Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2011 Fall Meeting of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics

Volume 56, Number 12

Wednesday–Saturday, October 26–29, 2011; East Lansing, Michigan

Session Index

Session GA: Nuclear Theory I: RHI, EMC, Beta-decay

Chair: Vladimir Zelevinsky, Michigan State University
Room: 62

Friday, October 28, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		GA.00001: Medium Induced Collinear Radiation via Soft Collinear Effective Theory (SCET) Francesco D'Eramo, Hong Liu, Krishna Rajagopal Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		GA.00002: Transverse Momentum Broadening in Weakly Coupled Quark-Gluon Plasma Mindaugas Lekaveckas, Krishna Rajagopal, Hong Liu, Francesco D'Eramo, Christopher Lee Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		GA.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		GA.00004: Nuclear Scaling at Low Resolution E.R. Anderson, S.K. Bogner, R.J. Furnstahl, K. Hebeler, R.J. Perry Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		GA.00005: The onset of proton-neutron correlations in nuclei Mihai Horoi Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GA.00006: Spectroscopy of the hadronic atoms and superheavy isotopes: Energy shifts and strong K, pi- N interaction corrections Olga Khetselius, Inga Serga, Anastasiya Shakhman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GA.00007: Advances in the calculation of double beta decay J. Kotila, F. Iachello Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GA.00008: The beta-decay properties in the vicinity of $^{78}$Ni Ivan N. Borzov Preview Abstract

Session GB: Exotic Correlated Decays

Chair: Brad Sherrill, Michigan State University
Room: Auditorium

Friday, October 28, 2011 8:30AM - 9:06AM		GB.00001: Multiple proton decays of $^{6}$Be, $^{8}$C, $^{8}$B(IAS) and excited states in $^{10}$C Invited Speaker: Lee Sobotka Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:06AM - 9:42AM		GB.00002: Two-proton radioactivity of $^{48}$Ni Invited Speaker: Krzysztof Miernik Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:42AM - 10:18AM		GB.00003: Shell Model with coupling to the continuum for weakly-bound and unbound nuclei Invited Speaker: Jimmy Rotureau Preview Abstract

Session GC: Electroweak Interactions II

Chair: Allena Opper, The George Washington University
Room: 101

Friday, October 28, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		GC.00001: The Qweak Experiment: A Search for New Physics at the TeV Scale via a Measurement of the Proton's Weak Charge Rakitha Beminiwattha Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		GC.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		GC.00003: Measuring the Parity-Violating Asymmetry of Aluminum in the $Q_{weak}$ Experiment Katherine Myers Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		GC.00004: A Diamond Micro-strip Electron Detector for Compton Polarimetry Amrendra Narayan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		GC.00005: Simulation and Measurement of the Qweak Main Detector Energy Sensitivity Adesh Subedi Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GC.00006: Results from UCNA 2010 Robert Pattie Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GC.00007: UCN Transport Brittney VornDick Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GC.00008: Precision Polarimetry with UCN in the UCNA Experiment A.T. Holley Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GC.00009: The future of UCNA: towards a sub-0.4\% measurement of the neutron beta decay asymmetry using ultracold neutrons Michael Mendenhall Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:18AM - 10:30AM		GC.00010: Fierz Interference in Beta Decay of Ultracold Neutrons Kevin Hickerson Preview Abstract

Session GD: Instrumentation IV

Chair: Donald Isenhower, Abilene Christan University
Room: Heritage

Friday, October 28, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		GD.00001: Developing a fast ionization chamber for transfer reaction studies K.Y. Chae, D.W. Bardayan, M.S. Smith, K.T. Schmitt, S.H. Ahn, W.A. Peters, S. Strauss Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		GD.00002: Photon Detection System for Collinear Laser Spectroscopy at NSCL Sophia Vinnikova, Christopher Geppert, Michael Hammen, Andrew Klose, Jorg Kramer, Wilfried Nortershauser, Paul Mantica, Kei Minamisono, Anthony Schneider Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		GD.00003: Performance of the X-ARRAY at ANL A.Y. Deo, C.J. Lister, P. Chowdhury, F.G. Kondev, P.F. Bertone, K. Teh, S. Lakshmi, G.J. Lane, E. McCutchan, C. Nair, D. Seweryniak, M.L. Smith, S. Zhu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		GD.00004: Digital Data Acquisition System for Gammasphere M.P. Carpenter, M. Alcorta, J.T. Anderson, C.R. Hofman, R.V.F. Janssens, T.L. Khoo, A. Kreps, T. Lauritsen, C.J. Lister, D. Seweryniak, P. Wilt, S. Zhu, M. Cromaz, C. Lionberger, I.Y. Lee Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		GD.00005: Digital Electronics Equipment for the RIPEN Apparatus Tommaso Marchi, Fabiana Gramegna, Marco Cinausero, Vladimir Kravchuk, Gianmaria Collazuol Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GD.00006: Monte-Carlo simulation and acceptance calculation on NSCL charge breeder electron beam ion trap Kritsada Kittimanapun, Georg Bollen, Alain Lapierre, Stefan Schwarz Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GD.00007: The EBIT charge breeder at NSCL Alain Lapierre, Stefan Schwarz, Kritsada Kittimanapun, Georg Bollen, Oliver Kester Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GD.00008: Collinear Laser Spectroscopy at the BECOLA Facility Anthony Schneider, Andrew Klose, Paul Mantica, Sophia Vinnikova, Kei Minamisono Preview Abstract

Session GE: Electromagnetic Interactions

Chair: Bill Briscoe, The George Washington University
Room: 103AB

Friday, October 28, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		GE.00001: Near-Threshold Measurement of $\gamma n \rightarrow p \pi^-$ at MAX-lab Grant O'Rielly Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		GE.00002: Compton Scattering on $^{6}$Li at 60 MeV L. Myers, M.W. Ahmed, S.S. Henshaw, J.M. Mueller, H.R. Weller, G. Feldman, T. Balint, K. Sykora, M.A. Kovash Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		GE.00003: Measuring Proton Spin Polarizabilities with Polarized Compton Scattering Philippe Martel, William Barnes, Rory Miskimen, Alexander Mushkarenkov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		GE.00004: Study of dimensional scaling in two-body photodisintegration of 3He Yordanka Ilieva Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		GE.00005: Short-Range Nucleon-Nucleon Correlations Douglas Higinbotham Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GE.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GE.00007: Discharge of metastable nuclei during negative muon capture: Energy approach Alexander Glushkov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GE.00008: The Charge Radius of the Proton, a 5 Sigma Discrepancy? Gil Paz Preview Abstract

Session GG: Astrophysics III: r-process, s-process

Chair: John Ullmann, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: 105AB

Friday, October 28, 2011 8:30AM - 8:42AM		GG.00001: First experimental determination of the $^{59}$Fe($n,\gamma_0$)$^{60}$Fe reaction via Coulomb dissociation E. Uberseder, T. Heftrich, M. Heil, J. Marganiec, R. Reifarth, M. Wiescher Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 8:42AM - 8:54AM		GG.00002: Neutron Capture from $^{87}$Sr G. Rusev, R. Raut, A.P. Tonchev, W. Tornow, B. Baramsai, J.H. Kelley, G. Mitchell, T. Bredeweg, A. Couture, M. Jandel, J. O'Donnell, R. Rundberg, J.L. Ullmann, A. Chyzh, E. Kwan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 8:54AM - 9:06AM		GG.00003: Stellar Neutron Sources and s-Process in Massive Stars R. Talwar, G.P.A. Berg, T. Adachi, M. Couder, H. Fujita, J. Gorres, M.N. Harakeh, K. Hatanaka, T. Ito, A. Long, A. Matic, H. Matsubara, J. Matta, M. Nagashima, T. Ogura, D. Patel, Y. Sakemi, H. Schatz, Y. Shimbara, Y. Shimizu, T. Suzuki, A. Tamii, T. Wakasa, M. Wiescher, M. Yosoi Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:06AM - 9:18AM		GG.00004: Impact of beta-decay rate uncertainties on the slow neutron capture process in massive stars Marco Pignatari, Mary Beard, Michael Wiescher, Raphael Hirschi Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:18AM - 9:30AM		GG.00005: Development of AMS procedure for measurement of $^{93}$Zr Wenting Lu, Philippe Collon, Yoav Kashiv, Matthew Bowers, Daniel Robertson, Christopher Schmitt Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GG.00006: Double magicity of N=Z nuclei near the rp-process path discerned Madan M. Sharma, Jagdish K. Sharma Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GG.00007: Formation of the Rare Earth Peak: Gaining Insight Into Late-Time r-Process Dynamics Matthew Mumpower, Gail McLaughlin, Rebecca Surman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GG.00008: $\beta$-decay and neutron emission studies of r-process nuclei near $^{137}$Sb Karl Smith, F. Attallah, T. Faestermann, U. Giesen, H. Geissel, M. Hannawald, M. Hausmann, M. Hellstroem, R. Kessler, K.-L. Kratz, Y. Litvinov, H. Mahmud, M.N. Mineva, F. Montes, G. Muenzenberg, B. Pfeiffer, J. Pereira Conca, P. Santi, H. Schatz, C. Scheidenberger, K. Schmidt, R. Schneider, A. Stolz, K. Suemmerer, J. Stadlmann Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GG.00009: Results of precision mass measurements from CARIBU with the CPT J. Van Schelt, D. Lascar, G. Savard, J.A. Clark, J.P. Greene, A.F. Levand, T. Sun, B.J. Zabransky, S. Caldwell, M.G. Sternberg, A. Chaudhuri, K.S. Sharma, G. Li Preview Abstract

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