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Session CA: Mini-Symposium on From RHIC to LHC: Lessons Learned about the QGP I

Chair: Steffen Bass, Duke University
Room: 62

Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:30AM - 9:06AM		CA.00001: From RHIC to LHC: Lessons on the QGP Invited Speaker: Ulrich Heinz Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		CA.00002: Elliptic flow in Pb-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 2.76$~TeV with the ALICE experiment Alexandru Florin Dobrin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		CA.00003: What kind of sQGP is the matter created at RHIC and LHC? Jinfeng Liao Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		CA.00004: Analysis of the inclusive differential jet spectrum in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=2.76 TeV with ALICE at the LHC Rongrong Ma Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		CA.00005: Fluctuation and Correlation Probes of Early Time Dynamics Sean Gavin, George Moschelli Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		CA.00006: Measurement of Charge Multiplicity Asymmetry Correlations to Search for Chiral Magnetic Effect in Heavy Ion Collisions Quan Wang Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:06AM - 10:18AM		CA.00007: Local Parity Violation or Local Charge Conservation/Flow? A Reaction-Plane-Dependent Balance Function Study Hui Wang Preview Abstract

Session CB: Mini-Symposium on Experimental Advances in Transfer Reactions I

Chair: Ernst Rehm, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: Auditorium

Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:30AM - 9:06AM		CB.00001: Perspectives in the Study of Transfer Reactions Invited Speaker: Sean Freeman Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		CB.00002: Knockout, Transfer and Spectroscopic Factors Kirby Kemper, Nicholas Keeley, Krzysztof Rusek Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		CB.00003: Study of the $^{19}$O$(d,p)$ reaction in inverse kinematics with HELIOS C.R. Hoffman, M. Alcorta, B.B. Back, S.I. Baker, P.F. Bertone, J.A. Clark, B. DiGiovine, B.P. Kay, R.C. Pardo, K.E. Rehm, J.P. Schiffer, C.M. Deibel, S.T. Marley, J.C. Lighthall, S. Bedoor, D.V. Shetty, A.H. Wuosmaa, S.J. Freeman, D.K. Sharp, J.S. Thomas, A. Rojas, D. Santiago-Gonzalez, I. Wiedenh\"{o}ver Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		CB.00004: The evaluation of a new method to extract spectroscopic factors using asymptotic normalization coefficients and the astrophysical $^{14}$C(n,$\gamma$)$^{15}$C reaction rate M. McCleskey, A.M. Mukhamedzhanov, L. Trache, A. Banu, V. Goldberg, B.T. Roeder, E.N. Simmons, A. Spiridon, R.E. Tribble Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		CB.00005: One and two-neutron transfer reactions at REX-ISOLDE Kathrin Wimmer Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		CB.00006: Measurement of the 26Al(d,p)27Al Reaction to Constrain the 26Al(p,gamma) Reaction Rate Steven Pain Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:06AM - 10:18AM		CB.00007: Exploring the single-particle structure of $^{11}$Be with the one-neutron transfer reaction $^2$H$(^{10}$Be$,p)^{11}$Be Kyle Schmitt Preview Abstract

Session CC: Neutrinos I

Chair: Nikolai Tolich, University of Washington
Room: 101

Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		CC.00001: Inclusive neutrino cross section measurements at MINERvA Jasmine Ratchford Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		CC.00002: Quasi-Elastic Neutrino Cross Sections with MINERvA Joe Walding Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		CC.00003: Neutrino-nucleus coherent scattering as a probe of neutron density distributions Kelly Patton, Jon Engel, Gail McLaughlin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		CC.00004: SciNOvA: A measurement of neutrino-nucleus scattering in a narrow-band beam Rex Tayloe Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		CC.00005: Status of the SNO+ experiment Jarek Kaspar Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		CC.00006: Measurement of light yield dependence on electron energy for SNO+ scintillator Hok Seum Wan Chan Tseung Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		CC.00007: An Improved Apparatus for $2\nu\beta\beta$ and ECEC Studies to Excited Final States Sean Finch, Rajarshi Raut, Werner Tornow Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		CC.00008: Studies of energy losses in the lithiated layer of p-type point contact germanium detectors in the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR project Ryan Martin Preview Abstract

Session CD: Instrumentation I

Chair: Grant O'Rielly, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Room: Heritage

Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		CD.00001: Ion Surfing: A new ion transport method for cryogenic gas catchers, simulations Amanda Gehring, Georg Bollen, Maxime Brodeur, Dave Morrissey, Gregory Pang Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		CD.00002: Ion surfing: a new mode for cryogenic gas catchers, experimental results Maxime Brodeur, Georg Bollen, Amanda Gehring, David Morrissey, Gregory Pang Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		CD.00003: A miniature Penning trap for continuous magnetic field monitoring at the LEBIT Penning trap mass spectrometry facility Matthew Redshaw, David Lincoln, Ryan Ringle, Stefan Schwarz, Georg Bollen Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		CD.00004: Development of tracking detector for transfer reactions with light beams at NSCL Sergey Ilyushkin, Frederic Sarazin, Dan Bardayan, Jeff Blackmon, Jolie Cizewski, Kate Jones, Steven Pain Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		CD.00005: Development of the APOLLO Array Aaron Couture, Matthew Devlin, Hye Young Lee, John O'Donnell Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		CD.00006: Digital acquisition system for superheavy experiments David Miller, Robert Grzywacz, Krzysztof Miernik, Krzysztof Rykaczewski, Dieter Ackermann, Sophia Heinz, Sigurd Hofmann, Fritz He{\ss}berger Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		CD.00007: Status of CHICO2 C.Y. Wu, E. Kwan, A. Chyzh, D. Cline, A.B. Hayes, I.Y. Lee Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		CD.00008: Characterization of a 1/2-scale prototype magnet at cryogenic temperatures for the SNS nEDM experiment Adrian Perez Galvan, Bradley Filippone Preview Abstract

Session CE: Quark and Gluon Structure of the Nucleon at Large Momentum Fractions

Chair: Wally Melnitchouk, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: 103AB

Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:30AM - 9:06AM		CE.00001: Structure of the free neutron Invited Speaker: Sebastian Kuhn Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:06AM - 9:42AM		CE.00002: Longitudinal structure of the proton and neutron Invited Speaker: M. Eric Christy Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:42AM - 10:18AM		CE.00003: Impact of low-energy data on global fits of PDFs Invited Speaker: Joseph Owens Preview Abstract

Session CF: Nuclear Structure I

Chair: Paul Fallon, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Room: 104AB

Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		CF.00001: Determining Neutron-Induced Fission Cross Sections of Picosecond States R.J. Casperson, J.T. Burke, I.J. Thompson, F.S. Dietrich, J.E. Escher, J.J. Ressler, N.D. Scielzo, E. Swanberg, W. Younes Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		CF.00002: Lifetime and proton component of the 2$^+_1$ state in $^{16}$C Marina Petri Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		CF.00003: B(E2) Transition Strengths of Neutron-rich Carbon Isotopes in a Seniority Scheme A.O. Macchiavelli, M. Petri, P. Fallon, R.M. Clark, M. Cromaz, I-Y. Lee, S. Paschalis Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		CF.00004: Studies of transitional Gadolinium nuclei by particle-gamma coincidence techniques T.J. Ross, R.O. Hughes, C.W. Beausang, J.M. Allmond, J.T. Burke, J.E. Escher, L.W. Phair, N. Scielzo, C.T. Angell, M.S. Basunia, D.L. Bleuel, R.J. Casperson, P. Fallon, R. Hatarik, J. Munson, S. Paschalis, M. Petri, J.J. Ressler Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		CF.00005: Particle-$\gamma$ Spectroscopy of $^{13}$C($^{134}$Te,$^{12}$C)$^{135}$Te and $^{9}$Be($^{134}$Te,$^8$Be)$^{135}$Te: One-Neutron Transfer Study of Z=52, N=83 and the $\nu$i$_{13/2}$ State J.M. Allmond, D.C. Radford, C. Baktash, J.R. Beene, A. Galindo-Uribarri, P.A. Hausladen, J.F. Liang, J. Pavan, D. Shapira, R.L. Varner, C.-H. Yu, C.R. Bingham, M. Danchev, J.P. Urrego-Blanco, L. Chaturvedi, D. Fong, J.K. Hwang, W. Krolas Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		CF.00006: Particle-Gamma Coincidence Studies of Uranium Nuclei R.O. Hughes, T.J. Ross, C.W. Beausang, J.T. Burke, N.D. Scielzo, M.S. Basunia, C.M. Campbell, R.J. Casperson, H.L. Crawford, J. Munson, L. Phair, J.J. Ressler Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		CF.00007: Testing the theoretical predictions and affirming chiral behavior in the $A\sim130$ region: Chirality in ${}^{133}Ce$ A.D. Ayangeakaa, U. Garg, S. Frauendorf, J.T. Matta, B.K. Nayak, S.S. Ghugre, M.P. Carpenter, C. Chiara, C. Hoffman, R.V.F. Janssens, F. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, C. Nair, D. Seweryniak, A. Torben, I. Stefanescu, S. Zhu Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		CF.00008: 2-gamma decay of the 662-keV isomer in $^{137}$Ba D.J. Millener, R.J. Sutter, D.E. Alburger Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:06AM - 10:18AM		CF.00009: Commissioning of GRETINA tracking array, testing of delayed coincidence Aaron Sharpe, C.W. Beausang, I.Y. Lee Preview Abstract

Session CG: Mini-Symposium on Weak Interactions in Astrophysics

Chair: Hendrik Schatz, Michigan State University
Room: 105AB

Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:30AM - 9:06AM		CG.00001: Measurement of Gamow-Teller transitions from $^{56}$Ni Invited Speaker: Masaki Sasano Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		CG.00002: A Long, Cold, Early $r$-process? $\nu$-induced Nucleosynthesis in He Shells Revisited Projjwal Banerjee, Wick Haxton, Yong-Zhong Qian Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		CG.00003: Evidence for an Inverted Neutrino Mass Hierarchy from the T2K $\theta_{1 3}$ Result and $\nu$-Process Nucleosynthesis Grant Mathews, Toshitaka Kajino, Wako Aoki, Wataru Fujiya Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		CG.00004: Probing the origins of $^{19}$F with the $^{19}$F (t, $^{3}$He) $^{19}$O charge exchange reaction Amanda Prinke, R.G.T. Zegers, Sam M. Austin, D. Bazin, J.M. Deavin, R. Meharchand, K. Meierbachtol, G. Perdikakis, M. Sasano, L.L. Valdez, A. Cole, Y. Fujita, M. Nagashima, C.J. Guess, G.W. Hitt, Y. Shimbara Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		CG.00005: Computational Resources for Including Nuclear Physics in Astrophysical Simulations Evan O'Connor, Christian D. Ott Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		CG.00006: Nuclear reactions in the crust of an accreting neutron star Kit Yu Lau, A.V. Afanasjev, M. Beard, E. Brown, L.R. Gasques, S. Gupta, W.R. Hix, K.L. Kratz, P. Moller, H. Schatz, A. Steiner, M. Wiescher, D.G. Yakovlev Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:06AM - 10:18AM		CG.00007: Determining Electron-capture Rates of pf-shell Nuclei in Explosive Stellar Environments A.L. Cole, A.C. Dombos, R.G.T. Zegers, Sam M. Austin, B.A. Brown, L. Valdez, S. Gupta, G.W. Hitt Preview Abstract