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Session PA: Probing for Evidence of Saturation via p(d)A Collisions

Chair: Agnes Mocsy, Pratt Institute
Room: Grand Ballroom I

Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:30AM - 11:06AM		PA.00001: Big Questions from a Small System: Recent d+Au Results from RHIC Invited Speaker: Anne Sickles Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:06AM - 11:42AM		PA.00002: Summary of results on pPb collisions at the LHC Invited Speaker: Constantin Loizides Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:42AM - 12:18PM		PA.00003: Evidence of Saturation via p(d)A Collisions: Theory Confronts Data Invited Speaker: Adrian Dumitru Preview Abstract

Session PB: Mini-symposium on Reactor Anti-Neutrinos

Chair: Xin Qian, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Room: Pearl Ballroom I

Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:30AM - 11:06AM		PB.00001: A review on the reactor antineutrino flux and reactor based neutrino experiments Invited Speaker: Wei Wang Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		PB.00002: Improved Measurements of $\theta_{13}$ and Future Prospects with the Double Chooz Experiment Christopher Grant Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		PB.00003: The Daya Bay Rate Plus Shape Analysis Jiajie Ling Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		PB.00004: Search for sterile neutrino oscillations with MiniBoone Rex Tayloe Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		PB.00005: Reactor Antineutrino Anomaly with known $\theta_{13}$ Chao Zhang Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		PB.00006: Search for High Energy Component of Reactor Flux Neill Raper Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 12:06PM - 12:18PM		PB.00007: Cosmic Muon-Induced Radioactive Isotopes Yue Meng Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 12:18PM - 12:30PM		PB.00008: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 12:30PM - 12:42PM		PB.00009: A US short-baseline reactor neutrino experiment H. Pieter Mumm Preview Abstract

Session PC: Helicity Structure and Orbital Angular Momentum

Chair: Oscar Rondon, University of Virginia
Room: Grand Ballroom III

Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		PC.00001: Accessing sea quark's angular momentum through polarized target Drell-Yan single-spin asymmetry measurements Xiaodong Jiang Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		PC.00002: Probing Sea Quark Polarization in the Proton With A$_L$ in the $W \rightarrow \mu$ Decay Channel Michael Beaumier Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		PC.00003: First JAM results on the determination of polarized parton distributions Pedro Jimenez-Delgado Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		PC.00004: Extracting W Single Spin Asymmetry in Longitudinally Polarized $pp$ Collisions at PHENIX Daniel Jumper Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		PC.00005: The Spin Asymmetries of the Nucleon Experiment Whitney Armstrong Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		PC.00006: Pair-Symmetric Background of the Spin Asymmetries of the Nucleon Experiment Luwani Ndukum Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		PC.00007: Measurements of the Neutron Longitudinal Spin Asymmetry $A_1$ and Structure Function $g_1$ in the Valence Quark Region David Flay Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		PC.00008: The Proton Spin-Dependent Structure Function, $g_2$, at Low $Q^2$ Ryan Zielinski Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 12:06PM - 12:18PM		PC.00009: A study of quark energy loss via Drell-Yan process in p+A collisions at Fermilab Kun Liu Preview Abstract

Session PD: Nuclear Structure VI

Chair: Wanpeng Tan, University of Notre Dame
Room: Grand Ballroom IV

Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		PD.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		PD.00002: No Core Shell Model systematics of the Fermi beta-decay matrix element Michael Kruse, Erich Ormand Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		PD.00003: Coulomb displacement energies and isospin-nonconservation for fp-shell nuclei William Ormand, Michael Kruse, Alex Borwn, Morten Hjorth-Jensen Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		PD.00004: 4n contributions in populating unbound $^{10}$He from $^{14}$Be Michael Jones, Zach Kohley, Jesse Snyder, Thomas Baumann, Jenna Smith, Artemis Spyrou, Michael Thoennessen Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		PD.00005: Study of Neutron Deficient 13O Joseph Belarge, G.V. Rogachev, J. Blackmon, I. Wiedenhover, L. Baby, E.D. Johnson, A.N. Kuchera, E. Koshchiy, J. Lai, L. Linhardt, K. Macon, M. Matos, D. Santiago-Gonzalez Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		PD.00006: Feasibility of using $^{6}$Li as a probe in studying the iso-scalar giant monopole resonance (ISGMR) in unstable nuclei using inverse kinematics J.T. Matta, U. Garg, D. Patel, G.P.A. Berg, M. Couder, S. O'Brien, K. Sault, M. Itoh, F. Takahashi, H.P. Yoshida, M. Yosoi, H. Akimune, M. Uchida, K. Kawase, T. Kawabata, X.F. Chen, D.T. Khoa, M.L. Bui Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		PD.00007: Two-neutron decay of excited states of $^{11}$Li Jenna Smith Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		PD.00008: Measurement of Neutron knockout cross-section of $^{24}$O to the ground-state of $^{23}$O Dilupama Divaratne, Carl Brune, Paul King, Harsha Attanayake, Steven Grimes, Michael Thoennessen, Daniel Bazin Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 12:06PM - 12:18PM		PD.00009: Two-Neutron Decay from the Ground State of $^{26}$O Harsha Attanayake, Paul King, Carl Brune, Dilupama Divaratne Preview Abstract

Session PE: Excited Baryons

Chair: Kijun Park, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: Grand Ballroom V

Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		PE.00001: Polarization Observables for Kaon Photoproduction from Transversely Polarized Protons Natalie Walford, Franz Klein Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		PE.00002: Double-polarization E and G observables in $\eta$ photo-production on the CLAS Frozen Spin Target Igor Senderovich Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		PE.00003: $\Xi^{-}$ Polarization in Photoproduction with CLAS Jason Bono, Lei Guo Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		PE.00004: Polarization observables from the photoproduction of $\omega$-mesons using Linearly Polarized Photons Danny Martinez, Philip L. Cole Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		PE.00005: Experimental studies of hadronization and parton propagation in SIDIS Taisiya Mineeva Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		PE.00006: Investigation of the In-Medium Kaon-Nucleon Interaction Michael Wood Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		PE.00007: A Study of the $\rho$--$\omega$ Interference in the Leptonic Decay Channel from Photoproduction off of a $^1$H target at JLab Michael Paolone, Chaden Djalali, Michael Kunkel, Dennis Weygand, Michael Wood Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		PE.00008: Dalitz Decay of Pseudoscalar Mesons from Photoproduction on Hydrogen Target with CLAS Michael Kunkel, Moskov Amaryan, Michael Paolone, Dennis Weygand Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 12:06PM - 12:18PM		PE.00009: Baryons at Varying Nc: a study with Lattice QCD and Effective Theory Jose Goity, Alvaro Calle Cordon, Thomas DeGrand Preview Abstract

Session PF: Reactions: (n,gamma) and Fission

Chair: William Gibbs, New Mexico State University
Room: Blue Point II

Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		PF.00001: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		PF.00002: Extreme non-statistical effects in $\gamma $ decay of $^{95}$Mo neutron resonances Paul Koehler, Ann-Cecilie Larsen, Magne Guttormsen, Sunniva Siem, Klaus Guber Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		PF.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		PF.00004: MANTRA: Measuring Neutron Capture Cross Sections in Actinides with Accelerator Mass Spectrometry W. Bauder, R.C. Pardo, P. Collon, T. Palchan, R. Scott, R. Vondrasek, O. Nusair, C. Nair, M. Paul, F. Kondev, J. Chen, G. Youinou, M. Salvatores, G. Palmotti, J. Berg, T. Maddock, G. Imel Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		PF.00005: Search for Nuclear Excitation by Electronic Transition in U-235 P.A. Chodash, E.B. Norman, J.T. Burke, S.C. Wilks, R.J. Casperson, E.L. Swanberg, M.A. Wakeling, T.J. Cordeiro Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		PF.00006: Neutron-Induced Fission Cross Sections for Uranium-238 Above 100 MeV Zachariah Miller, Michael Kovash Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		PF.00007: Measurement of the U-238/U-235 (n,f) cross-section ratio with the NIFFTE Time Projection Chamber Rhiannon Meharchand Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		PF.00008: Techniques for Measuring the $^{239}$Pu(n,f) /$^{235}$U (n,f) Cross Section Ratio using the NIFFTE Time Projection Chamber Brandon Seilhan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 12:06PM - 12:18PM		PF.00009: Measurement of Neutron Induced and Spontaneous Fission in Pu-242 at DANCE Andrii Chyzh, C.Y. Wu, R. Henderson, A. Couture, H.Y. Lee, J. Ullmann, J.M. O'Donnell, M. Jandel, R.C. Haight, T.A. Bredeweg Preview Abstract

Session PG: Neutrons II

Chair: Paul Huffman, North Carolina State University
Room: Pearl Ballroom II

Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		PG.00001: Parity Violation of Polarized Neutron Capture in $^{27}Al$ Zhaowen Tang Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		PG.00002: A data selection and reduction for asymmetry analysis in the NPDGamma experiment David Blyth Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		PG.00003: A Measurement of the Total Cross Section of Liquid Parahydrogen for Cold Neutrons Kyle Grammer Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		PG.00004: Systematic Effects in the Measurement of ``a'' with the aCORN Apparatus Alexander Komives Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		PG.00005: Proton detection at aCORN Ed Stephenson, Melanie Novak Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		PG.00006: aCORN Beta Spectrometer and Electrostatic Mirror Md Hassan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		PG.00007: Magnetic field uniformity for the nEDM experiment Simon Slutsky Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		PG.00008: The cos-theta coil re-re-visited Christopher Crawford Preview Abstract

Session PH: Instrumentation IV

Chair: Daniel Bardayan, University of Notre Dame
Room: Pearl Ballroom III

Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		PH.00001: Large acceptance magnetic spectrometer for the 12 GeV$^2$ GEp experiment Evaristo Cisbani Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		PH.00002: Time-of-Flight detector for GlueX experiment Alexander Ostrovidov Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		PH.00003: A versatile, continuous-wave laser system for collinear laser spectroscopy at NSCL C. Ryder, P. Mantica, K. Minamisono, D. Rossi, A. Klose, D. Tarazona, R. Strum, M. Hughes Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		PH.00004: Gas Ring Cherenkov Detector for 12-GeV Physics at Hall-A Jefferson Lab J. Wilson, A. Ahmidouch, T. Averett, S. Danagoulian, B. Griego, B. Wojtsekhowski, H. Yao, D. Campbell, J. Cooper, C. Foster, A. Jones, D. Locklear, U. Salamonowicz, S. Spratt Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		PH.00005: Performance Results of Quartz Detector for the SuperHMS Spectrometer at Hall\textunderscore C Jefferson Lab Benjamin F. Griego Jr., Abdellah Ahmidouch, Samuel Danagoulian, Demetria Campbell, Sharon Spratt, Charles Perdrisat, Howard Fenker Preview Abstract

Session PJ: Instrumentation - Detectors

Chair: Eugene Chudakov, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: Blue Point I

Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		PJ.00001: Characteristics of SiPM Photo Sensors for GlueX Yi Qiang, Elton Smith, Ivan Tolstukhin, Will Brooks, Hayk Hakobyan, Sergey Kuleshov, Orlando Soto, Alam Toro, George Lolos, Zisis Papandreou, Andrey Semenov Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		PJ.00002: Reconstruction of showers in the GlueX barrel calorimeter William Levine Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		PJ.00003: The Forward Calorimeter of the GlueX Experiment Daniel Bennett Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		PJ.00004: Electromagnetic Calorimeter studies for the GEp(5) experiment Carlos Ayerbe Gayoso Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		PJ.00005: A PbWO4-based Neutral Particle Spectrometer in Hall C at 12 GeV JLab Arthur Mkrtchyan, Vardan Tadevosyan, Hamlet Mkrtchyan, Rolf Ent, Tanja Horn Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		PJ.00006: A high efficiency neutron/proton detector for high-Q$^2$ form factor measurements Brian Quinn, Gregg Franklin, Vahe Mamyan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		PJ.00007: Heavy Gas Cerenkov Detector for Jefferson Lab Hall C Wenliang Li Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		PJ.00008: A Ring Imaging Detector for CLAS 12 at Jefferson Laboratory Fatiha Benmokhtar Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 26, 2013 12:06PM - 12:18PM		PJ.00009: Central Time -Of-Flight detector for CLAS12 Hall-B upgrade Vitaly Baturin Preview Abstract