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 NA: Mini-Symposium on Emerging Needs for Nuclear Data II

Chair: Boris Pritychenko, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Room: 62

Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		NA.00001: STARLIB: A Next-Generation Reaction-Rate Library for Nuclear Astrophysics A.L. Sallaska, C. Iliadis, A.E. Champagne, F.X. Timmes, S. Starrfield Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:42AM - 11:06AM		NA.00002: Comments from DOE regarding Nuclear Data Ted Barnes Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		NA.00003: Hadron Analyses Data Repository Online Project Michael Pennington Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		NA.00004: GW Data Analysis Center and Database Development W.J. Briscoe, H. Haberzettl, M.W. Paris, I.I. Strakovsky, R.L. Workman Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		NA.00005: Leadership Class Configuration Interaction Code - Status and Opportunities James Vary Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		NA.00006: New Directions for Nuclear Data Richard Firestone Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		NA.00007: Comparison of Nuclear Mass Models with the Nuclear Mass Toolkit online at nuclearmasses.org Caroline D. Nesaraja, Michael S. Smith, Eric J. Lingerfelt, Hiroyuki Koura, Filip G. Kondev Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:06PM - 12:18PM		NA.00008: Decay Heat Calculations for $^{235}$U T.D. Johnson, A. Sonzogni, E. McCutchan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:18PM - 12:30PM		NA.00009: Measurement of the Absolute Elastic and Inelastic Differential Neutron Cross Sections for $^{23}$Na between 2 and 4 MeV Ajay Kumar, M.T. McEllistrem, B.P. Crider, E.E. Peters, F.M. Prados-Estevez, A. Chakraborty, S.W. Yates, A. Sigillito, P.J. McDonough, L.J. Kersting, C.J. Luke, S.F. Hicks, J.R. Vanhoy Preview Abstract

Session NB: Neutron Rich Nuclei at the Extremes

Chair: Ernst Rehm, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: Auditorium

Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:30AM - 11:06AM		NB.00001: Nuclear structure at the limits of stability Invited Speaker: Morten Hjorth-Jensen Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:06AM - 11:42AM		NB.00002: First results from CARIBU Invited Speaker: Guy Savard Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:42AM - 12:18PM		NB.00003: Experimental challenges to explore neutron-rich nuclei: progress and perspective of lifetime measurements with RI beams Invited Speaker: Hironori Iwasaki Preview Abstract

Session NC: Electroweak Interactions III

Chair: Chris Crawford, University of Kentucky
Room: 101

Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		NC.00001: First Calculation of Nuclear Parity Violation from Lattice QCD Joseph Wasem Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:42AM - 10:54AM		NC.00002: Hadronic parity violation in pionless effective field theory Matthias Schindler Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:54AM - 11:06AM		NC.00003: First Results from the NPDGamma Experiment at the Spallation Neutron Source Nadia Fomin Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		NC.00004: Parity-violtating asymmetry from the capture of polarized neutrons on 27AL Septimiu Balascuta, Ricardo Alarcon, James D. Bowman, Seppo Penttila Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		NC.00005: A Liquid parahydrogen target for the NPDGamma experiment Zhaowen Tang Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		NC.00006: GEANT4 Simulation of Empty Target for the NPDGamma Experiment Andrew McNamara Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		NC.00007: Determining the Neutron Polarization of the Fundamental Neutron Physics Beamline at the Spallation Neutron Source with a $^{3}$He Spin Filter Matthew Musgrave Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		NC.00008: $^3$He multi-wire proportional counters for the FNPB at the SNS Mark McCrea Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:06PM - 12:18PM		NC.00009: Parity-Violating Gamma-ray Asymmetry in Polarized Neutron Capture on $^{35}$Cl Elise Martin Preview Abstract

Session ND: Nuclear Theory IV: For Theorists

Chair: Richard Furnstahl, The Ohio State University
Room: Heritage

Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		ND.00001: Renormalization and Power Counting of Chiral Nuclear Forces Bingwei Long, Chieh-Jen Yang Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:42AM - 10:54AM		ND.00002: Two nucleons in a harmonic-oscillator trap with chiral potential Chiehjen Yang, Jimmy Rotureau, U. Van Kolck, Bruce Barrett Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:54AM - 11:06AM		ND.00003: Understanding the Evolution of Three-Body Forces via Similarity Renormalization Group Kyle Wendt, Richard Furnstahl, Robert Perry Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		ND.00004: Behavior of SRG evolved interactions into the p-shell Eric Jurgenson, Pieter Maris, Richard Furnstahl, Petr Navratil, Erich Ormand, James Vary Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		ND.00005: Euclidean relativistic quantum mechanics I Wayne Polyzou, Philip Kopp Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		ND.00006: Euclidean relativistic quantum mechanics II Philip Kopp, Wayne Polyzou Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		ND.00007: Effective field theory for the Helium-6 halo nucleus Chen Ji, Charlotte Elster, Daniel Phillips Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		ND.00008: Vector variable solution of the N-N scattering problem using the momentum-space Argonne V18 interaction Saravanan Veerasamy, Elster Charlotte, Wayne Polyzou Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:06PM - 12:18PM		ND.00009: Low Density Matter and Bose Einstein Condensates in Nuclei Katarzyna Schmidt Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:18PM - 12:30PM		ND.00010: Neutron Matter as a Composite Bose-Fermi Superfluid Goran Arbanas, Arthur Kerman, Hai Ah Nam, Jirina Stone Preview Abstract

Session NE: Hadronic Physics III

Chair: Mary Alberg, Seattle University
Room: 103AB

Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		NE.00001: New Results and Future Experiments on Double Spin Asymmetry $A_{LT}$ in DIS Pion Electroproduction on $^{3}$He Jin Huang Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:42AM - 10:54AM		NE.00002: Results from Single Spin Asymmetries Measurement in Semi-Inclusive DIS Reaction on a Transversely Polarized 3He Target Kalyan Allada Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:54AM - 11:06AM		NE.00003: Pair-Symmetric Background of Spin Asymmetries of the Nucleon Experiment (Jefferson Lab E07-003) Luwani Ndukum Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		NE.00004: The Spin Asymmetries of the Nucleon Experiment Whitney Armstrong Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		NE.00005: Extracting the photoproduction cross section off the neutron $\gamma $n$\to \pi ^{-}$p from deuteron data with FSI effects Igor Strakovsky, Vladimir E. Tarasov, William Briscoe, Haiyan Gao, Alexander E. Kudryavtsev Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		NE.00006: Single and double polarization asymmetries from deeply virtual $\pi^0$ production with a longitudinally polarized proton target Andrey Kim Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		NE.00007: Quark Propagation and Hadron Formation in Cold Nuclear Matter Raphael Dupre Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		NE.00008: Target Single Spin Asymmetry in DVCS Erin Seder Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:06PM - 12:18PM		NE.00009: Investigation of Angular Distributions of Drell-Yan Dimuons in p+p and p+d Interactions with the E906/SeaQuest Experiment Christine Aidala Preview Abstract

Session NF: Applications in Nuclear Physics

Chair: Robert Haight, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: 104AB

Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		NF.00001: Photonuclear Physics Applications for Isotopic Detection and Assay M.S. Johnson, J.M. Hall, D.P. McNabb, J.J. Gonzalez Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:42AM - 10:54AM		NF.00002: NUCFRG3: Light ion improvements to the nuclear fragmentation model Anne Adamczyk, Ryan Norman, Sirikul Sriprisan, Lawrence Townsend, John Norbury, Steve Blattnig, Tony Slaba Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:54AM - 11:06AM		NF.00003: Neutron Capture and Fission Measurements on Actinides at DANCE Andrii Chyzh, Ching-Yen Wu, Elaine Kwan, Rodger Henderson, Julie Gostic, John Ullmann, Marian Jandel, Todd Bredeweg, Aaron Couture, Hye Young Lee, Robert Haight, John O'Donnell Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		NF.00004: Gamma-Ray Output Spectra from $^{239}$Pu Fission John Ullmann, Marian Jandel, Todd Bredeweg, Aaron Couture, Robert Haight, John O'Donnell, David Vieira, Ching-Yen Wu, Andrii Chyzh, Julie Gostic, Roger Henderson, Elaine Kwan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		NF.00005: Prompt $\gamma$ rays and neutrons from fission E. Kwan, C.Y. Wu, A. Chyzh, J. Gostic, R. Henderson, R.C. Haight, H.Y. Lee, J.M. O'Donnell, B.A. Perdue, T.N. Taddeucci Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		NF.00006: Surrogate measurements of the $^{241,242}$Am($n,f$) cross sections J.J. Ressler, J.T. Burke, J.E. Escher, A. Adekola, R.E.A. Austin, M.S. Basunia, C.W. Beausang, L.A. Bernstein, D. Bleuel, J. Gostic, R.H. Henderson, R.O. Hughes, A. Hurst, A. Kritcher, C.M. Mattoon, J. Munson, L.W. Phair, T. Ross, N.D. Scielzo, M.A. Stoyer Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		NF.00007: A Measurement of Neutron Polarization Asymmetries in Photofission of Actinides Using Polarized Gamma Rays at HI$\gamma$S J.M. Mueller, M.W. Ahmed, S.S. Henshaw, H.J. Karwowski, L. Myers, B.A. Perdue, S. Stave, J.R. Tompkins, H.R. Weller, B. Davis, D. Markoff Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		NF.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:06PM - 12:18PM		NF.00009: Observations of Fallout from the Fukushima Reactor Accident in San Francisco Bay Area Rainwater Eric Norman, Christopher Angell, Perry Chodash Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:18PM - 12:30PM		NF.00010: Nuclear Physics of DNA: Evidence for Mutations of Free DNA Nucleotides in Nuclear Inelastic Scattering with 14 MeV Neutrons and Applications Bogdan C. Maglich, Luz Marie Aquino, Chris Druey, Anna Z. Radovic Preview Abstract

Session NG: Ultrarelativistic Heavy Ions III

Chair: Bjorn Schenke, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Room: 105AB

Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:30AM - 10:42AM		NG.00001: $\pi^{0}$\ production in p+p and Pb+Pb collisions at the LHC Jocelyn Mlynarz Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:42AM - 10:54AM		NG.00002: Jet-underlying event studies with ALICE detector at the LHC Betty Abelev Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:54AM - 11:06AM		NG.00003: Electrons from B-meson semileptonic decay in 2.76 TeV p-p collisions identified by the ALICE EMCal Tomas Aronsson Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:06AM - 11:18AM		NG.00004: Heavy flavor electrons in $\surd $s = 2.76 TeV p-p collisions using the ALICE detector Bernard Hicks Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:18AM - 11:30AM		NG.00005: Heavy flavor electron $v_{2}$ in Au$+$Au Collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$=62.4 GeV Lei Ding Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:30AM - 11:42AM		NG.00006: Measurement of Upsilon suppression in Au+Au collisions at 200 GeV Shawn Whitaker Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:42AM - 11:54AM		NG.00007: The elliptic flow of di-leptons in 200 GeV Au+Au collisions at STAR Xiangli Cui Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:54AM - 12:06PM		NG.00008: Tagging Jets with Heavy Flavor using the PHENIX VTX Detector Alexander Shaver Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:06PM - 12:18PM		NG.00009: A Novel and Compact Muon Telescope Detector at STAR for Midrapidity Di-lepton Physics at RHIC Lijuan Ruan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:18PM - 12:30PM		NG.00010: The PHENIX MuTrig Local Level One Trigger Upgrade at PHENIX Joshua Perry Preview Abstract

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