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Session JA: Spin Physics

Chair: Harut Avakian, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: Grand Ballroom I

Friday, October 25, 2013 10:30AM - 11:06AM		JA.00001: Overview of Spin physics at HERMES and COMPASS Invited Speaker: Marco Contalbrigo Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:06AM - 11:42AM		JA.00002: Nucleon Spin -- Results from Jefferson Lab Invited Speaker: Sebastian Kuhn Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:42AM - 12:18PM		JA.00003: Using Polarized Beams to Investigate the Spin of the Proton Invited Speaker: Stephen Trentalange Preview Abstract

Session JB: Mini-Symposium on Nuclear Structure Aspects of Double Beta Decay

Chair: Calvin Howell, Duke University
Room: Pearl Ballroom I

Friday, October 25, 2013 10:30AM - 11:06AM		JB.00001: Recent advances in the theory of double beta decay Invited Speaker: Francesco Iachello Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JB.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JB.00003: Neutron-capture cross-section measurements of $^{74}$Ge and $^{76}$Ge in the energy region 0.4-14.8 MeV for neutrinoless double $\beta $ decay applications Megha Bhike, Werner Tornow Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		JB.00004: Large-scale beta and double-beta decay computations in quasiparticle random-phase approximation Mika Mustonen, Jonathan Engel Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JB.00005: Shell-Model Calculations of Two-Nucleon Tansfer Related to Double Beta Decay Alex Brown Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		JB.00006: Double beta decay shell model nuclear matrix elements for $^{48}$Ca including sd-shell orbitals Mihai Horoi Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:06PM - 12:18PM		JB.00007: $0\nu\beta\beta$-decay of ${}^{48}$Ca in the shell model Roman Senkov, Mihai Horoi Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:18PM - 12:30PM		JB.00008: Calculation of nuclear matrix element of double-beta decay including the effects of quadrupole and isoscalar pairing fluctuations Nobuo Hinohara, Jonathan Engel Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:30PM - 12:42PM		JB.00009: Half-life Predictions for Double Beta Decay and Competing Modes Jenni Kotila, Jose Barea Preview Abstract

Session JC: Hadron Structure Theory

Chair: Andrew Walker-Loud, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Room: Grand Ballroom III

Friday, October 25, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		JC.00001: CTEQ-Jefferson Lab (CJ) global analysis of parton distributions Wally Melnitchouk, Alberto Accardi, Jeff Owens Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		JC.00002: New formulation of target mass corrections in deep-inelastic lepton-nucleon scattering Matthew D. Brown, Wally Melnitchouk, Fernanda Steffens Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		JC.00003: Comparative study of nonperturbative heavy quarks in the nucleon Timothy Hobbs, Pedro Jimenez-Delgado, John Londergan, Wally Melnitchouk Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JC.00004: Systematics of Nuclear Effects in Polarized $^3$He Structure Functions and Asymmetries Jacob Ethier, Wally Melnitchouk Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JC.00005: Relativistic pion loop corrections to the electromagnetic nucleon coupling Chueng-Ryong Ji, Wally Melnitchouk Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		JC.00006: Cross section and nucleon analyzing power of \textit{nd} breakup scattering in FSI, QFS and Space Star kinematic conditions at $E_{lab} =$14.1 MeV Vladimir Suslov, Mikhail Braun, Igor Filikhin, Ivo Slaus, Branislav Vlahovic Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JC.00007: Measurement of the Isovector Giant Quadrupole Resonance of $^{124}$Sn at HI$\gamma$S Mark Sikora, Gerald Feldman, James Park, Heiko Scheit, Mohammad Ahmed, Jonathan Mueller, Luke Myers, Henry Weller Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		JC.00008: A New EM CKM Matrix: Implications of the Nucleon Strange Quark Content, Anomalous Magnetic Moments of Nucleons and Electric and Magnetic Nucleon Form Factors Thomas Ward Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:06PM - 12:18PM		JC.00009: Meson Production off the Deuteron Igor Strakovsky, William Briscoe, Diane Schott, Ronald Workman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:18PM - 12:30PM		JC.00010: Analysis of Lattice Baryon Masses in $1/N_c$ expansion Ishara Fernando, Jose Goity Preview Abstract

Session JD: Mini-Symposium on GRETINA Results I

Chair: Michael Carpenter, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: Grand Ballroom IV

Friday, October 25, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		JD.00001: Single-particle structure of silicon isotopes approaching $^{42}$Si Ragnar Stroberg, Alexandra Gade, Vincent Bader, Travis Baugher, Daniel Bazin, Jill Berryman, Chris Campbell, Kirby Kemper, Christoph Langer, Antoine Lemasson, Shumpei Noji, Francesco Recchia, Dirk Weisshaar Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		JD.00002: Isomeric character of the 4$^{+}_{1}$ state in $^{44}$S: Mechanisms of breaking of the N$=$28 shell J. Parker, I. Wiedenh\"over, J. Baker, P. Cottle, D. McPherson, M. Riley, D. Santiago-Gonzalez, A. Volya, V. Bader, T. Baugher, D. Bazin, A. Gade, T. Ginter, H. Iwasaki, C. Loelius, C. Morse, F. Recchia, D. Smalley, R. Stroberg, D. Weisshaar, K. Whitmore, A. Lemasson, H. Crawford, A. Macchiavelli, K. Wimmer Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		JD.00003: Studies of $N \approx 40$ Ni isotopes via neutron-knockout (nKO) and deep-inelastic (DI) reactions C.J. Chiara, F. Recchia, A. Gade, R.V.F. Janssens, W.B. Walters Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JD.00004: Single-particle structure of neutron-rich N=40 isotopes A. Westerberg, K. Wimmer, V. Bader, C. Bancroft, D. Barofsky, T. Baugher, D. Bazin, J. Berryman, H. Crawford, L. Fraile, A. Gade, C. Langer, S. Liddick, J. Lloyd, E. Lunderberg, F. Naqvi, B. Olaizola, F. Recchia, M. Scott, J. Tompkins, C. Walz, D. Weisshaar, S. Williams Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JD.00005: Direct lifetime measurement of excited states in $^{72}$Ni Karolina Kolos, David Miller, Robert Grzywacz, Hironori Iwasaki, Mohammad Al-Shudifat, Daniel Bazin, Caroll Bingham, Thomas Braunroth, Giordano Cerizza, Alexandra Gade, Antoine Lemasson, Miguel Madurga, Chris Morse, Mustafa Rajabali, Francesco Recchia, Lee Riedinger, Phillip Voss, Dirk Weisshaar, Kathrin Wimmer Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		JD.00006: Study of anomalous quadrupole collectivity in light Sn isotopes Christopher Campbell Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JD.00007: Inverse-kinematics proton scattering by $^{50,52}$Ca L.A. Riley, M.L. Agiorgousis, F.G. DeVone, M.T. Glowacki, B.V. Sadler, P.D. Cottle, K.W. Kemper, D.M. McPherson, T.R. Baugher, D. Bazin, M. Bowry, A. Gade, E.M. Lunderberg, S. Noji, M. Scott, D. Weisshaar, R.G.T. Zegers Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		JD.00008: Neutron Knockout to Probe 3N Forces in the Ca Isotopes Heather Crawford Preview Abstract

Session JE: Mini-Symposium on Fundamental Symmetries with Neutrons III

Chair: Brad Plaster, University of Kentucky
Room: Grand Ballroom V

Friday, October 25, 2013 10:30AM - 11:06AM		JE.00001: Improved Determination of the Neutron Lifetime Invited Speaker: A. Yue Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JE.00002: Measuring The Neutron Lifetime to One Second Using in Beam Techniques Jonathan Mulholland Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JE.00003: Overview of the UCN Neutron Lifetime Experiment UCN$\tau$ A.T. Holley Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		JE.00004: Analysis of the first data from the UCN$\tau$ experiment Daniel Salvat Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JE.00005: Continued Analysis of the NIST Neutron Lifetime Measurement Using Ultracold Neutrons Craig Huffer, P.R. Huffman, K.W. Schelhammer, M.S. Dewey, M.G. Huber, P.P. Hughes, H.P. Mumm, A.K. Thompson, K. Coakley, A.T. Yue, C.M. O'Shaughnessy, L. Yang Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		JE.00006: Frequency shifts in gravity resonance spectroscopy Stefan Baessler Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:06PM - 12:18PM		JE.00007: A New Neutron Interferometry Facility at NCNR Chandra Shahi, Fred Wietfeldt, Michael Huber, Dmitry Pushin, Muhammad Arif Preview Abstract

Session JF: Nuclear Structure II

Chair: R.F. Casten, Yale University
Room: Blue Point II

Friday, October 25, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		JF.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		JF.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		JF.00003: Determination of Fission Product Yields of $^{235}$U, $^{238}$U and $^{239}$Pu for Neutron Energies from 0.5 to 14.8 MeV Matthew Gooden, Charles Arnold, John Becker, Chitra Bhatia, Megha Bhike, Brent Fallin, Malcolm Fowler, Calvin Howell, John Kelley, Mark Stoyer, Anton Tonchev, Werner Tornow, David Viera, Jerry Wilhelmy Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JF.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JF.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		JF.00006: Distribution of angular momentum transfers from ($p,d)$ and ($p,t)$ reactions in the high excitation energy continuum region of gadolinium nuclei Thomas Tarlow, Cornelius Beausang, Richard Hughes, Timothy Ross, Kristen Gell, Gargi Vyas Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JF.00007: Experimentally Resolved Photo-Excitation Cross Sections Below the Neutron Separation Energy Nathan Cooper, Volker Werner Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		JF.00008: Cross section measurements for $\gamma$-rays emitted in $^{86}$Kr($n, x n y p \gamma$) reactions N. Fotiades, M. Devlin, R.O. Nelson, T. Granier Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:06PM - 12:18PM		JF.00009: The Atomic Mass Evaluation (AME2012): Status and Perspectives F.G. Kondev, G. Audi, M. Wang, X. Xu, A.H. Wapstra, M. MacCormick, B. Pfeiffer Preview Abstract

Session JG: Heavy Ion Collisions: Phase Diagram, Energy Scan

Chair: Peter Petreczky, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Room: Pearl Ballroom II

Friday, October 25, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		JG.00001: Deconfinement and freeze-out in heavy ion collisions Swagato Mukherjee Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		JG.00002: Searching for the QCD Critical Point with the Energy Dependence of $p_t$ Fluctuations John Novak Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		JG.00003: Beam energy dependence of the viscous damping of anisotropic flow Roy Lacey Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JG.00004: Rapidity Dependent Pion Spectra from Fixed-Target Au$+$Al Collisions at STAR Brooke Haag Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JG.00005: Multiplicity and pseudo-rapidity distributions of photons at forward rapidity in STAR at RHIC energies Dronika Solanki Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		JG.00006: Transverse Energy at Forward Rapidities at RHIC using the PHENIX Muon Piston Calorimeter Brett Fadem Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JG.00007: Intra-event correlations and the statistical moments of the identified particle multiplicity distributions in the RHIC beam energy scan data collected by STAR W.J. Llope Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		JG.00008: Measurement of pion, kaon, and proton spectra in U+U collision at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 193 GeV with PHENIX Brennan Schaefer Preview Abstract

Session JH: Instrumentation III

Chair: Jolie Cizewski, Rutgers University
Room: Pearl Ballroom III

Friday, October 25, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		JH.00001: Mitigation of Beta-Gamma Summing in a Planar Germanium Double-Sided Strip Detector Nicole Larson, Sean Liddick, Christopher Prokop, Scott Suchyta, Jeromy Tompkins Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		JH.00002: Commissioning of a new decay-detection array/tape transport station for CARIBU A.J. Mitchell, C.J. Lister, P. Chowdhury, A.Y. Deo, J.A. Clark, B. Digiovine, M.P. Carpenter, G. Savard, D. Seweryniak, S. Zhu, E.A. McCutchan, S.L. Tabor, R. Dungan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		JH.00003: Measuring $(d,p\gamma)$ Gamma Decays with Apollo at HELIOS Aaron Couture, Matthew J. Devlin, Hye Young Lee, John M. O'Donnell, Birger Back, Calem R. Hoffman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JH.00004: Coupling the ORRUBA and Gammasphere Arrays S.D. Pain, A. Ratkiewicz, S. Burcher, Ian Marsh, J.A. Cizewski, S. Hardy, M.E. Howard, S. Ota, C. Shand, K.L. Jones, W.A. Peters, D.W. Bardayan, M. Matos, M.P. Carpenter, D. Seweryniak, S. Zhu, C.J. Lister, R.L. Kozub, J.C. Blackmon Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JH.00005: SIPT---An Ultrasensitive Mass Spectrometer for Rare Isotopes Samuel J. Novario, Georg Bollen, David L. Lincoln, Adrian A. Valverde, Ryan Ringle, Stefan Schwarz, Matthew Redshaw Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		JH.00006: Testing and Characterization of the JENSA Gas Jet Target K.A. Chipps Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JH.00007: Developments in precison mass measurements of short-lived r-process nuclei with CARIBU S.T. Marley, A. Aprahamian, M. Mumpower, A. Nystrom, N. Paul, K. Siegl, S. Strauss, R. Surman, J.A. Clark, A. Perez Galvan, G. Savard, G. Morgan, R. Orford Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		JH.00008: Optimizing VANDLE for Decay Spectroscopy N.T. Brewer, S.Z. Taylor, R. Grzywacz, M. Madurga, S.V. Paulauskas, J.A. Cizewski, W.A. Peters Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:06PM - 12:18PM		JH.00009: Experimental Results from Oak Ridge Isomer Spectrometer and Separator (ORISS) A. Piechaczek, J.C. Batchelder, H.K. Carter, R.E. Goans, S. Liu, V. Shchepunov, E.F. Zganjar Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:18PM - 12:30PM		JH.00010: Status of the Beam Thermalization Area at the NSCL Kortney Cooper, Bradley Barquest, David Morrissey, Jose Alberto Rodriguez, Stefan Schwarz, Chandana Sumithrarachchi, Jeff Kwarsick, Guy Savard Preview Abstract

Session JJ: Instrumentation - Beamline

Chair: Wouter Deconinck, College of William and Mary
Room: Blue Point I

Friday, October 25, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		JJ.00001: Proton Polarimetry at RHIC Oleg Eyser Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		JJ.00002: Precision Electron Beam Polarimetry in Hall C at Jefferson Lab David Gaskell Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		JJ.00003: Mott Polarimeter Upgrade at Jefferson Lab M. McHugh, A.K. Opper, J. Grames, M. Poelker, R. Suleiman, C. Horowitz, S. Rhodes, X. Roca Maza, C. Sinclair Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JJ.00004: Simulation of the SBS Polarimeter for GEp(5) Experiment Yang Wang Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JJ.00005: Development of a Hydrogen M{\o}ller Polarimeter for Precision Parity-Violating Electron Scattering Valerie M. Gray Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		JJ.00006: Tagger Microscope Development and Construction for the GlueX Experiment Alex Barnes, James McIntyre, Richard Jones Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JJ.00007: The JLAB Hall D Photon Beamline Alexander Somov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		JJ.00008: The GlueX Start Counter Eric Pooser Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:06PM - 12:18PM		JJ.00009: Next-Generation Polarized $^3$He Targets for Electron Scattering Experiments Yunxiao Wang, Maduka Kaluarachchi, Daniel Matyas, Gordon Cates Preview Abstract
Friday, October 25, 2013 12:18PM - 12:30PM		JJ.00010: Development of the Low Granularity Pair Spectrometer counters in Hall D at Jlab Nathan Dzbenski, Tamara McNeel, Kyle Bowman Preview Abstract