: extracting spectroscopic factors as a function of Q$^2$ Joaquin Lopez Herraiz, Juan Carlos Cornejo Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GB.00007: Impulse Approximation limitations to the $(e,e'p)$ reaction on $^{208}$Pb: identifying relativistic effects in the nuclear medium via A$_{TL}$ measurements Alexandre Camsonne, Juan Carlos Cornejo, Joaquin Lopez Herraiz Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GB.00008: Impulse Approximation limitations to the $(e,e'p)$ reaction on $^{208}$Pb: identifying correlations in the nuclear medium Juan Carlos Cornejo, Joaquin Lopez Herraiz Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GB.00009: Resluts of PrimEx Experiment Pawel Ambrozewicz Preview Abstract

Session GC: Mini-Symposium: Neutrino Properties and Nuclear Physics IV

Chair: Hamish Robertson, University of Washington
Room: Jewett Ballroom A-B

Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GC.00001: Sterile Neutrino Dark matter Chad Kishimoto, George Fuller Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GC.00002: Heavy Sterile Neutrinos, Primordial Nucleosynthesis, and the Evolution of the Early Universe Christel Smith, George Fuller, Chad Kishimoto, Alexander Kusenko, Kalliopi Petraki Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GC.00003: Search for Sterile Neutrinos at the SNS: OscSNS William Louis Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GC.00004: Measuring Atmospheric Neutrinos at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Thomas Walker Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GC.00005: Neutrino Interactions in MiniBooNE Chris Polly Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GC.00006: Improved Description of Charged Current Pion Production in the MiniBooNE Detector Jaroslaw Nowak Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GC.00007: Status of the MiniBooNE Anti-neutrino Oscillation Analysis Zarko Pavlovic Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GC.00008: Pion LINAC as an Energy-Tagged Neutrino Source Terry Goldman, Richard Silbar Preview Abstract

Session GD: Mini-Symposium: Cold Nuclear Matter and Low-x Physics at RHIC

Chair: Jamie Nagle, University of Colorado
Room: Jewett Ballroom G-H

Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:30AM - 11:06AM		GD.00001: Physics of strong color fields at RHIC Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GD.00002: Charmonium production and absorption in proton-nucleus collisions Carlos Lourenco, Ramona Vogt, Hermine Wohri Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GD.00003: Charmonium Cold Nuclear matter effects: Unraveling a unique signature of the QGP Loren Linden Levy Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GD.00004: $J/\psi$ Measurements in A+A Collisions at PHENIX Matthew Wysocki Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GD.00005: Transverse energy in ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions with the PHENIX MPC Brett Fadem Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GD.00006: Are direct photons suppressed at high pT in relativistic heavy ion collisions? Gabor David Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GD.00007: Particle production at large Feynman-x in d-Au and p-p collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 200\,GeV Chris Perkins Preview Abstract

Session GE: Nuclear Structure: A>170

Chair: Con Beausang, Richmond University
Room: Simmons Ballroom 1

Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GE.00001: Prospects of Neutron Triggering of Isomer Decays Ian Thompson, Edward Hartouni, Mau Chen, Jutta Escher, Alex Loshak, Petr Navratil, Erich Ormand, Jason Pruet, Tzu Wang Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GE.00002: Lifetime Measurement of the 2$^{+}_{1}$ state in $^{180}$Os M. Bunce, V. Werner, Z. Berant, R.J. Casperson, R.F. Casten, A. Heinz, G. Henning, M. Marshall, J. Qian, A. Schmidt, M. Smith, J.R. Terry, E. Williams, R. Winkler Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GE.00003: What can ($^{3}$He,d) tell us about the structure of $^{186,188}$Os A.A. Phillips, P.E. Garrett, G.A. Demand, P. Finlay, K.L. Green, K.G. Leach, M.A. Schumaker, C.E. Svensson, J. Wong, R. Hertenberger, T. Faestermann, R. Kr\"{u}cken, H.-F. Wirth, L. Bettermann, N. Braun, D.G. Burke Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GE.00004: In-Beam Spectroscopy of $^{215}$Ac R. Winkler, A. Heinz, J. Qian, J.R. Terry, R.J. Casperson, R.F. Casten, A. Schmidt, V. Werner, E. Williams, Z. Berant, M. Bunce, G. Henning Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GE.00005: Nuclear Resonance Fluorescence States in $^{239}$Pu Micah Johnson, D.P. McNabb, E.B. Norman Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GE.00006: Decay Study of $^{257}$Rf J. Qian, A. Heinz, R. Winkler, R.V.F. Janssens, T.L. Khoo, D. Seweryniak, B.B. Back, M.P. Carpenter, A.A. Hecht, C.L. Jiang, F.G. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, C.J. Lister, D. Peterson, A. Robinson, G. Savard, X. Wang, S. Zhu, A.B. Gansworthy, M. Asai Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GE.00007: Nuclear Spin Cut-off Parameter Deduced from Average Level Spacing A.N. Behkami, Mehrdad Gholami Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GE.00008: Formation of a new state of nuclear matter in nuclear fission Genevieve Mouze, Sabet Hachem, Christian Ythier Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GE.00009: The concept of barrier in nuclear fission Genevieve Mouze, Christian Ythier Preview Abstract

Session GF: Electroweak Interactions

Chair: Robert Tribble, Texas A&M University
Room: Simmons Ballroom 4

Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GF.00001: Precision Determination of the Excitation Energy of the Long-Lived Isomer in the Superallowed Fermi Emitter $^{42}$Sc M. Sternberg, G. Savard, J. Clark, I. Tanihata, N. Scielzo, A.F. Levand, Y. Wang, H. Sharma, A. Hecht, A.C.C. Villari, J. Fallis, R. Segel, A. Heinz, V. Werner, J.R. Terry, E.A. McCutchan, H. Ai, B. Shoraka, E. Williams, R. Luttke, D. Frank, C.W. Beausang, P. Regen, K.S. Sharma Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GF.00002: Precise Half Life Measurement of $^{26}$Si V.E. Iacob, V. Golovko, J. Goodwin, J.C. Hardy, N. Nica, H.I. Park, L. Trache, R.E. Tribble Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GF.00003: Search for Oscillation of the Electron-Capture Decay Probability of $^{142}$Pm Paul Vetter, R.M. Clark, J. Dvorak, S.J. Freedman, K.E. Gregorich, H.B. Jeppesen, D. Mittelberger, M. Wiedeking Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GF.00004: Central Particle Tracking Detectors in the PEN Experiment Emil Frlez Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GF.00005: Waveform Analysis for a Precision Pion Decay Measurement Anthony Palladino Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GF.00006: Prospects for a High Sensitivity Lepton Flavor-Violating Search at Fermilab James Miller Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GF.00007: Muon radiative decay and limits on non-(V-A) weak interaction Maxim Bychkov Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GF.00008: Future Prospects for a Muon g-2 Experiment David Hertzog, Chris Polly Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GF.00009: Isospin-symmetry-breaking corrections to superallowed Fermi beta decay Gerald A. Miller, Achim Schwenk Preview Abstract

Session GG: Mini-Symposium: 3D View of the Nucleon and Its Spin IV

Chair: Mark Jones, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: Jewett Ballroom C

Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:30AM - 11:06AM		GG.00001: The neutron's negative central charge density: the inclusive-exclusive connection Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GG.00002: A New Measurement of the Proton Elastic Form Factor Ratio at Low $Q^2$ Xiaohui Zhan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GG.00003: Gluonic Pole Matrix Elements for Fragmentation Function and Universality Leonard Gamberg Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GG.00004: Double Spin Asymmetry for Exclusive $\pi ^{-}$ Electro-production from Deuterium Sharon Careccia Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GG.00005: Local Polarimetry for Proton Beams with the STAR Zero Degree Calorimeters David Grosnick Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GG.00006: A bottom-up strategy to extract generalized parton distributions from experiment Simonetta Liuti Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GG.00007: Hard Exclusive Processes on $^4$He Simonetta Liuti Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 12:18PM - 12:30PM		GG.00008: {\boldmath $\pi^o$} Electroproduction and Transversity Simonetta Liuti Preview Abstract

Session GH: Astrophysics: Modelling

Chair: Lee Bernstein, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: Jewett Ballroom F

Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GH.00001: Molecular dynamics simulations of the crust of accreting neutron stars Charles Horowitz Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GH.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GH.00003: Viscosity and r-mode damping in stars with quark matter Gautam Rupak, Prashanth Jaikumar, Andrew W. Steiner Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GH.00004: Non-inertial effects in reactions of astrophysical interest Junting Huang, Carlos Bertulani, Plamen Krastev Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GH.00005: Detection of supernovae neutrinos with neutrino-iron scattering Arturo Samana, Carlos Bertulani Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GH.00006: Transport properties of nucleons Sergey Postnikov, Madappa Prakash Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GH.00007: Nuclear constraints on properties of rotating neutron stars Plamen Krastev, Aaron Worley, Bao-An Li Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GH.00008: Determining Entropy Generation in the Early Universe / Links to CMBR Spectra {\&} neutrino and relic graviton production issues Andrew Beckwith Preview Abstract