Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2010 Fall Meeting of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics

Volume 55, Number 14

Tuesday–Saturday, November 2–6, 2010; Santa Fe, New Mexico

Session Index

Session MA: New Results for the r-Process

Chair: Christian Iliadis, University of North Carolina
Room: Sweeny A

Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:30AM - 9:06AM		MA.00001: Observations of the r-Process in Galactic Halo Stars: Successes and Frustrations Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:06AM - 9:42AM		MA.00002: Modeling r-Process Nucleosynthesis in Hot Astrophysical Flows Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:42AM - 10:18AM		MA.00003: Nuclear Structure Calculations for r-Process Modeling Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session MC: Mini-symposium on Reaction Theory for FRIB I

Chair: Akram Mukhamedzhanov, Texas A&M University
Room: Sweeny C

Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:30AM - 9:06AM		MC.00001: Nuclear Reactions -- a Challenge for Few- and Many-Body Theory Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:06AM - 9:18AM		MC.00002: MCNP6 -- A New Simulation Tool for FRIB Applications Stepan Mashnik Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:18AM - 9:30AM		MC.00003: Non-local Optical Potentials Ian Thompson Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:30AM - 9:42AM		MC.00004: Towards quantum transport for central nuclear reactions Brent W. Barker, Arnau Rios, Pawel Danielewicz Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:42AM - 9:54AM		MC.00005: GFMC calculations of one-nucleon overlaps and spectroscopic factors in light nuclei Ivan Brida, Steven C. Pieper, R.B. Wiringa Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:54AM - 10:06AM		MC.00006: A Nucleon-Nucleus Optical Potential for Rare Isotope Beam Facilities Stephen Weppner Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:06AM - 10:18AM		MC.00007: Asymptotic normalizations and related quantities from quantum Monte Carlo wave functions Kenneth Nollett Preview Abstract

Session MD: Mini-symposium on Lessons from Leading Particle Jet Energy Loss

Chair: Michael Leitch, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Sweeny D

Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:30AM - 9:00AM		MD.00001: Jet modification in dense matter via leading hadrons Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:00AM - 9:12AM		MD.00002: Event-by-Event Jet Quenching and Higher Fourier Moments of Hard Probes Rainer Fries, Ricardo Rodriguez Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:12AM - 9:24AM		MD.00003: Transverse Momentum Broadening and the Jet Quenching Parameter, Redux Francesco D'Eramo, Hong Liu, Krishna Rajagopal Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:24AM - 9:36AM		MD.00004: How to really measure fragmentation functions with two-particle correlations in p-p and A+A collisions Michael Tannenbaum Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:36AM - 9:48AM		MD.00005: Jet-Hadron Correlations with Respect to the Event Plane Alice Ohlson Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:48AM - 10:00AM		MD.00006: Upgrading PHENIX for Deeper Investigation of Partonic Interactions David Morrison Preview Abstract

Session MF: Elements of Very Large Detectors

Chair: William Llope, Rice University
Room: Kearney

Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:30AM - 8:42AM		MF.00001: Simulation and Physics with the FVTX upgrade for PHENIX at RHIC Zhengyun You Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:42AM - 8:54AM		MF.00002: Assembly and Testing of the FVTX Detector for PHENIX Aaron Veicht Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:54AM - 9:06AM		MF.00003: Commissioning the PHENIX Resistive Plate Chamber forward trigger upgrade Michael Daugherity Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:06AM - 9:18AM		MF.00004: RPC Performance Studies for PHENIX at RHIC Daniel Jumper Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:18AM - 9:30AM		MF.00005: Resistive Plate Chamber Upgrade for the PHENIX Muon Arm Trigger Rusty Towell Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:30AM - 9:42AM		MF.00006: PHENIX Silicon Stripixel Detector at RHIC Swadhin Taneja Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:42AM - 9:54AM		MF.00007: The ALICE ITS Alignment monitoring System, Status and pre-data taking results Bjorn Nilsen, Mike Cherney, Jiro Fujita, Jiri Kral, Thomas Humanic, David Truesdale Preview Abstract

Session MG: Nuclear Structure: Light Nuclei I

Chair: Remco Zegers, Michigan State University
Room: Peralta

Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:30AM - 8:42AM		MG.00001: Understanding $^{3}$He Nuclei via Quasi-elastic $^{3}$He(e,e'd) and $^{3}$3He(e,e'p) Asymmetry Measurements Vincent Sulkosky Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:42AM - 8:54AM		MG.00002: Precision measurement of the n-4He scattering length using neutron interferometry M.G. Huber, M. Arif, D.L. Jacobson, D.A. Pushin, M.O. Abutaleb, T.C. Black, C.B. Shahi, F.E. Wietfeldt Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:54AM - 9:06AM		MG.00003: Spectroscopic Investigation of Lambda Hypernuclei in the Wide Mass Region by the Reaction (e,e'K) Chunhua Chen Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:06AM - 9:18AM		MG.00004: Spectroscopy of $^{12}$Be using the ($^{7}$Li, $^{7}$Be) reaction in inverse kinematics Rhiannon Meharchand, Sam M. Austin, T. Baugher, D. Bazin, B.A. Brown, J. Deaven, A. Gade, G.F. Grinyer, C.J. Guess, H. Iwasaki, S. McDaniel, K. Meierbachtol, G. Perdikakis, J. Pereira, A.M. Prinke, A. Ratkiewicz, A.J. Signoracci, S. Stroberg, L. Uher, P. Voss, K.A. Walsh, D. Weisshaar, R. Winkler, R.G.T. Zegers, M.E. Howard Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:18AM - 9:30AM		MG.00005: A precise determination of the $^{10}$C excited state lifetime C.J. Lister, E.A. McCutchan, R.B. Wiringa, S.C. Pieper, D. Seweryniak, J.P. Greene, P.F. Bertone, M.P. Carpenter, C.R. Hoffman, G. Henning, R.V.F. Janssens, T.L. Khoo, T. Lauritsen, S. Shu, G. Gurdal, C.J. Chiara Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:30AM - 9:42AM		MG.00006: Properties of 12C Resonances Near the Triple Alpha Threshold Martin Alcorta Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:42AM - 9:54AM		MG.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:54AM - 10:06AM		MG.00008: Spectroscopy of neutron-unbound fluorine isotopes G. Christian, N. Frank, S. Ash, M. Warren, A. Gade, A. Spyrou, M. Thoennessen, T. Baumann, G.F. Grinyer, D. Weisshaar, P.A. DeYoung Preview Abstract

Session MH: TPCs and Beam Instrumentation

Chair: Christopher Mauger, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Lamy

Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:30AM - 8:42AM		MH.00001: A Fission Time Projection Chamber for High Precision Cross Section Measurements Lucas Snyder, Uwe Greife Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:42AM - 8:54AM		MH.00002: Online Computing for a Time Projection Chamber Designed to Make High Precision Fission Cross-Section Measurements Hai Qu Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:54AM - 9:06AM		MH.00003: Feasibility of a Spin Light Polarimeter at 12 GeV JLab Dipangkar Dutta Preview Abstract
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:06AM - 9:18AM		MH.00004: A Quadrupole Band-Pass Filter for LANSCE protons Stephen Wender, R.J. Peterson, Jonathon Morrow Preview Abstract

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