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Session LA: Frontiers in Rare Isotope Science

Chair: Brad Sherrill, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory/Michigan State University
Room: Simmons Ballroom 2-3

Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:30AM - 9:06AM		LA.00001: $\beta$ decay of N=Z isotopes $^{96}$Cd, $^{98}$In and $^{100}$Sn Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:06AM - 9:42AM		LA.00002: New decay studies near the doubly-magic $^{78}$Ni Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:42AM - 10:18AM		LA.00003: Ab initio many-body calculations of light nuclei neutron and proton scattering Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session LB: Nuclear Theory: Fundamental Issues

Chair: Francesca Sammarruca, University of Idaho
Room: Room 208

Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:30AM - 8:42AM		LB.00001: What can cold atomic gases teach us about nuclear structure? Calvin Johnson, Plamen Krastev, Joshua Staker Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:42AM - 8:54AM		LB.00002: The energy spectrum of three protons trap systems Shalva Tsiklauri, Roman Kezerashvili Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:54AM - 9:06AM		LB.00003: Amplification of weak interaction by coherent effects in the nucleus Vladimir Zelevinsky, Naftali Auerbach, Alexander Volya Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:06AM - 9:18AM		LB.00004: Nuclear Electric Dipole Moment of $^3$He I. Stetcu, C.-P. Liu, J. Friar, A. Hayes, P. Navratil Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:18AM - 9:30AM		LB.00005: Calculation of Observables using the SRG Flow Equations E.R. Anderson, S.K. Bogner, R.J. Furnstahl, E.D. Jurgenson, R.J. Perry Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:30AM - 9:42AM		LB.00006: Similarity Renormalization Group with Three-Body Forces in One-Dimensional Models Eric Jurgenson, Richard Furnstahl Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:42AM - 9:54AM		LB.00007: Law of Matter Creation and Motion Stewart Brekke Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:54AM - 10:06AM		LB.00008: The Brightsen Nucleon Cluster Model Predicts Unmatter Entities inside Nuclei Dmitri Rabounski, Florentin Smarandache Preview Abstract

Session LC: Neutrino Physics: Instrumentation I

Chair: Karsten Heeger, University of Wisconsin
Room: Jewett Ballroom A-B

Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:30AM - 8:42AM		LC.00001: Water Cerenkov Detection of Neutrinos and Neutrons Melinda Sweany, Steven Dazeley, Adam Bernstein, Nathaniel Bowden, Robert Svoboda Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:42AM - 8:54AM		LC.00002: Precision microwave detection of beta-decay electrons Benjamin Monreal, Joseph Formaggio, Asher Kaboth Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:54AM - 9:06AM		LC.00003: A review of the characterization KATRIN detector section Brandon Wall Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:06AM - 9:18AM		LC.00004: Characterization of the KATRIN Focal Plane Detector Laura Bodine, Michelle Leber, Allan Myers, Kazumi Tolich, Brent VanDevender, Brandon Wall Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:18AM - 9:30AM		LC.00005: Electromagnetic Field Simulation in the KATRIN experiment Thomas Corona Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:30AM - 9:42AM		LC.00006: Calibration Techniques used for the KATRIN Neutrino Mass Experiment Joseph Formaggio Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:42AM - 9:54AM		LC.00007: Basic Technologies for MiniLENS and LENS Steven D. Rountree Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:54AM - 10:06AM		LC.00008: A Novel Point Contact HPGe Detector for Searching for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Victor M. Gehman Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:06AM - 10:18AM		LC.00009: Geant4 simulation of backgrounds in a p-type point contact Ge detector array M. Boswell Preview Abstract

Session LD: Mini-Symposium: Probing the Ridge in Ultra-Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions

Chair: Manuel Calderon, University of California at Davis
Room: Jewett Ballroom G-H

Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:30AM - 9:06AM		LD.00001: Di-jet correlation tomography of ultrarelativistic nuclear collisions Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:06AM - 9:18AM		LD.00002: Observation of a dramatic transition in the same-side $(\eta,\phi)$ correlation data from STAR Lanny Ray Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:18AM - 9:30AM		LD.00003: Probing the medium response by two-particle correlations in Au+Au Collisions at $\sqrt{S_{NN}}$ = 200 GeV by the PHENIX Experiment Chin-Hao Chen Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:30AM - 9:42AM		LD.00004: Transition in same-side $(\eta,\phi)$ correlation for Cu-Cu data from STAR Duncan Prindle Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:42AM - 9:54AM		LD.00005: Onset of collective flow due to Weibel instabilities Jorgen Randrup, Stanis{\l}aw Mr{\'o}wczy{\'n}ski Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:54AM - 10:06AM		LD.00006: Measurements of Differential Transverse Momentum Correlation Function from the STAR Experiment Monika Sharma Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:06AM - 10:18AM		LD.00007: Constraining the Geometry to Study Jet Energy Loss with ``2+1'' correlations in PHENIX Hua Pei Preview Abstract

Session LE: Nuclear Structure: Light Nuclei

Chair: Alexandra Gade, Michigan State University
Room: Simmons Ballroom 1

Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:30AM - 8:42AM		LE.00001: Two-Body Photodisintegration of $^4$He into p+t Rakhsha Nasseripour, Barry Berman Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:42AM - 8:54AM		LE.00002: Improved DSAM measurements in $^{10}$Be as a test of Ab-Initio calculations E.A. McCutchan, C.J. Lister, M.P. Carpenter, R.V.F. Janssens, T.L. Khoo, T. Lauritsen, D. Seweryniak, I. Stefanescu, S. Zhu Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:54AM - 9:06AM		LE.00003: $^{25}$Al levels observed in the $^{28}$Si(p,$\alpha )^{25}$Al reaction S.T. Pittman, D.W. Bardayan, J.C. Blackmon, R.L. Kozub, M.S. Smith Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:06AM - 9:18AM		LE.00004: Narrowing of the neutron sd-pf shell gap in $^{29}$Na Aaron Hurst Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:18AM - 9:30AM		LE.00005: Z=14 and Z=16 shell closures Mathis Wiedeking, P. Fallon, A.O. Macchiavelli Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:30AM - 9:42AM		LE.00006: A microscopic hyper-spherical model: application to $^6$He Ivan Brida, Filomena Nunes Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:42AM - 9:54AM		LE.00007: Precision Test of the Isobaric Multiplet Mass Equation in the A = 32, T = 2 Quintet R. Ferrer, A.A. Kwiatkowski, G. Bollen, C.M. Campbell, C.M. Folden III, D. Lincoln, D.J. Morrissey, G.K. Pang, A. Prinke, J. Savory, S. Schwarz Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:54AM - 10:06AM		LE.00008: Next generation $\Lambda$-hypernuclear spectroscopy via the (e, e$^\prime$K$^+$) reaction at Jefferson Lab Tomofumi Maruta Preview Abstract

Session LF: Nuclear Structure: Medium Mass A=100-150

Chair: Paul Garrett, University of Guelph
Room: Simmons Ballroom 4

Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:30AM - 8:42AM		LF.00001: Investigation into the Low-Energy Structure of Ru Isotopes via \textit{G}-Factor Measurements M.J. Taylor, M.A. Bentley, N. Benczer-Koller, G. Kumbartzki, G. Gurdal, V. Werner, J. Qian, R. Winkler, A. Heinz, E. Williams, E.A. McCutchan, R. Casperson, A.E. Stuchbery, B. Shoraka, Z. Berant, R. Luttke Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:42AM - 8:54AM		LF.00002: Observation of an excited state in $^{101}$Sn via the $\alpha$-decay of $^{105}$Te Sean Liddick, Iain Darby, Robert Grzywacz, Krzysztof Rykaczewski, Robert Page, Carl Gross, Jon Batchelder Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:54AM - 9:06AM		LF.00003: Nuclear structure of $^{116}$Cd from the (n, n' $\gamma$) reaction C.S. Sumithrarachchi, P.E. Garrett, K.L. Green, M. Kadi, N. Warr, J. Jolie, S.W. Yates Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:06AM - 9:18AM		LF.00004: Precise Lifetime Measurement of $2^+_1$ State in $^{120}$Te by Recoil Distance Doppler Shift Method J.R. Terry, V. Werner, Z. Berrant, R.J. Casperson, A. Heinz, G. Henning, R. L\"{u}ttke, E.A. McCutchan, J. Qian, B. Shoraka, E. Williams, R. Winkler Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:18AM - 9:30AM		LF.00005: Spectroscopy of exotic $^{123,125}$Ag produced in fragmentation reactions Irina Stefanescu, W.B. Walters, N. Hoteling, P.F. Mantica, J. Pereira, J.S. Pinter, J.B. Stoker, B. Tomlin Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:30AM - 9:42AM		LF.00006: High-spin states in $^{135}$Cs N. Fotiades, J.A. Cizewski, R. Kr\"{u}cken, R.M. Clark, P. Fallon, I.Y. Lee, A.O. Macchiavelli, J.A. Becker, W. Younes Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:42AM - 9:54AM		LF.00007: Study of low-lying excited states in $^{139}$La via the $\left(n,n^{\prime}\gamma\right)$ reaction S.F. Ashley, J.N. Orce, B. Crider, E. Elhami, M.T. McEllistrem, S. Mukhopadhyay, E. Peters, S.W. Yates Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:54AM - 10:06AM		LF.00008: g-factor measurements in $^{134}$Te and $^{140,142}$Xe Chris Goodin, K. Li, A.V. Daniel, N.J. Stone, A.V. Ramayya, J.H. Hamilton, Sh. Liu, J. Stone Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:06AM - 10:18AM		LF.00009: Octupole correlations in light neutron-rich $^{143, 144}$La Y.X. Luo, J.H. Hamilton, J.O. Rasmussen, A.V. Ramayya, S.J. Zhu, J.K. Hwang Preview Abstract

Session LG: Cosmology

Chair: Karl van Bibber, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: Jewett Ballroom C

Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:30AM - 8:42AM		LG.00001: Limits on cold dark matter axions from the ADMX high resolution search Gray Rybka, Steven Asztalos, Richard Bradley, Gianpaolo Carosi, Michael Hotz, Jungseek Hwang, Darin Kinion, Leslie Rosenberg, Pierre Sikivie, David Tanner, Karl van Bibber Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:42AM - 8:54AM		LG.00002: Limits on thermally-distributed halo dark-matter axions from ADMX Gianpaolo Carosi, Steven Asztalos, Richard Bradley, Michael Hotz, Jungseek Hwang, Darin Kinion, Leslie Rosenberg, Gray Rybka, Pierre Sikivie, David Tanner, Karl van Bibber Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:54AM - 9:06AM		LG.00003: Overview, Technical Description and Future of the Axion Dark Matter eXperiment S. Asztalos, R. Bradley, G. Carosi, M. Hotz, J. Hwang, D. Kinion, L. Rosenberg, G. Rybka, P. Sikivie, D. Tanner, K. van Bibber Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:06AM - 9:18AM		LG.00004: Measuring the radiative width of the Hoyle state Jason Burke Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:18AM - 9:30AM		LG.00005: Astrophysical Data Transmission in Planck Units Shantilal Goradia Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:30AM - 9:42AM		LG.00006: The mass, energy, space and time system theory-MEST Dayong Cao Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:42AM - 9:54AM		LG.00007: Deeper Probing of the Fine-structure Constant Shantilal Goradia Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:54AM - 10:06AM		LG.00008: The mass, energy, space and time system of Wave, Particle and universe -MEST Dayong Cao Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:06AM - 10:18AM		LG.00009: The mass, energy, space and time system of Star and Black hole -MEST Dayong Cao Preview Abstract

Session LH: Instrumentation I

Chair: Ernst Sichtermann, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Room: Jewett Ballroom F

Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:30AM - 8:42AM		LH.00001: Status of the HELIOS Spectrometer at ATLAS Alan Wuosmaa Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:42AM - 8:54AM		LH.00002: Determination of neutron beam parameters of the DANCE flight path at LANSCE John Ullmann, Michal Mocko, Todd Bredeweg, Aaron Couture, Robert Haight, Marian Jandel, August Keksis, Guenter Muhrer, John O'Donnell, Olivier Roig, Robert Rundberg, David Vieira, Jan Wouters, Ching-Yen Wu, John Becker, Bayarbadrakh Baramsai, Andrii Chyzh Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:54AM - 9:06AM		LH.00003: Calibration of a superconducting beta spectrometer using 66Ga Gregory Severin, Lynn Knutson, Elizabeth George, Paul Voytas, Sean Cotter Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:06AM - 9:18AM		LH.00004: Cyclotron gas stopper: simulations and predicted performance C.M. Campbell, S. Chouhan, C. Guenaut, D. Lawton, F. Marti, J. Ottarson, S. Schwarz, A.F. Zeller, P. Zavodszky, G. Bollen, D.J. Morrissey, G. Pang Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:18AM - 9:30AM		LH.00005: Compact High Resolution Isobar Separator for Decay Spectroscopy A. Piechaczek, V. Shchepunov, H.K. Carter, J.C. Batchelder, E.F. Zganjar, S.N. Liddick, H. Wollnik, B.O. Griffith Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:30AM - 9:42AM		LH.00006: Radioactive Ion Beam Purification by Selective Adsorption C. Jost, H.K. Carter, B.O. Griffith, C.A. Reed, K.-L. Kratz, T. Stora, D.W. Stracener Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:42AM - 9:54AM		LH.00007: Separation of H$_2$, HD and D$_2$ using Low Temperature Gas Chromatography C. Steven Whisnant, Travis Kelley, Ryan Burke, Patrick Hansen Preview Abstract
Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:54AM - 10:06AM		LH.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract