American Physical Society Sites|APS|Journals|Physics

Session Index

Session HA: Precision Measurement and Novel Approaches to Neutron Decay

Chair: Jeffrey Nico, NIST
Room: Plaza I

Friday, October 26, 2012 8:30AM - 9:06AM		HA.00001: Lattice-QCD Inputs for Probing TeV-Scale Physics in Ultra-Cold Neutron Beta Decays Invited Speaker: Huey-Wen Lin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:06AM - 9:42AM		HA.00002: UCNA: New results for the neutron beta decay asymmetry Invited Speaker: Michael Mendenhall Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:42AM - 10:18AM		HA.00003: Beta Decay for Studies of CP Violation Invited Speaker: Susan Gardner Preview Abstract

Session HB: Mini-Symposium on Energy/Geometry Dependence of Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions I

Chair: Steffan Bass, Duke University
Room: Plaza II

Friday, October 26, 2012 8:30AM - 9:06AM		HB.00001: Energy/Geometry Dependence of Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions Invited Speaker: Giorgio Torrieri Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:06AM - 9:18AM		HB.00002: Hadron production and freeze-out dynamics in Au+Au at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 19.6 GeV Samantha Brovko Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:18AM - 9:30AM		HB.00003: The shapes of the multiplicity distributions in $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}}$$=$7.7$-$200 GeV Au$+$Au Collisions at STAR Daniel McDonald Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:30AM - 9:42AM		HB.00004: Light (anti)nucleus production in $\sqrt{\rm s_{\rm NN}}$$=$7.7-200 GeV Au$+$Au collisions in the STAR Experiment W.J. Llope Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:42AM - 9:54AM		HB.00005: Energy Dependence of the High Moments from Transport Model Simulations Nu Xu, Xiaofeng Luo, Bedangadas Mohanty Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:54AM - 10:06AM		HB.00006: Transverse Energy in Forward/Backward Directions from RHIC Au+Au Collisions at Several Beam Energies Brett Fadem Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 10:06AM - 10:18AM		HB.00007: Fixed Target Results from STAR using Gold on Beampipe (Al) Events Christopher Flores, Daniel Cebra, Samantha Brovko, Brooke Haag, Jim Draper Preview Abstract

Session HC: Instrumentation III: TPC, Neutrons, beta-decay, Lasers

Chair: Betty Tsang, Michigan State University
Room: Plaza III

Friday, October 26, 2012 8:30AM - 8:42AM		HC.00001: Simulation and tracking algorithm of an Active Target Time Projection Chamber (AT-TPC) Saul Beceiro, Wolfgang Mittig, Tan Ahn, Daniel Bazin, Remi Becquet, Zbigniew Chajecki, Adam Fritsch, Bill Lynch, Aimee Shore, Malek Tahar Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 8:42AM - 8:54AM		HC.00002: Increasing gain and dynamic range for active-target time-projection chambers T. Ahn, W. Mittig, M. Tahar, R. Becquet, D. Bazin, S. Beceiro, Z. Chajecki, A. Fritsch, J.J. Kolata, W. Lynch, A. Shore Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 8:54AM - 9:06AM		HC.00003: Commissioning of the VANDLE neutron array with beta-delayed neutron spectroscopy William Peters, R. Grzywacz, M. Madurga, S. Paulauskas, D.T. Miller, M. Al-Shudifat, L. Cartegni, C.J. Gross, D.W. Bardayan, A.J. Mendez, K. Miernik, K. Rykaczewski, K.T. Schmitt, J.C. Batchelder, C. Matei, M. Wolinska-Cichocka, J. Blackmon, M. Matos, C. Rasco, J.A. Cizewski, M.E. Howard, B. Manning, A. Ratkiewicz, S. Ilyushkin, F. Sarazin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:06AM - 9:18AM		HC.00004: Fast Neutron Spectroscopy with Cs$_2$LiYCl$_6$ Nathan D'Olympia, P. Chowdhury, C. Guess, T. Harrington, E. Jackson, S. Lakshmi, C.J. Lister, J. Glodo, R. Hawrami, K. Shah, U. Shirwadkar Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:18AM - 9:30AM		HC.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:30AM - 9:42AM		HC.00006: Beta-decay spectroscopy with a Planar Germanium Double sided Strip Detector Nicole Larson, Sean Liddick, Christopher Prokop, Scott Suchyta Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:42AM - 9:54AM		HC.00007: An advanced ion beam cooler and buncher for laser spectroscopy of rare isotopes at NSCL Bradley Barquest, Georg Bollen, Maxime Brodeur, Kortney Cooper, Jeffrey Kwarsick, Ryan Ringle, Stefan Schwarz, David Skutt, Chandana Sumithrarachchi Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:54AM - 10:06AM		HC.00008: Photon Detection System for Collinear Laser Spectroscopy Experiments at NSCL A. Schneider, K. Minamisono, P.F. Mantica, A. Klose, B. Johnson Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 10:06AM - 10:18AM		HC.00009: RX130 Robot Calibration Mario Fugal Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 10:18AM - 10:30AM		HC.00010: Prototyping the magnetic environment for the measurement of the neutron EDM at SNS Ruediger Picker Preview Abstract

Session HD: Nuclear Structure III

Chair: Jutta Escher, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: Patio

Friday, October 26, 2012 8:30AM - 8:42AM		HD.00001: Lifetime measurement of the yrast 8$^{+}$ state in $^{70}$As Chris Morse, Hironori Iwasaki, Antoine Lemasson, Travis Baugher, Daniel Bazin, Jill Berryman, Alexandra Gade, Sean McDaniel, Andrew Ratkiewicz, Steven Stroberg, Phil Voss, Dirk Weisshaar, Kathrin Wimmer, Ryan Winkler, Alfred Dewald, Christoph Fransen, Adam Nichols, Robert Wadsworth Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 8:42AM - 8:54AM		HD.00002: Angular Correlations of $\gamma$-rays from $^{76}$As N. Cooper, V. Werner, E. Williams, C. Bernards, R.J. Casperson, A. Heinz, M. Marshall, J. Qian, M.K. Smith, J.R. Terry, R. Winkler, B.P. Crider, S.W. Yates Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 8:54AM - 9:06AM		HD.00003: Nuclear Structure Studies of $^{76}$Se and $^{76}$Ge with the $(n, n'\gamma)$ Reaction B.P. Crider, A. Chakraborty, A. Kumar, E.E. Peters, F.M. Prados-Est\'{e}vez, M.T. McEllistrem, S.W. Yates Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:06AM - 9:18AM		HD.00004: Measurement of the Isovector Giant Quadrupole Resonance of $^{89}$Y at HI$\gamma$S Mark Sikora, Gerald Feldman, Mohammad Ahmed, Jonathan Mueller, Luke Myers, Henry Weller, William Zimmerman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:18AM - 9:30AM		HD.00005: High-spin states in $^{91,93}$Y N. Fotiades, J.A. Cizewski, R. Kr\"{u}cken, R.M. Clark, P. Fallon, I.Y. Lee, A.O. Macchiavelli, W. Younes Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:30AM - 9:42AM		HD.00006: A New Investigation of $^{94}$Zr with the $(n,n'\gamma)$ Reaction E.E. Peters, A. Chakraborty, B.P. Crider, A. Kumar, M.T. McEllistrem, F.M. Prados-Est\'{e}vez, S.W. Yates Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:42AM - 9:54AM		HD.00007: Study of light tin isotopes via single-nucleon knockout reactions A. Ayres, K.L. Jones, T. Baugher, D. Bazin, J. Berryman, A. Bey, C. Bingham, L. Cartegni, G. Cerizza, A. Chae, A. Gade, R. Grzywacz, M.E. Howard, S. McDaniel, D. Miller, S. Padgett, S. Pain, A. Ratkiewicz, A. Shore, R. Stroberg, D. Weisshaar, K. Wimmer, R. Winkler Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:54AM - 10:06AM		HD.00008: Evidence for a smooth onset of deformation in the neutron-rich Kr isotopes Michael Albers, N. Warr, A. Blazhev, J. Jolie, K. Nomura, D. Muecher Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 10:06AM - 10:18AM		HD.00009: Dipole Response of $^{76}$Ge P. Humby, N. Cooper, V. Werner, N. Pietralla, J. Beller, C. Romig, M. Zweidinger, J. Isaak, J. Bliss, M. Scheck, W. Tornow, G. Rusev, A.P. Tonchev, S.W. Yates, B.P. Crider, D. Savran, B. L\"oher Preview Abstract

Session HE: Double Beta Decay and LUX

Chair: Eric Norman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Room: Garden I

Friday, October 26, 2012 8:30AM - 8:42AM		HE.00001: Results from EXO-200 Clayton Davis Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 8:42AM - 8:54AM		HE.00002: Cosmogenic activation in the neutrinoless double-beta decay experiment CUORE Barbara Wang, Eric Norman, Nicholas Scielzo, Alan Smith, Keenan Thomas Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 8:54AM - 9:06AM		HE.00003: Neutron-Induced Reactions on Copper and Zero-Neutrino Double-Beta Decay Searches Matthew Gooden, John Kelley, Brent Fallin, Sean Finch, Calvin Howell, Gencho Rusev, Anton Tonchev, Werner Tornow Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:06AM - 9:18AM		HE.00004: Novel Shell Model Analysis of the Double Beta Decay Matrix Elements for 136Xe Mihai Horoi Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:18AM - 9:30AM		HE.00005: Scattering of light from the liquid scintillator used in SNO+ Timothy Major Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:30AM - 9:42AM		HE.00006: P-Type Point Contact Germanium Detectors and Their Implementation for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Experiment Ryan Martin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:42AM - 9:54AM		HE.00007: The LUX Experiment Patrick Phelps Preview Abstract

Session HF: Nuclear Astrophysics: Nuclear Reactions

Chair: Michael Wiescher, University of Notre Dame
Room: Garden III

Friday, October 26, 2012 8:30AM - 8:42AM		HF.00001: Fusion cross section of $^{3}$He$(\alpha,\gamma)^{7}$Be Antonios Kontos, Joachim G\"orres, Andreas Best, Richard deBoer, Ethan Uberseder, Michael Wiescher Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 8:42AM - 8:54AM		HF.00002: Enhancement of the Triple-Alpha Reaction Rate in Hot, Dense Environments Sam M. Austin, Richard H. Cyburt Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 8:54AM - 9:06AM		HF.00003: R-matrix analysis of 16O reactions Richard deBoer, Joachim Goerres, Paul LeBlanc, Ethan Uberseder, Michael Wiescher, Gianluca Imbriani Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:06AM - 9:18AM		HF.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:18AM - 9:30AM		HF.00005: Measurement of the $^{26g}$Al(d,p)$^{27}$Al Reaction to Constrain the $^{26g}$Al Destruction Reaction Rate Steven Pain Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:30AM - 9:42AM		HF.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:42AM - 9:54AM		HF.00007: Measurement of the $\mathrm{^{25}Al(d,n)^{26}Si(p)}$ reaction at RESOLUT: Spectroscopy of $l=0$ and $l=1$ resonances Jessica Baker, Ingo Wiedenhover, Alexander Rojas, Lagy Baby, Sean Kuvin, Patrick Peplowski, Daniel Santiago-Gonzalez, Georgios Perdikakis, Dennis Gay Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:54AM - 10:06AM		HF.00008: Systematic study of (p,$\gamma )$ and ($\alpha $,$\gamma )$ reactions on Nickel isotopes Anna Simon Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 10:06AM - 10:18AM		HF.00009: Cross section measurements of the $^{74}$Ge(p,$\gamma )$ and $^{90}$Zr(p,$\gamma )$ reactions Stephen Quinn, Sean Liddick, Anna Simon, Artemis Spyrou, Benjamin Stefanek, Manoel Couder, Joachim Gorres, Antonios Kontos, Daniel Robertson, Ed Stech, Wanpeng Tan, Michael Wiescher, Paul DeYoung, Graham Peaslee Preview Abstract

Session HG: Hadron Physics III

Chair: Kijun Park, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: Surf

Friday, October 26, 2012 8:30AM - 8:42AM		HG.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 8:42AM - 8:54AM		HG.00002: Measurement of the Transverse Single Spin Asymmetry $A_{N}$ in Polarized Proton-Proton Elastic Collisions at $\sqrt {s}$ = 200 GeV Donika Plyku Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 8:54AM - 9:06AM		HG.00003: Transverse single-spin asymmetry in heavy-flavor production in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 200 GeV Feng Wei Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:06AM - 9:18AM		HG.00004: Analyzing Power for Forward Jet Production in Polarized Proton Collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=500 GeV Chris Perkins Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:18AM - 9:30AM		HG.00005: Forward di-muon spin asymmetries in PHENIX Jin Huang Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:30AM - 9:42AM		HG.00006: The Dijet Cross-section Measurement of Polarized Proton-Proton Collision at $\sqrt s =$ 500 GeV Grant Webb Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 9:42AM - 9:54AM		HG.00007: Di-jet Measurements at Forward Rapidity Utilizing the Endcap Electromagnetic Calorimeter (EEMC) at the STAR Detector Brian Page Preview Abstract