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Session CB: Fundamental Symmetries in the LHC Era

Chair: Richard Van de Water, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Sweeney Ballroom A

Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:30AM - 9:06AM		CB.00001: UCNtau: A Precision Measurement of the Neutron Beta-Decay Lifetime Invited Speaker: Chen-Yu Liu Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:06AM - 9:42AM		CB.00002: Neutrino-nucleus scattering in the quasi-elastic region Invited Speaker: Stefano Gandolfi Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:42AM - 10:18AM		CB.00003: The Amazing Electron and it Moments: Most Precise Tests of the Standard Model and Proposed Fixes Invited Speaker: Gerald Gabrielse Preview Abstract

Session CC: Mini-Symposium on Nuclear Reactions for Astrophysics

Chair: Artemis Spyrou, Michigan State University
Room: Sweeney Ballroom B

Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:30AM - 9:06AM		CC.00001: Direct measurements of radiative capture reactions with DRAGON Invited Speaker: Gregory Christian Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:06AM - 9:18AM		CC.00002: T(T,4He)2n and 3He(3He,4He)2p Reactions and the Energy Dependence of Their Mechanisms Andrew Bacher, Dennis McNabb, Carl Brune, Dan Sayre, Gerry Hale, Johan Frenje, Maria Gatu Johnson Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:18AM - 9:30AM		CC.00003: $\alpha$-cluster ANCs at sub-Coulomb energies for nuclear astrophysics M.L. Avila, G.V. Rogachev, E. Koshchiy, L.T. Baby, J. Belarge, K.W. Kemper, A.N. Kuchera, A.M. Mukhamedzhanov, D. Santiago-Gonzalez, E. Uberseder Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		CC.00004: Studying $^{20}$Ne($\alpha$,p)$^{23}$Na directly with HELIOS Jianping Lai, Daniel Santiago-Gonzalez, Catherine Deibel, Amber Lauer, Liudmyla Afanasieva, Jeffrey Blackmon, Sergio Almaraz, Calem Hoffman, Benjamin Kay, Birger Back Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		CC.00005: Constraint of the Astrophysical $^{26g}$Al(p,$\gamma$)$^{27}$Si Destruction Rate at Stellar Temperatures S.D. Pain Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		CC.00006: Measurement of $^{67,68}$Zn Neutron Capture for the weak s-process Kevin T. Macon, Jeff C. Blackmon, B.C. Rasco, Aaron Couture, Shea Mosby, John M. O'Donnell, John L. Ullmann, Travis Baugher Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 10:06AM - 10:18AM		CC.00007: Transfer Reaction Studies with JENSA P. Thompson, D.W. Bardayan, J.C. Blackmon, K.A. Chipps, U. Greife, L.E. Linhardt, A. Kontos, R.L. Kozub, M. Matos, F. Montes, S.D. Pain, S.T. Pittman, A. Sachs, H. Schatz, K.T. Schmitt, M.S. Smith Preview Abstract

Session CD: Mini-Symposium on Micro Pattern Gas Detectors for Nuclear Physics Experiments

Chair: Nilanga Liyanage, University of Virginia
Room: Sweeney Ballroom C

Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:30AM - 9:06AM		CD.00001: Micro Pattern Gas Detectors for Nuclear Physics Experiments Invited Speaker: Kondo Gnanvo Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:06AM - 9:18AM		CD.00002: Assembly and Test for the Large GEM detector for pRad experiment at JLab Hall B Xinzhan Bai, Kondo Gnanvo, Huong Nguyen, Vladimir Nelyubin, Yan Huang, Andrew Katzenstein, Yang Zhang, Nilanga Liyanage Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:18AM - 9:30AM		CD.00003: Development of GEMs at Hampton University Anusha Liyanage, Michael Kohl Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		CD.00004: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		CD.00005: Gas Electron Multiplier performance under high intensity X-ray radiation Danning Di Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		CD.00006: Initial Tests of Commercially Manufactured Large GEM Foils and EIC Triple-GEM Detector Design Amani Kraishan Preview Abstract

Session CE: Mini-Symposium on Toward a Predictive Model of Nuclei I

Chair: Filomena Nunes, Michigan State University
Room: Sweeney Ballroom D

Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:30AM - 9:06AM		CE.00001: Predictive Nuclear Many-Body Theory with Ab Initio Methods: A Brief Survey and A Look Ahead Invited Speaker: Heiko Hergert Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:06AM - 9:18AM		CE.00002: A variational Monte Carlo approach for the study of medium-mass nuclei Diego Lonardoni, Steven C. Pieper, Robert B. Wiringa, Alessandro Lovato Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:18AM - 9:30AM		CE.00003: Light nuclei with improved order-by-order chiral interactions Pieter Maris, James Vary Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		CE.00004: Shell model effective operators from IM-SRG Steven Stroberg, Heiko Hergert, Scott Bogner, Angelo Calci, Jason Holt, Titus Morris, Petr Navratil, Nathan Parzuchowski, Achim Schwenk, Johannes Simonis Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		CE.00005: Two- and Three-Nucleon Chiral Interactions in Quantum Monte Carlo Calculations for Nuclear Physics Joel Lynn, Joseph Carlson, Stefano Gandolfi, Alexandros Gezerlis, Kevin Schmidt, Achim Schwenk, Ingo Tews Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		CE.00006: Electromagnetic structure of light nuclei Saori Pastore Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 10:06AM - 10:18AM		CE.00007: Separable coupled-channels momentum space potentials for nuclear reactions Linda Hlophe, Vasily Eremenko, Charlotte Elster, Filomena Nunes, Arbanas Deltuva, Jutta Escher, Ian Thompson Preview Abstract

Session CF: Few-Body Theory

Chair: Mary Alberg, Seattle University
Room: Lamy

Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:30AM - 8:42AM		CF.00001: Deuteron electrodisintegration with variable-resolution Hamiltonians Sushant More, Richard Furnstahl, Kai Hebeler, Sebastian K\"onig Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:42AM - 8:54AM		CF.00002: Charge symmetry breaking effect for $^3$H and $^3$He within $s$-wave approach Igor Filikhin, Vladimir Suslov, Branislav Vlahovic Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		CF.00003: The proton--deuteron scattering length in pionless EFT Sebastian K\"onig, Hans-Werner Hammer Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:06AM - 9:18AM		CF.00004: Low energy neutron deuteron scattering to N$^3$LO Arman Margaryan, Jared Vanasse, Roxanne Springer Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:18AM - 9:30AM		CF.00005: Configuration space Faddeev equations within the general formalism for studying Nd breakup scattering Vladimir Suslov, Mikhail Braun, Igor Filikhin, Branislav Vlahovic, Ivo Slaus Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		CF.00006: Halo Effective Field Theory of 6He Arbin Thapaliya, Chen Ji, Daniel Phillips Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		CF.00007: Ab initio NCSMC for three-cluster systems and application to 6He Carolina Romero-Redondo, Sofia Quaglioni, Petr Navratil, Guillaume Hupin Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		CF.00008: Quantifying truncation errors in effective field theory R.J. Furnstahl, N. Klco, D.R. Phillips, S. Wesolowski Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 10:06AM - 10:18AM		CF.00009: Bayesian parameter estimation for effective field theories Sarah Wesolowski, Natalie Klco, Richard Furnstahl, Daniel Phillips, Arbin Thapilaya Preview Abstract

Session CG: Mini-Symposium on the Spin Structure of the Nucleon I

Chair: Xiachiao Zheng, University of Virginia
Room: Peralta

Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:30AM - 9:06AM		CG.00001: The Spin Structure of the nucleon Invited Speaker: Alexandre Deur Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:06AM - 9:18AM		CG.00002: Drell-Yan Cross Section and Longitudinal Double Spin Asymmetry in the PHENIX Experiment at RHIC Gonaduwage Perera Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:18AM - 9:30AM		CG.00003: A Measurement of Proton Structure Function $g_2$ at Low $Q^2$ Chao Gu Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		CG.00004: Proton Spin Polarizabilities with Polarized Compton Scattering at MAMI Dilli Paudyal Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		CG.00005: Transverse Force on Quarks in Deep-Inelastic Scattering Matthias Burkardt Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		CG.00006: Direct Photon Production and Gluon Polarization Measurements in Proton-Proton Collisions at PHENIX Nils Feege Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 10:06AM - 10:18AM		CG.00007: Partons Transverse Momentum and Orbital Angular Momentum Distributions Simonetta Liuti, Abha Rajan, Aurore Courtoy, Michael Engelhardt Preview Abstract

Session CH: Ultrarelativistic Heavy Ions I

Chair: Megan Connors, Yale University
Room: General Kearny

Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:30AM - 8:42AM		CH.00001: Observation of the critical end point in the phase diagram for hot and dense nuclear matter Roy Lacey Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:42AM - 8:54AM		CH.00002: Low Momentum Direct Photons in $Au+Au$ collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 39$ GeV and $62.4$ GeV measured by the PHENIX Experiment at RHIC Vladimir Khachatryan Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:54AM - 9:06AM		CH.00003: The iTPC upgrade for BES-II Flemming Videbaek Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:06AM - 9:18AM		CH.00004: Crossover Equation of State Compared to Lattice QCD and to Baryon Fluctuations in the RHIC Beam Energy Scan Joseph Kapusta, Michael Albright, Clint Young Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:18AM - 9:30AM		CH.00005: STAR Au $+$ Au Fixed Target Results Kathryn Meehan Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		CH.00006: A Tungsten Powder Epoxy Scintillating Fiber EMCAL for sPHENIX Vera Loggins Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		CH.00007: R\&D Studies of a Lead-Scintillating Fiber Calorimeter as a STAR Forward Detector Prashanth Shanmuganathan Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		CH.00008: Precision Charged Particle Tracking with sPHENIX Michael McCumber Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 10:06AM - 10:18AM		CH.00009: Hadronic Calorimeter Development for a New Jet Detector at RHIC Edouard Kistenev Preview Abstract

Session CJ: Electroweak I

Chair: Nadia Fomin, University of Tennessee
Room: Coronado

Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:30AM - 8:42AM		CJ.00001: Ab-initio calculation of neutrino-carbon scattering in the quasi-elastic region Stefano Gandolfi Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:42AM - 8:54AM		CJ.00002: Progress of the TREK/E36 Experiment at J-PARC Michael Kohl Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:54AM - 9:06AM		CJ.00003: Charge Symmetry Breaking Electromagnetic Nucleon Form Factors in Elastic Parity-Violating Electron-Nucleus Scattering Gerald A. Miller Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:06AM - 9:18AM		CJ.00004: Neutron Spin Rotation Measurement Churamani Paudel Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:18AM - 9:30AM		CJ.00005: Simulations of Neutron Spin Rotation Measurements by the NSR Collaboration Bret Crawford Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		CJ.00006: Energy dependence of the parity-violating asymmetry of circularly polarized photons in $d\vec{\gamma} \to np$ in pionless effective field theory Jared Vanasse, Matthias Schindler Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		CJ.00007: A Study of Hadronic Weak Interaction - The n$^{3}$He Experiment at SNS Latiful Kabir Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		CJ.00008: Status on the search for new currents in the beta decay of ultracold neutrons Kevin Hickerson Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 10:06AM - 10:18AM		CJ.00009: UCNB and Nab Detector Development Bryan Zeck Preview Abstract