Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2015 Fall Meeting of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics

Volume 60, Number 13

Wednesday–Saturday, October 28–31, 2015; Santa Fe, New Mexico

Session Index

Session NB: Invited Session: New Developments in the Study of Exotic Neutron-rich Nuclei

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

Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:30AM - 9:06AM		NB.00001: Ab initio valence-space theory for exotic nuclei Invited Speaker: Jason Holt Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:06AM - 9:42AM		NB.00002: Studies of Neutron-Rich Nuclei with 3-MeV/u Beams Invited Speaker: J.M. Allmond Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:42AM - 10:18AM		NB.00003: Shape coexistence in and near $^{68}$Ni Invited Speaker: Scott Suchyta Preview Abstract

Session NC: Theoretical Modeling of Nuclei

Chair: Richard Furnstahl, Ohio State University
Room: Sweeney Ballroom B

Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:30AM - 8:42AM		NC.00001: Nuclear Physics from Lattice QCD Silas Beane Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:42AM - 8:54AM		NC.00002: The Effects of Regulators on NN and 3N forces in Chiral Effective Field Theory Alex Dyhdalo, Richard Furnstahl, Kai Hebeler, Ingo Tews Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:54AM - 9:06AM		NC.00003: \textit{Ab initio} no core configuration interaction calculations in the natural orbital basis Chrysovalantis Constantinou, Mark A. Caprio, James P. Vary, Pieter Maris Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:06AM - 9:18AM		NC.00004: Yang-Mills equation for the collective model Nick Sparks, george rosensteel Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:18AM - 9:30AM		NC.00005: Kinetic energy for the nuclear Yang-Mills collective model George Rosensteel, Nick Sparks Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		NC.00006: Strength function sum rules and the generalized Brink-Axel hypothesis Calvin W. Johnson Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		NC.00007: Survey of Reflection-Asymmetric Nuclear Deformations Erik Olsen, Noah Birge, Jochen Erler, Witek Nazarewicz, Alex Perhac, Nicolas Schunck, Mario Stoitsov Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		NC.00008: \emph{Ab initio} multi-irrep symplectic no-core configuration interaction calculations A.E. McCoy, M.A. Caprio, T. Dytrych Preview Abstract

Session ND: Mini-Symposium on the Role of Nuclear Physics in Dark Matter Detection II

Chair: Reina Maruyama, Yale University
Room: Sweeney Ballroom C

Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:30AM - 8:42AM		ND.00001: Heavy Photon Search Engineering Run Holly Szumila-Vance Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:42AM - 8:54AM		ND.00002: Dark Photon Search with Drell-Yan-Like Process Shivangi Prasad, Jen-Chieh Peng Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:54AM - 9:06AM		ND.00003: An Accelerator-Produced, Sub-GeV Dark Matter Search with the MiniBooNE Neutrino Detector Robert Cooper Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:06AM - 9:18AM		ND.00004: Neutron Interferometric Search for Chameleon Dark Energy Benjamin Heacock Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:18AM - 9:30AM		ND.00005: The MiniCLEAN Experiment Christopher Jackson Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		ND.00006: Modeling nuclear and electronic recoils in noble gas detectors with NEST Jeremy Mock Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		ND.00007: A study of intrinsic statistical variation for low-energy nuclear recoils in liquid xenon detector for dark matter searches Lu Wang, Wenzhao Wei, Dongming Mei Preview Abstract

Session NE: Nuclear Reactions: Hadrons/Light Ions

Chair: Jolie Cizewski, Rutgers University
Room: Sweeney Ballroom D

Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:30AM - 8:42AM		NE.00001: Surrogate Reaction Measurement of Angular Dependent $^{239}$Pu$(n,f)$ Probabilities Johnathon Koglin, Jason Burke, Robert Casperson, Igor Jovanovic Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:42AM - 8:54AM		NE.00002: Modified statistical model for alpha production in proton$+$Ag reactions at intermediate energies Mohammad S. Sabra Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:54AM - 9:06AM		NE.00003: Advances in Neutron Spectroscopy with Deuterated Organic Scintillators Michael Febbraro, Steve Pain, Frederick Becchetti Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:06AM - 9:18AM		NE.00004: Evaluation of Quantum Monte Carlo Overlaps via $^{6,7}$Li(\emph{d},\emph{p}) Reactions S.T. Marley, D. Bardayan, A. Battaglia, Y.K. Gupta, A. Gyurjinyan, A. Long, S. Lyons, P.D. O'Malley, R. Talwar, W.P. Tan, K. Manukyan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:18AM - 9:30AM		NE.00005: Development of a Plastic Phoswich for Reaction Studies C. Thornsberry, K.L. Jones, D. Partington, K. Smith, M. Febbraro, P. O'Malley, J. Kolata, F. Becchetti Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		NE.00006: Graphical Methods for Separating Beam and Target Fragmentation Regions J.T. Londergan, V. Mathieu, A.P. Szczepaniak Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		NE.00007: Cross section measurements for $\gamma$-rays emitted in $^{109}$Ag($n, x n y p \gamma$) reactions N. Fotiades, M. Devlin, R.O. Nelson, T. Kawano, J.J. Carroll Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		NE.00008: Cross-Section Measurement of the $^{169}$Tm(n,3n)$^{167}$Tm Reaction and Constraining the Branching Ratio of $^{167}$Tm Brian Champine, Matthew Gooden, Keenan Thomas, F. Krishichayan, Eric Norman, Nick Scielzo, Anton Tonchev, Werner Tornow Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 10:06AM - 10:18AM		NE.00009: Photon-induced Fission Product Yield Measurements on $^{235}$U, $^{238}$U, and $^{239}$Pu Fnu Krishichayan, M. Bhike, A.P. Tonchev, W. Tornow Preview Abstract

Session NH: Hadron Physics I

Chair: Patrizia Rossi, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: General Kearny

Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:30AM - 8:42AM		NH.00001: Electroexcitation of the $\Delta^{+}$(1232) at low momentum transfer Nikolaos Sparveris Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:42AM - 8:54AM		NH.00002: Spin-flavor composition of excited baryons Ishara Fernando, Jose Goity Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:54AM - 9:06AM		NH.00003: Lattice input on the inclusive flavor-breaking $\tau$ V$_{us}$ puzzle Kim Maltman, Renwick Hudspith, Randy Lewis, Carl Wolfe, James Zanotti Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:06AM - 9:18AM		NH.00004: Exploring the potential for studies of the electromagnetic structure of the kaon at 12 GeV JLab Alexander Dittmann Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:18AM - 9:30AM		NH.00005: Physics Opportunities with the Neutral Particle Spectrometer in Hall C Tanja Horn Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		NH.00006: Measurement of the Neutral Pion Lifetime Yang Zhang Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		NH.00007: Exploring hadron structure through exclusive kaon electroproduction from JLab 6GeV to 12GeV Marco Carmignotto, Tanja Horn, Indra Sapkota, Arthur Mkrtchyan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		NH.00008: Heavy quarkonium in the basis light-front quantization approach Yang Li, James Vary, Pieter Maris Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 10:06AM - 10:18AM		NH.00009: The Reliable Determination of $F_\pi$ beyond $Q^2$=6 GeV$^2$ Garth Huber Preview Abstract

Session NJ: Electroweak II

Chair: Steven Clayton, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Coronado

Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:30AM - 8:42AM		NJ.00001: Connecting Fermion Masses and Mixings to BSM Physics -- Quarks Terrence Goldman, Gerard J. Stephenson, Jr. Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:42AM - 8:54AM		NJ.00002: Connecting Fermion Masses and Mixings to BSM Physics -- Leptons Gerard J. Stephenson, Jr., Terrence Goldman Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:54AM - 9:06AM		NJ.00003: Analysis of the Kinematics in the Qweak Experiment Valerie Gray Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:06AM - 9:18AM		NJ.00004: MOLLER/PREX Detector Development Dustin McNulty Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:18AM - 9:30AM		NJ.00005: PVDIS with the proposed SoLID spectrometer at Jefferson Lab Paul Souder Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		NJ.00006: Progress toward a new measurement of the neutron lifetime Kyle Grammer Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		NJ.00007: Absolute Neutron Fluence Measurements at the NIST Center for Neutron Research A. Yue, M. Dewey, D. Gilliam, J. Nico, E. Anderson, M. Snow, G. Greene, A. Laptev Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		NJ.00008: Analysis of the Neutron Lifetime Data from the UCN$\tau$ Experiment Evan Adamek Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 31, 2015 10:06AM - 10:18AM		NJ.00009: High sensitivity test of the Pauli Exclusion Principle for electrons with X-ray spectroscopy (VIP2) Johann Marton Preview Abstract

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