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Session FB: Invited Session: Heavy Ions from the RHIC Beam Energy Scan to the LHC Run II

Chair: Sergei Voloshin, Wayne State University
Room: Sweeney Ballroom A

Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:00PM - 4:36PM		FB.00001: Future Physics Opportunities in Beam Energy Scan at RHIC Invited Speaker: Nu Xu Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:36PM - 5:12PM		FB.00002: The RHIC Beam Energy Scan: Present Challenges and Coming Opportunities Invited Speaker: Krishna Rajagopal Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:12PM - 5:48PM		FB.00003: Heavy Ion Collisions in Run 2 at the LHC Invited Speaker: Aaron Angerami Preview Abstract

Session FC: Nuclear Structure A>150

Chair: Fernando Montes, Michigan State University
Room: Sweeney Ballroom B

Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FC.00001: Transfer of Neutrons from Deep Below the Fermi Surface via the (p,t) Reaction in the N=90 Region P. Humby, E. Wilson, C.W. Beausang, A. Simon, K. Gell, T. Tarlow, G. Vyas, T.J. Ross, R.O. Hughes, J.T. Burke, R.J. Casperson, J. Koglin, S. Ota, J.M. Allmond, M. McCleskey, E. McCleskey, A. Saastamoinen, R. Chyzh, M. Dag Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FC.00002: Application of the Oslo method to high resolution gamma spectra A. Simon, M. Guttormsen, A.C. Larsen, C.W. Beausang, P. Humby Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FC.00003: Investigation of excited 0$^+$ states populated in the $^{162}Er$(p,t) reaction C. Burbadge, V. Bildstein, A. Diaz Varela, M. Dunlop, R. Dunlop, P.E. Garrett, D.S. Jamieson, D. Kisliuk, K.G. Leach, J. Loranger, A. MacLean, A. Radich, E. Rand, C.E. Svensson, G.C. Ball, S. Triambak, T. Faestermann, R. Hertenberger, H.- F. Wirth Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FC.00004: Lifetime Measurements in $^{162}$Dy Clark Casarella, A. Aprahamian, S. Lesher, B. Crider, M. Lowe, E. Peters, F. Prados-Estevez, T. Ross, Z. Tully, S. Yates Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FC.00005: Particle-gamma studies with the new Hyperion array R.O. Hughes, J.T. Burke, S. Fisher, J. Parker, S. Ota, A. Ting, R.J. Casperson, E. McCleskey, A.B. Mcintosh, C.W. Beausang, E. Wilson, P. Humby Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:00PM - 5:12PM		FC.00006: Investigation of $^{198,200}$Hg isotopes A. Diaz Varela, E.T. Rand, P.E. Garrett, V. Bildstein, C. Burbadge, B. Hadinia, D.S. Jamieson, B. Jimeddorj, A.T. Laffoley, K.G. Leach, A.D. MacLean, A. Radich, C.E. Svensson, G.C. Ball, T. Faestermann, R. Hertenberger, H.-F. Wirth, B. Rebeiro, S. Triambak Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:12PM - 5:24PM		FC.00007: Prompt and Delayed Spectroscopy of Ac isotopes around $N=$126 S.S. Hota, G.J. Lane, M.W. Reed, A.J. Mitchell, A.E. Stuchbery, T. Kibedi, A.A. Akber, T.E. Eriksen, M.S. Gerathy, N. Palalani, T.R. Palazzo Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:24PM - 5:36PM		FC.00008: Vibration and Rotation in N=150,152 Cf Nuclei P. Chowdhury, Y. Qiu, S.S. Hota, C.J. Lister, T.L. Khoo, R.V.F. Janssens, I. Ahmad, M.P. Carpenter, J.P. Greene, F.G. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, D. Seweryniak, S. Zhu Preview Abstract

Session FD: Mini-Symposium on Experimental Challenges for Double Beta Decay Experiments I

Chair: Reyco Henning, University of North Carolina
Room: Sweeney Ballroom C

Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:00PM - 4:36PM		FD.00001: Future Challenges for Double Beta Decay Experiments Invited Speaker: Steven Elliott Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FD.00002: Neutrinoless double beta decay in {\sc Gerda} Peter Grabmayr Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FD.00003: Exceptional results from, and status of, EXO-200 Erica Smith Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:00PM - 5:12PM		FD.00004: A status update on the {\sc Majorana Demonstrator} Ian Guinn Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:12PM - 5:24PM		FD.00005: Searching for neutrinoless double beta decay of Te-130 with CUORE bolometers Ke Han Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:24PM - 5:36PM		FD.00006: Calibration of CUORE-0 and CUORE Jeremy Cushman Preview Abstract

Session FE: Nuclear Structure - Light Nuclei

Chair: Calem Hoffman, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: Sweeney Ballroom D

Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FE.00001: New Measurement of the $^{5}$H Ground State Daniel G. McNeel, A.H. Wuosmaa, S. Bedoor, A.S. Newton, K.W. Brown, R.J. Charity, L.G. Sobotka, W.W. Buhro, Z. Chajecki, W.G. Lynch, J. Manfredi, R.H. Showalter, M.B. Tsang, J.R. Winklebauer, S.T. Marley, D.V. Shetty Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FE.00002: Few-Nucleon Charge Radii and a Precision Isotope Shift Measurement in Helium Nima Hassan Rezaeian, David Shiner Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FE.00003: Continuum response functions from the R-matrix and Lorentz Integral Transform method W. Erich Ormand, Michael Kruse, Calvin Johnson Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FE.00004: Structure of 10N via 9C+p Resonance Scattering Joshua Hooker, Grigory Rogachev, Yevgen Koshchiy, Ethan Uberseder, Heshani Jayatissa, Curtis Hunt, Brian Roeder Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FE.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Keri Kuhn, Fred Sarazin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:00PM - 5:12PM		FE.00006: New precision lifetime measurement of the $2_1^+$ state of $^{12}$Be C. Morse, C.J. Lister, P. Chowdhury, E. Merchan, V.S. Prasher, E.A. McCutchan, T.D. Johnson, A.A. Sonzogni, H. Iwasaki, V.M. Bader, D. Bazin, S. Beceiro-Novo, A. Gade, C. Loelius, E. Lunderberg, F. Recchia, D. Weisshaar, K. Whitmore Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:12PM - 5:24PM		FE.00007: Study of $^{12}$Be using the $^{11}$Be($^{9}$Be,$^{8}$Be) transfer reaction at TRIUMF ISAC-II Ryan Braid, Fred Sarazin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:24PM - 5:36PM		FE.00008: 3-Body Decay of Cluster States in $^{14}$C Adam Fritsch, Yassid Ayyad Limonge, Daniel Bazin, Saul Beceiro-Novo, Joshua Bradt, Wolfgang Mittig, Tan Ahn, Alan Howard, J.J. Kolata, Fred Becchetti, Michael Wolff Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:36PM - 5:48PM		FE.00009: Search for $\alpha$-cluster structure in $^{14}$O T. Ahn, J. Allen, D.W. Bardayan, B. Becker, W. Boeschenstein, K. Cushman, M. Hall, O. Hall, J. Hu, J. Koci, L. Jensen, J.J. Kolata, P. O'Malley, Y. Ayyad, D. Bazin, S. Beceiro Novo, J. Bradt, M. Cortesi, L. Carpenter, W. Mittig, F.D. Becchetti Preview Abstract

Session FF: Nuclear Reactions

Chair: Kris Hagel, Texas A&M University
Room: Lamy

Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FF.00001: Mid-rapidity Emission in Reactions of Sn Isotopes at 26 MeV/nucleon J. Gauthier, M. Barbui, X. Cao, K. Hagel, J.B. Natowitz, R. Wada, S. Wuenschel Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FF.00002: Near Fermi Energy reaction dynamics and clustering in alpha-conjugate systems Xiguang Cao, Katarzyna Schmidt, E.-J. Kim, K. Hagel, M. Barbui, S. Wuenschel, J.B. Natowitz, H. Zheng, N. Blando, A. Bonasera, G. Giuliani Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FF.00003: Measurements of proton-proton correlations with the upgraded FAUST array (FAUSTUPS) Lauren Heilborn, Sherry Yennello Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FF.00004: Rate of N-Z equilibration in a deformed nuclear system Andrea Jedele, A.B. McIntosh, S.J. Yennello Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FF.00005: Measurement of isospin diffusion from isoscaling of heavy fragment yields in 70 MeV/u Sn+Sn collisions Jack Winkelbauer, R.H. Showalter, M.B. Tsang, W.G. Lynch, Z. Chajecki, M.D. Youngs, D.D.S. Coupland, Fei Lu, A. Sanetullaev, R. Shane, S. Tangwancharoen, M. Famiano, S. George, R. Charity, L. Sobotka, J. Elson, R de Souza, Y Zhang Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:00PM - 5:12PM		FF.00006: Using particle ratios to explore the limits of the thermodynamic model of heavy ion collisions Mike Youngs, Sherry Yennello Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:12PM - 5:24PM		FF.00007: New prospects for characterizing the asymmetry dependence of the nuclear caloric curve Alan McIntosh, Sherry Yennello Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:24PM - 5:36PM		FF.00008: Shannon information uncertainty and its application in heavy-ion collisions Chun-Wang Ma, J.B. Natowitz, Yi-Dan Song, Chun-Yuan Qiao Preview Abstract

Session FG: Mini-Symposium on the Spin Structure of the Nucleon III

Chair: Alenxandre Deur, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: Peralta

Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FG.00001: Measurement of the net $\Lambda$ polarization in heavy-ion collisions from STAR Isaac Upsal Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FG.00002: Sea Quark Contribution to the Nucleon Spin Fatiha Benmokhtar Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FG.00003: Accessing the Sea Quark Orbital Angular Momentum Contribution to the Proton's Spin David Kleinjan Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FG.00004: Reconstruction of single-shell states for mid-heavy Sn isotopes Erdal Dikmen, Oguz Ozturk Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FG.00005: Exploring Nucleon Axial Structure at MicroBooNE Stephen Pate Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:00PM - 5:12PM		FG.00006: Neutron Transverse Spin Structure using BigBite and Super BigBite Spectrometers in Jefferson Lab's Hall A Andrew Puckett Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:12PM - 5:24PM		FG.00007: An Opportunity for a Future Forward Jet Single Spin Asymmetry Measurements in p+p Collisions at RHIC Xiaodong Jiang Preview Abstract

Session FH: Mini-Symposium on Applications of Nuclear Physics II

Chair: Pieter Mumm, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Room: General Kearny

Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FH.00001: Opportunities for applied measurements using the PROSPECT antineutrino detector: reactor physics and safeguards Nathaniel Bowden Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FH.00002: New Decay Data Sub-library for Calculation of Nuclear Reactors Antineutrino Spectra Alejandro Sonzogni, Elizabeth McCutchan, Timothy Johnson Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FH.00003: Long Distance Reactor Antineutrino Flux Monitoring Steven Dazeley, Marc Bergevin, Adam Bernstein Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FH.00004: Detection of special nuclear material by observation of delayed neutrons with a novel fast neutron composite detector Michael Mayer, Jason Nattress, Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Albert Foster, Cory Trivelpiece, Paul Rose, Anna Erickson, Zoubeida Ounaies, Igor Jovanovic Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FH.00005: Detection of Shielded Special Nuclear Material With a Cherenkov-Based Transmission Imaging System Paul Rose, Anna Erickson, Michael Mayer, Igor Jovanovic Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:00PM - 5:12PM		FH.00006: Verification of Minimum Detectable Activity for Radiological Threat Source Search Hannah Gardiner, Mitchell Myjak, James Baciak, Rebecca Detwiler, Carolyn Seifert Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:12PM - 5:24PM		FH.00007: Precise Nuclear Data Measurements Possible with the NIFFTE fissionTPC for Advanced Reactor Designs Rusty Towell Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:24PM - 5:36PM		FH.00008: Feasibility of Colliding-beam fast-fission reactor via $^{238}$U$^{80+}+^{238}$U$^{80+}\to $4 FF$+$ 5n $+$ 430 MeV beam with suppressed plutonium and direct conversion of fission fragment (FF) energy into electricity and/or Rocket propellant with high specific impulse Bogdan Maglich, Tim Hester Preview Abstract

Session FJ: Mini-Symposium on Parity Violation and Fundamental Symmetries II

Chair: Adam Holley, Tennessee Technological University
Room: Coronado

Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FJ.00001: A new measurement of the 129Xe EDM Timothy Chupp, Skyler Degenkolb, Natasha Sachdeva, Jared Cohn, Jake Huneau, Jaideep Singh, Peter Fierlinger, Eva Krageloh, Florian Kuchler, Tobias Lins, Mike Marino, Jonas Meinel, Benjamin Niessen, Stefan Stuiber, Michael Sturm, Martin Burghoff, Isaac Fan, Wolfgang Kilian, Silvia Knappe-Grueneberg, Allard Schnabel, Frank Siefert, Lutz Trahms, Jens Voigt, Earl Babcock, Zahir Salhi Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FJ.00002: Precision Measurements in $^{37}$K Melissa Anholm, Daniel Ashery, Spencer Behling, Benjamin Fenker, Dan Melconian, Michael Mehlman, John Behr, Alexandre Gorelov, Konstantin Olchanski, Claire Preston, Claire Warner, Gerald Gwinner Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FJ.00003: First direct determination of the superallowed $\beta $-decay Q$_{EC}$-value for $^{14}$O Kerim Gulyuz, Martin Eibach, Ryan Ringle, Stefan Schwarz, Chandana S. Sumithrarachchi, Georg Bollen, Kortney Cooper, Christopher Izzo, David J. Morrissey, Rachel Sandler, Adrian A. Valverde, Richard R. Bryce, Matthew Redshaw, Maxime Brodeur, Antonio C.C. Villari Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FJ.00004: High-precision half-life measurements for the superallowed $\beta^+$ emitter $^{10}$C Michelle Dunlop Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FJ.00005: Field modeling for the aCORN electrostatic mirror Michael Mendenhall Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:00PM - 5:12PM		FJ.00006: The data acquisition system for the aCORN experiment Maynard Dewey Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:12PM - 5:24PM		FJ.00007: Uncertainty and Systematic Corrections for the Neutron Polarization in the UCNA Experiment Eric Dees Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 29, 2015 5:24PM - 5:36PM		FJ.00008: Measuring the free neutron lifetime to $\leq$ 0.3s via the beam method Jonathan Mulholland, Nadia Fomin Preview Abstract