Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2012 Fall Meeting of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics

Volume 57, Number 9

Wednesday–Saturday, October 24–27, 2012; Newport Beach, California

Session Index

Session KA: Awards Session

Chair: Berndt Mueller, Duke University
Room: Plaza I

Friday, October 26, 2012 2:00PM - 2:36PM		KA.00001: Division of Nuclear Physics Mentoring Award Talk: Progress in Mentoring of Young Scientists in Nuclear Physics Invited Speaker: Michael Thoennessen Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:36PM - 3:12PM		KA.00002: Dissertation Award in Nuclear Physics: Nuclear Equation of State in Astrophysics: Effect of Nuclear Symmetry Energy Invited Speaker: Gang Shen Preview Abstract

Session KB: Relativistic Heavy Ions: Jets and the Future of Jet Measurements

Chair: Jim Thomas, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Room: Garden I

Friday, October 26, 2012 2:00PM - 2:12PM		KB.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:12PM - 2:24PM		KB.00002: Jet Shape Analysis for $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=2.76$ TeV Pb+Pb collisions using the ATLAS Detector at LHC Ryan Mandelbaum Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:24PM - 2:36PM		KB.00003: Measurement of jet quenching in direct photon-jet events in lead-lead collisions at $\sqrt {s_{NN} } =2.76\mbox{ TeV}$ Rafael Krichevsky, Peter Steinberg, Brian Cole Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:36PM - 2:48PM		KB.00004: Measurements of Jets and Jet Properties with the ATLAS Detector Aaron Angerami Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:48PM - 3:00PM		KB.00005: sPHENIX Upgrade Program James Nagle Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:00PM - 3:12PM		KB.00006: Jets as a probe of the QGP at RHIC energies David Morrison Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:12PM - 3:24PM		KB.00007: Upsilon measurements at RHIC with an upgraded sPHENIX detector Anthony Frawley Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:24PM - 3:36PM		KB.00008: The sPHENIX Detector at RHIC John Haggerty Preview Abstract

Session KC: Instrumentation IV: Dark Matter, Double beta-decay

Chair: Krishna Kumar, University of Massachusetts
Room: Surf

Friday, October 26, 2012 2:00PM - 2:12PM		KC.00001: Measuring fast neutrons with large liquid scintillator for ultra-low background experiments Chao Zhang, Dongming Mei, Keenan Thomas, Patrick Davis, Brian Woltman, Frederic Gray Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:12PM - 2:24PM		KC.00002: Design of Two-Phase Liquid-Xenon Compton-Imaging Detector Christopher Wahl, Ethan Bernard, Christopher Kachulis, Nicole Larsen, Brian Tennyson, Sidney Cahn, Daniel McKinsey, Manawaduge De Silva, Nicholas Destefano, Moshe Gai Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:24PM - 2:36PM		KC.00003: R{\&}D Toward Future Liquid Xe Double Beta Detectors Tim Daniels, Joshua Bonatt, Krishna Kumar, Mark Lodato, Cameron Mackeen, Kelly Malone, Andrea Pocar, David Wright Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:36PM - 2:48PM		KC.00004: Progress on the Characterization of the Yale ``PIXeY'' Two-Phase Xenon Detector Nicholas Destefano, Moshe Gai, Daniel McKinsey, Ethan Bernard, Sidney Cahn, Alessandro Curioni, Blair Edwards, Christopher Kachulis, Nicole Larsen, Alexey Lyashenko, James Nikkel, Yunchang Skin, Christopher Wahl, Alexander Young Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:48PM - 3:00PM		KC.00005: Measuring Ionization Efficiency of Germanium Detector Using E0 Transition of 72Ge D'Ann Barker, Dongming Mei, Wenzhao Wei Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:00PM - 3:12PM		KC.00006: Plasma Time in Discriminating Nuclear Recoils in Germanium Detector for Dark Matter Searches Dongming Mei, D'Ann Barker Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:12PM - 3:24PM		KC.00007: The LZ Dark Matter Experiment Victor M. Gehman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:24PM - 3:36PM		KC.00008: Status of the MiniCLEAN Dark Matter Experiment Stanley Seibert Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:36PM - 3:48PM		KC.00009: Calibration of a Antineutrino Detector for the Monitoring of a CANDU Reactor Nicholas Walsh, R. Svoboda, A. Bernstein, N. Bowden, T. Classen, B. Cabrera-Palmer, L. Kogler, D. Reyna, G. Jonkmans, B. Sur Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:48PM - 4:00PM		KC.00010: Searching for Dark Matter with the CoGeNT and C-4 Detectors Mark Kos Preview Abstract

Session KD: Nuclear Structure V

Chair: Con Beausang, University of Richmond
Room: Patio

Friday, October 26, 2012 2:00PM - 2:12PM		KD.00001: Utilizing angular distributions to measure the spin imparted to the continuum region of Gd nuclei by light-ion transfer reactions T.J. Ross, C.W. Beausang, R.O. Hughes, J.M. Allmond, C.T. Angell, M.S. Basunia, D.L. Bleuel, J.T. Burke, R.J. Casperson, J.E. Escher, P. Fallon, R. Hatarik, J. Munson, S. Paschalis, M. Petri, L. Phair, J.J. Ressler, N.D. Scielzo, I.J. Thompson Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:12PM - 2:24PM		KD.00002: Lifetime Measurements in $^{160}$Gd S.R. Lesher, I. Marsh, A. Aprahamian, C. Casarella, M. Smith, B.P. Crider, E.E. Peters, S.W. Yates Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:24PM - 2:36PM		KD.00003: High-spin Spectroscopy in $^{163}$Hf R.B. Yadav, W.C. Ma, Q.A. Ijaz, J. Marsh, G.B. Hagemann, M. Carpenter, C. Hoffman, R.V.F. Janssens, F.G. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, S.F. Zhu, G. G\"{u}rdal, M. Alcorta, L.L. Riedinger, D. Hartley, S. Mukhopadhyay Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:36PM - 2:48PM		KD.00004: Identification of Triaxial Strongly Deformed Bands in $^{164}$Hf J.C. Marsh, W.C. Ma, Q.A. Ijaz, R.B. Yadav, G.B. Hagemann, R.V.F. Janssens, M.P. Carpenter, T. Lauritsen, S. Zhu, M. Alcorta, C. Hoffman, F.G. Kondev, G. G\"{u}rdal, L.L. Riedinger, D.J. Hartley, S. Mukhopadhyay Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:48PM - 3:00PM		KD.00005: Band Structures and Nucleon Alignments in $^{173,175}$W C.J. Guess, S.K. Tandel, P. Chowdhury, U. Shirwadkar, M.P. Carpenter, R.V.F. Janssens, T.L. Khoo, T. Lauritsen, C.J. Lister, D. Seweryniak, X. Wang, S. Zhu, D.J. Hartley Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:00PM - 3:12PM		KD.00006: In-beam and $\alpha$-decay studies of $^{180}$Tl F.G. Kondev, M.P. Carpenter, S. Zhu, R.V.F. Janssens, B.B. Back, P.F. Bertone, J. Chen, C.A. Chiara, C.J. Copos, J.P. Greene, G. Henning, C.R. Hoffman, B.P. Kay, T.L. Khoo, T. Lauritsen, E.A. McCutchan, C. Nair, A. Rogers, G. Savard, D. Seweryniak, D.J. Hartley Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:12PM - 3:24PM		KD.00007: $\beta$-delayed $\gamma$-ray spectroscopy of $^{196}$Hg and its description within the extended supersymmetry C. Bernards, T. Ahmed, T. Ahn, C. Deng, M. Elvers, A. Heinz, S. Heinze, G. Ilie, E. Jiang, J. Jolie, R. Lee, D. Safran, N. Shenkov, T. Thomas, V. Werner Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:24PM - 3:36PM		KD.00008: Measurements of the neutron skin of $^{208}$Pb from parity violating electron scattering Jonathan Wexler Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:36PM - 3:48PM		KD.00009: Measurement of $^{243}$Am(p,tf) as a surrogate for $^{240}$Am(n,f) R.J. Casperson, J.T. Burke, M. McCleskey, A. Saastamoinen, E. Simmons, A. Spiridon, A. Ratkiewicz, A. Blanc, M. Kurokawa, R.G. Pizzone Preview Abstract

Session KE: From Particle Decay to Qweak

Chair: Rex Tayloe, Indiana University
Room: Garden II

Friday, October 26, 2012 2:00PM - 2:12PM		KE.00001: The Nab experiment Christopher Crawford Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:12PM - 2:24PM		KE.00002: New results on muon radiative decay Dinko Pocanic Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:24PM - 2:36PM		KE.00003: Precise treatment of pion decays in flight in the PEN experiment Emil Frlez Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:36PM - 2:48PM		KE.00004: Results from the Measurement of the $^{19}$Ne Half-Life at KVI Leah Broussard Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:48PM - 3:00PM		KE.00005: Atom trap for 221Fr from 225Ac ion beam implantation M. Tandecki, J.A. Behr, M.R. Pearson, J. Zhang, L. Orozco, R. Collister, G. Gwinner, E. Gomez, S. Aubin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:00PM - 3:12PM		KE.00006: Gamma-ray asymmetry measurements in the capture of polarized cold neutrons on $^{27}$Al Septimiu Balascuta Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:12PM - 3:24PM		KE.00007: High Precision Polarization Strategy for the Q$_{weak}$ Experiment Juan Carlos Cornejo Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:24PM - 3:36PM		KE.00008: Compton polarimeter during the Qweak experiment Amrendra Narayan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:36PM - 3:48PM		KE.00009: Comparison of ``integrating'' and ``tracking'' modes of operation in the Qweak experiment Rob Mahurin Preview Abstract

Session KF: Nuclear Astrophysics: Nuclear Structure

Chair: Ani Aprahamian, University of Notre Dame
Room: Garden III

Friday, October 26, 2012 2:00PM - 2:12PM		KF.00001: Leading E1 and M1 contributions to radiative neutron capture on lithium-7 Lakma Fernando, Renato Higa, Gautam Rupak Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:12PM - 2:24PM		KF.00002: $^{18}$Ne level structure and the $^{14}$O($\alpha$,p) reaction rate Wanpeng Tan, S. Almaraz-Calderon, A. Aprahamian, B. Bucher, A. Roberts, M. Wiescher, C. Brune, T. Massey, N. Ozkan, R. Guray, H. Mach Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:24PM - 2:36PM		KF.00003: Stellar neutron sources and s-Process in Massive Stars R. Talwar, G.P.A. Berg, L. Bin, M. Couder, R. deBoer, X. Fang, H. Fujita, Y. Fujita, J. Goerres, K. Hatanaka, T. Itoh, T. Kadoya, A. Long, Y. Masaru, Y. Matsuda, K. Miki, A. Tamii, M. Wiescher Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:36PM - 2:48PM		KF.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 2:48PM - 3:00PM		KF.00005: The level Structure of $^{30}$S and its Astrophysical Implications S. Almaraz-Calderon, A. Aprahamian, G.P.A. Berg, W.P. Tan, M. Wiescher Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:00PM - 3:12PM		KF.00006: Low-lying structure of the N=49 nucleus $^{81}$Ge S. Ahn, K.L. Jones, S.T. Pittman, D.W. Bardayan, K.Y. Chae, C.D. Nesaraja, S.D. Pain, M.S. Smith, A.S. Adekola, J.A. Cizewski, S. Hardy, M.E. Howard, B. Manning, P.D. O'Malley, W.A. Peters, I. Spassova, K.A. Chipps, J.C. Blackmon, M. Matos, B.C. Rasco, R.L. Kozub Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:12PM - 3:24PM		KF.00007: Electron-Capture on Excited States of pf-shell Nuclei in Stellar Environments A.L. Cole, T.S. Anderson, A.C. Dombos, A.K. Schooley, R.G.T. Zegers, Sam M. Austin, B.A. Brown, L. Valdez, S. Gupta, G.W. Hitt, O. Fawwaz Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:24PM - 3:36PM		KF.00008: Beta-delayed neutron spectroscopy using an ion trap R.M. Yee, N.D. Scielzo, S. Caldwell, J.A. Clark, J.P. Greene, D. Lascar, A.F. Levand, G. Li, E.B. Norman, S. Padgett, M. Pedretti, A. Perez-Galvan, G. Savard, R.E. Segel, K.S. Sharma, M.G. Sternberg, J. Van Schelt, B.J. Zabransky Preview Abstract
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:36PM - 3:48PM		KF.00009: Single Particle states in $^{131,133}$Sn and r-process nucleosynthesis Michael Smith, Shisheng Zhang, Ray Kozub, Goran Arbanas Preview Abstract

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