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 HA: Ultrarelativistic Heavy Ions II

Chair: Sean Gavin, Wayne State University
Room: 62

Friday, October 28, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		HA.00001: Two-particle correlations on transverse rapidity and the momentum dependence of angular correlation features in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 200$ GeV at STAR Elizabeth Oldag Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:42AM - 10:54AM		HA.00002: Two particle number and momentum correlations for $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = $200 GeV Au$+$Au collisions at STAR Larry Tarini Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:54AM - 11:06AM		HA.00003: Incident Energy Dependence of $p_{t}$ Correlations at RHIC John Novak Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		HA.00004: Comparing correlation predictions from a glasma flux-tube model with measurements Lanny Ray, Thomas Trainor Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		HA.00005: Viscous Diffusion and Transverse Momentum Correlations at RHIC and LHC Rajendra Pokharel, Sean Gavin, George Moschelli Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		HA.00006: Estimates of the non-flow contribution in Pb-Pb flow analysis using two-particle correlations in $pp$ with the ALICE detector at the LHC Vera Loggins Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		HA.00007: Number and Transverse Momentum Two-Particle Correlation Studies in Pb+Pb Collisions at the LHC Claude Pruneau Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		HA.00008: Illuminating nuclei with Vector Mesons in the STAR Ultra Peripheral Collision Program Ramiro Debbe Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 12:06PM - 12:18PM		HA.00009: Ultraperipheral Pb+Pb reactions at LHC energies Edwin Norbeck, Yasar Onel Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 12:18PM - 12:30PM		HA.00010: Macroscopic Anomalous Effects in Hot QCD Fluid: A Status Report Jinfeng Liao Preview Abstract

Session HB: Neutrinos From Heaven and Earth

Chair: Rex Tayloe, Indiana University
Room: Auditorium

Friday, October 28, 2011 10:30AM - 11:06AM		HB.00001: Recent Results in Solar Neutrinos Invited Speaker: Richard Saldanha Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:06AM - 11:42AM		HB.00002: New Results from Long Baseline Experiments Invited Speaker: Kate Scholberg Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:42AM - 12:18PM		HB.00003: What can geo-neutrinos tell us about the Earth? Invited Speaker: Nikolai Tolich Preview Abstract

Session HC: Hadronic Physics I

Chair: Ernst Sichtermann, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Room: 101

Friday, October 28, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		HC.00001: Forward Single Spin Asymmetries in Transversely Polarized Proton Collisions at STAR Yuxi Pan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:42AM - 10:54AM		HC.00002: Asymmetries in Forward-rapidity $\pi^{0}$-Charged Particle Correlations at STAR from $p^{\uparrow}+p$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s}=200$ GeV James Drachenberg Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:54AM - 11:06AM		HC.00003: Transverse Single Spin Asymmetry for Forward Direct Photon Production in $\sqrt{s}=200$ GeV $p^{\uparrow}+p$ Collisions at STAR Len K. Eun Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		HC.00004: Collins Asymmetry Contributions to Quark Transversity Constraints in Mid-Rapidity Jets in $p^\uparrow p$ Collisions at STAR Robert Fersch Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		HC.00005: Single Spin Asymmetry Measurement for $W$-Boson Production in Longitudinally Polarized $p+p$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 500 GeV in PHENIX Young Jin Kim Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		HC.00006: Constraining $\Delta$ G at Low-x with Double Longitudinal Spin Asymmetries for Forward Hadron and Di-Hadron Pairs in PHENIX Scott Wolin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		HC.00007: Constraining $\Delta G$ at low-x with Double Longitudinal Spin Asymmetries for Forward Hadrons in PHENIX Cameron McKinney Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		HC.00008: HERMES Measurements of the Nucleon Transverse Spin Structure Francesca Giordano Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 12:06PM - 12:18PM		HC.00009: The MPC-EX Upgrade to the PHENIX Forward Spectrometers Arbin Timilsina Preview Abstract

Session HD: Instrumentation V

Chair: Douglas Higinbotham, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: Heritage

Friday, October 28, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		HD.00001: Astrobox - a novel detector for nuclear astrophysics studies with low-energy protons B.T. Roeder, E. Simmons, M. McCleskey, A. Spiridon, L. Trache, R.E. Tribble, E. Pollacco, G. Pascovici Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:42AM - 10:54AM		HD.00002: Fast Timing Measurements Using CeBr$_3$ Scintillators N. D'Olympia, S. Lakshmi, P. Chowdhury, E. Jackson, J. Glodo, U. Shirwadkar, K. Shah Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:54AM - 11:06AM		HD.00003: Resistive Plate Chamber Rate Capability Studies Daniel Jumper Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		HD.00004: Nuclear Spectroscopy using Novel, Position-Sensitive Detectors S. Lakshmi, P. Chowdhury, E.G. Jackson, S. Hota, C.J. Lister, S. Gros, M. McClish, R. Farrel, K. Shah Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		HD.00005: Gamma Ray Interactions in Planar Germanium Strip Detectors E.G. Jackson, S. Lakshmi, P. Chowdhury, A.Y. Deo, C.J. Guess, S. Hota, C.J. Lister Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		HD.00006: Depth of Gamma Ray Interaction in a Planar Ge Double-sided Strip Detector via Digital Signal Processing T. Harrington, J. Thomas, S. Lakshmi, P. Chowdhury, C.J. Lister Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		HD.00007: Upgrading the PHENIX Muon Trigger using Resistive Plate Chambers to Enhance Proton Spin Measurements Rusty Towell Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		HD.00008: Improved Timing Resolution using digital pulse shape processing Nicole Larson, Sean Liddick, Andreas Stolz, Scott Suchyta Preview Abstract

Session HE: Nuclear Structure IV

Chair: Torben Lauritsen, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: 103AB

Friday, October 28, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		HE.00001: Possible excited deformed rotational bands in $^{82}$Ge J.K. Hwang, J.H. Hamilton, A.V. Ramayya, N.T. Brewer, Y.X. Luo, J.O. Rasmussen, S.J. Zhu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:42AM - 10:54AM		HE.00002: Band Structures in $^{230}$Th R.V.F. Janssens, S. Zhu, M.P. Carpenter, I. Ahmad, C.R. Hoffman, T.L. Khoo, B.P. Kay, F.G. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, C.J. Lister, E.A. Ricard-McCutchan, D. Seweryniak, Y. Toh, D. Ayangeakaa, S. Frauendorf, U. Garg, D. Patel, J. Matta, W. Reviol, D.G. Sarantites, X. Wang, S. Lalkovski Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:54AM - 11:06AM		HE.00003: Level structure of $^{67}$Ni and the nature of yrast excitations near N=40 S. Zhu, R.V.F. Janssens, M.P. Carpenter, T. Lauritsen, D. Seweryniak, X. Wang, C.J. Chiara, W.B. Walters, N. Hoteling, I. Stefanescu, J.R. Stone, R. Broda, B. Fornal, W. Krolas, T. Pawlat, J. Wrzesinski Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		HE.00004: High-spin states in $^{118,120}$Sn above the 10$^{+}$ isomers. N. Fotiades, M. Devlin, R.O. Nelson, J.A. Cizewski, R. Krucken, R.M. Clark, P. Fallon, I.Y. Lee, A.O. Macchiavelli, W. Younes Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		HE.00005: First identification of high-spin states in $^{152}$Pr Shaohua Liu, J.H. Hamilton, A.V. Ramayya, J.K. Hwang, N.T. Brewer, S. Yue, F.R. Xu, Y.X. Luo, J.O. Rasmussen, S.J. Zhu, W.C. Ma Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		HE.00006: Investigating High Spin States in Transplutonium nuclei with Ultimate Cranker Y. Qiu, P. Chowdhury, S. Hota, S. Lakshmi Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		HE.00007: Spectroscopy of $^{244,245,246}$Pu S. Hota, P. Chowdhury, S. Lakshmi, S.K. Tandel, T. Harrington, E.G. Jackson, K. Moran, U. Shirwadkar, I. Ahmad, M.P. Carpenter, C.J. Chiara, J. Greene, C.R. Hoffman, R.V.F. Janssens, T.L. Khoo, F.G. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, C.J. Lister, E.A. McCutchan, D. Seweryniak, I. Stefanescu, S. Zhu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		HE.00008: New level schemes and excitation modes of $^{117,118,119,120,122}$Cd Y.X. Luo, J.O. Rasmussen, C.S. Nelson, J.H. Hamilton, A.V. Ramayya, S.H. Liu, N.T. Brewer, J.K. Hwang, C. Goodin, S.J. Zhu, G.M. Ter-Akopian, A.V. Daniel, I.Y. Lee Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 12:06PM - 12:18PM		HE.00009: Nuclear Structure in Neutron Rich Gd Nathan Brewer, J.C. Batchelder, J.H. Hamilton, A.V. Ramayya, C.J. Gross, K.P. Rykaczewski, R. Grzywacz, M. Madurga, D. Miller, D. Stracener, C. Jost, E. Zganjar, J.A. Winger, M. Karny, S.V. Paulauskas, S.H. Liu, M. Wolinska-Cichocka, S. Padgett, T. Mendez, K. Miernik, A. Kuzniak Preview Abstract

Session HF: Nuclear Structure V

Chair: Steven Yates, University of Kentucky
Room: 104AB

Friday, October 28, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		HF.00001: The polariser beamline at TRIUMF for nuclear structure physics A. Voss, M.R. Pearson, C.D.P. Levy, J. Billowes, F. Buchinger, K.H. Chow, J.E. Crawford, M.D. Hossein, R.F. Kiefl, W.A. MacFarlane, E. Man\'e, G.D. Morris, T.J. Parolin, H. Saadaoui, Z. Salman, O.T.J. Shelbaya, M. Smadella, Q. Song, D. Wang Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:42AM - 10:54AM		HF.00002: Precision Neutron Scattering Length Measurements with Neutron Interferometry M.G. Huber, M. Arif, D.L. Jacobson, D.A. Pushin, M.O. Abutaleb, C.B. Shahi, F.E. Wietfeldt, T.C. Black Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:54AM - 11:06AM		HF.00003: High-Performance Algorithm for Calculating Non-Spurious Nuclear Level Densities Roman Senkov, Mihai Horoi, Jagjeet Kaur, Vladimir Zelevinsky Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		HF.00004: An algorithm for the removal of spurious states and calculations of nuclear level densities Jagjeet Kaur, Mihai Horoi, Roman Senkov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		HF.00005: Simulations of the HRIBF Modular Total Absorption Spectrometer (MTAS) Charles Rasco, Marek Karney, Krzysztof Rykaczewski, Aleksandra Kuzniak, Marzena Wolinska-Cichocka, Robert Grzywacz Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		HF.00006: Progress towards the search for the permanent electric dipole moment of Ra-225 Jaideep Singh, Kevin Bailey, Matt R. Dietrich, John P. Greene, Roy J. Holt, Mukut R. Kalita, Wolfgang Korsch, Zheng-Tian Lu, Peter Mueller, Tom P. O'Connor, Richard H. Parker, Ibrahim A. Sulai Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		HF.00007: Challenges and opportunities in the search for electric dipole moment (EDM) in $^{225}$Ra atom Mukut Ranjan Kalita, Kevin Bailey, Matthew Dietrich, John Greene, Roy Holt, Wolfgang Korsch, Zheng-tian Lu, Peter Mueller, Thomas O'connor, Richard Parker, Ibrahim Sulai, Jaideep Singh Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		HF.00008: Behavioral Study of Magnetization of Super-mirror Sample Gretchen Phelps, Mukut Kalita, Wolfgang Korsch Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 12:06PM - 12:18PM		HF.00009: Reconciliation of Values for Bohr Radius and Empirical Radius of H-Atom Using Nuclear Vibration Factor Stewart Brekke Preview Abstract

Session HG: Astrophysics IV: alpha-Reactions, Capture Rates, etc.

Chair: Joe Natowitz, Texas A&M University
Room: 105AB

Friday, October 28, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		HG.00001: First experimental results of the $^{33}$S($\alpha$,p)$^{36}$Cl cross section for production in the early Solar System Matthew Bowers, Philippe Collon, Yoav Kashiv, William Bauder, Karen Chamberlin, Wenting Lu, Daniel Robertson, Christopher Schmitt Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:42AM - 10:54AM		HG.00002: Experimental results for studies of the $^{40}$Ca($\alpha $,$\gamma )^{44}$Ti reaction rates Daniel Robertson, Hans-Werner Becker, Matt Bowers, Philippe Collon, Joachim Goerres, Wenting Lu, Chris Schmitt, Michael Wiescher Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 10:54AM - 11:06AM		HG.00003: Effects of Initial Composition on A=28-48 Reaction Flows in Thermonuclear Supernovae David A. Chamulak, Edward F. Brown, Alan C. Calder, Aaron P. Jackson, Brendan K. Krueger, F.X. Timmes, Dean M. Townsley Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		HG.00004: Systematic study of alpha-optical potential near the Z=50 region for p-process Wanpeng Tan, A. Palumbo, A. Best, M. Couder, J. deBoer, S. Falahat, J. G{\"o}rres, P. LeBlanc, H. Lee, S. O'Brien, E. Strandberg, M. Wiescher, J. Greene, Zs. F{\"u}l{\"o}p, Gy. Gy{\"u}rky, G. Kiss, E. Somorjai, G. Efe, R. G{\"u}ray, N. {\"O}zkan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		HG.00005: Correcting for $\beta $-Summing in $\beta $-delayed Proton Detection with Double-Sided Silicon Strip Detectors Zachary Meisel, H. Crawford, G. Grinyer, G. Lorusso, P. Mantica, M. del Santo, H. Schatz Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		HG.00006: Photonuclear and radiative capture reaction rates for Nuclear Astrophysics Mary Beard, S. Frauendorf, B Kaempfer, R. Scwengner, M. Wiescher Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		HG.00007: $\alpha$-induced cross section of $^{120}$Te for the astrophysical p process S.R. Lesher, A. Arend, A. Aprahamian, S. Almaraz-Calderon, A. Kontos, W.P. Tan, R.T. G\"{u}ray, N. \"{O}zkan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		HG.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

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