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Session JB: Recent Advances in Nuclear Physics Dedicated to Virginia R. Brown and Bunny C. Clark

Sponsoring Units: DNP
Chair: Roxanne Springer, Duke University
Room: Pavilion Ballroom D

Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:30AM - 11:06AM		JB.00001: Neutrino-antineutrino pair production by hadronic bremsstrahlung Invited Speaker: Sonia Bacca Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:06AM - 11:42AM		JB.00002: The origin of the heaviest elements: an interdisciplinary approach Invited Speaker: Rebecca Surman Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:42AM - 12:18PM		JB.00003: Nucleon spatial imaging Invited Speaker: Julie Roche Preview Abstract

Session JC: Electromagnetic Interactions

Chair: Garth Huber, University of Regina
Room: Junior Ballroom B

Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		JC.00001: Two-photon exchange corrections in elastic lepton-proton scattering Oleksandr Tomalak, Marc Vanderhaeghen Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		JC.00002: Results from the OLYMPUS Two-Photon Exchange Experiment Colton O'Connor Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		JC.00003: A Calculation and Measurement of Radiative Moller Scattering at 100 MeV with DarkLight Charles Epstein Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JC.00004: Coherent electron-positron pair production in ultra-peripheral AuAu collisions at STAR Matthew Rehbein Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JC.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		JC.00006: Precision Measurement of the $\pi^{0\thinspace }$Lifetime via the Primakoff Effect Liping Gan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JC.00007: Semileptonic Decay of $\Lambda_c$ Baryon in Constituent Quark Model Md Mozammel Hussain, Winston Roberts Preview Abstract

Session JD: Mini-symposium on Investigations of the Reactor Neutrino Anomalies: I

Chair: Alan Poon, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Room: Junior Ballroom C

Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:30AM - 11:06AM		JD.00001: Reactor Antineutrinos: From Confusion to Clarity Invited Speaker: Dan Dwyer Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JD.00002: Recent Improvements in the Summation Calculation of Antineutrino Spectra Alejandro Sonzogni, Timothy Johnson, Elizabeth McCutchan, Paraskevi Dimitriou Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JD.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		JD.00004: Total absorption spectroscopy study of the beta decay of fission products for reactor anti-neutrino energy spectra calculation Aleksandra Fijalkowska Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JD.00005: Beta-delayed neutron spectroscopy of spherical and deformed neutron emitters with VANDLE Thomas King, C. J. Gross, R. K. Grzywacz, S.V. Paulauskas, K.P. Rykaczewski, D.W, Stracener, S.Z. Taylor Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		JD.00006: Improving reactor models with a precision beta spectroscopy experiment of the $^{235}$U fission spectrum Melissa Boswell, Amanda Gehring, John Ullmann, Todd Haines, Matthew Devlin, Steven Elliott, Keith Rielage, John Goett, Brandon White Preview Abstract

Session JE: Nuclear Structure III (A=53-90)

Chair: Christopher Morse, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Room: Junior Ballroom D

Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		JE.00001: Charge radii of neutron-deficient $^{52, 53}$Fe K. Minamisono, B. A. Brown, A. J. Miller, D. M. Rossi, B. Maa$\ss$, W. N$\ddot{\rm o}$rtersh$\ddot{\rm a}$user, D. Garand, C. Sumithrarachchi, P. F. Mantica, R. Beerwerth, S. Fritzsche, A. Klose, Y. Liu, P. Müller, M. R. Pearson Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		JE.00002: Quadrupole Moments of odd-A $^{53-63}$Mn: First use of optical pumping in the ISOLDE cooler/buncher Carla Babcock Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		JE.00003: Electric Monopole Transition Strengths in Stable Nickel Isotopes Lee Evitts, Adam Garnsworthy, Tibor Kibedi Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JE.00004: Precision Mass Measurements of Neutron-Rich Co Isotopes Beyond N=40 Christopher Izzo, Georg Bollen, Maxime Brodeur, Martin Eibach, Kerim Gulyuz, James Kelly, Matthew Redshaw, Ryan Ringle, Rachel Sandler, Stefan Schwarz, Chandana Sumithrarachchi, Adrian Valverde, Antonio Villari Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JE.00005: Shape changes in neutron rich $N =$\textit{ 43} isotones Jasmine Sethi, A. Forney, W. B. Walters, J. Harker, C. J. Chiara, I. Stefanescu, R. V. F. Janssens, S. Zhu, M. P. Carpenter Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		JE.00006: Decay properties of neutron-rich 74Co and predictions for 78Co Shintaro Go, Robert Grzywacz, Mazzocchi Chiara, Sean Liddick, Mohammad Alshudifat, Jon Batchelder, Thomas Baumann, Tom Ginter, Carl Gross, Karolina Kolos, Agnieszka Korgul, Aleksandra Ciemny, Stanley Paulauskas, Christpher Prokop, Mustafa Rajabali, Krzysztof Rykaczewski, Steven Taylor, Yongchi Xiao Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JE.00007: Study of $^{68}$Co low-energy structure via $\beta$ decay B.P. Crider, C.J. Prokop, S.N. Liddick, J. Chen, A.C. Dombos, N.R. Larson, R. Lewis, S.J. Quinn, A. Spyrou, A.D. Ayangeakaa, M.P. Carpenter, H.M. David, R.V.F. Janssens, T. Lauritsen, D. Seweryniak, S. Zhu, M. Al-Shudifat, S. Go, R. Grzywacz, J. Harker, W.B. Walters, J.J. Carroll, C.J. Chiara, F. Recchia, S. Suchyta Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		JE.00008: Gamma-Gamma Angular Correlation Measurements With GRIFFIN Andrew MacLean Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 12:06PM - 12:18PM		JE.00009: Spectroscopic factors near the r-process path using ($d,p)$ measurements at two energies D. Walter, J.A. Cizewski, T. Baugher, A. Ratkiewicz, B. Manning, S.D. Pain, F.M. Nunes, S. Ahn, G. Cerizza, C. Thornsberry, K.L. Jones Preview Abstract

Session JF: Mini-symposium on Cold Nuclear Matter from Fixed-Target Energies to the LHC II

Chair: Donald Isenhower, Abiliene Christian University
Room: Pavilion Ballroom A

Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		JF.00001: Overview and interprations of centrality-dependent high-pT jet production measurements at RHIC and the LHC Dennis Perepelitsa Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		JF.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		JF.00003: Studies of Underlying-Event Activity in Proton+Proton Collisions by STAR Li Yi Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JF.00004: A Study of Nuclear effects in Drell-Yan and Charmonia Productions in p-A collisions at Fermilab E906/SeaQuest Experiment Ming Liu Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JF.00005: $e^+e^-$ pairs from open heavy flavor in $p$$+$$p$ and $d$$+$Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{_{NN}}}$ = 200~GeV Yue Hang Leung Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		JF.00006: Study of cold-nuclear-matter effects on B-meson production at forward and backward rapidity with the PHENIX FVTX Sanghoon Lim Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JF.00007: The EMC Effect at SeaQuest Michael Daugherity Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		JF.00008: Parton Distributions in High Density Nuclear Matter. Misak Sargsian Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 12:06PM - 12:18PM		JF.00009: The EMC effect of Nuclear Matter with Coulomb Corrections Shujie Li, Patricia Solvignon, John Arrington, Dave Gaskell Preview Abstract

Session JG: Mini-symposium on Electric Dipole Moments

Chair: Takeyasu Ito, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Pavilion Ballroom B

Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:30AM - 11:06AM		JG.00001: Search for Electric Dipole Moments Invited Speaker: Shinsuke Kawasaki Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JG.00002: Beyond Schiff Moment: Atomic EDMs from Two-Photon Exchange Satoru Inoue, Michael Ramsey-Musolf Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JG.00003: Exotic physics by-products of neutron edm searches Beatrice Franke Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		JG.00004: Upgrades for an improved measurement of the EDM of $^{\mathrm{\mathbf{225}}}$Ra. Tenzin Rabga, Kevin Bailey, Matthew R. Dietrich, John P. Greene, Roy J. Holt, Wolfgang Korsch, Zheng-Tian Lu, Peter Mueller, Tom P. O'Connor, Steven Fromm, Roy Ready, Jaideep T. Singh Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JG.00005: Status of the nEDM Experiment at PSI Matthew Musgrave Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		JG.00006: A Plan for a Ten-fold Improvement of the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment with the LANL UCN Source Chen-Yu Liu, Steve Clayton, Scott Currie, Takeyasu Ito, Mark Makela, Chris Morris, Robert Pattie, John Ramsey, Andy Saunders, Zhaowen Tang, Josh Long, Mike Snow, Brad Plaster, S.K. Lamoreaux, E Sharapov Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 12:06PM - 12:18PM		JG.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 12:18PM - 12:30PM		JG.00008: Critical Spin Dressing Reza Tavakoli Dinani, Michael Hayden Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 12:30PM - 12:42PM		JG.00009: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session JH: Electroweak Interactions and Fundamental Symmetries

Chair: Nadia Fomin, University of Tennessee
Room: Pavilion Ballroom C

Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		JH.00001: Production and trapping efficiency improvements for the He-6 experiment Yelena Bagdasarova, Alejandro Garcia, Joben Pedersen, Eric Smith, Derek Storm, Erik Swanson, Kevin Bailey, Ran Hong, Arnaud Leredde, Peter Mueller, Tom P. O'Connor, Xavier Flechard, Andreas Knecht, Oscar Naviliat-Cuncic, Frederik Wauters Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		JH.00002: UCNB: Precise Measurement of the Neutrino Asymmetry from Polarized $\beta$-decay Aaron Sprow Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		JH.00003: Magnetometry and Systematic Effects in the Nab Experiment Jason Fry Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JH.00004: The Nab/UCNB detection system for electron-proton coincidences in neutron decay Leah Broussard Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JH.00005: Update on PEN: A Precise Measurement of the $\pi^+\to e^+\nu(\gamma)$ Decay Emil Frlez Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		JH.00006: Evaluation of Systematic Effects and Data Acquisition System for CALIOPE, an Experimental Search for CP Violation in ortho-Positronium Decays Chelsea Bartram, Reyco Henning, Gulden Othman, Jake Murphy Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JH.00007: Precise Measurement of the Positron Asymmetry in the Decay of Spin-polarized $^{37}$K Benjamin Fenker, Dan Melconian, Spencer Behling, Michael Mehlman, John Behr, Ioana Craiciu, Alexandre Gorelov, James McNeil, Scott Smale, Claire Warner, Melissa Anholm, Gerald Gwinner, Daniel Ashery, Iuliana Cohen Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		JH.00008: Search for New Physics with Experiment E36 at J-PARC Dongwi H Dongwi Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 12:06PM - 12:18PM		JH.00009: Measuring branching fractions for $\Lambda \rightarrow p \ell^- \bar{\nu}$ using CLAS at Jefferson Lab Michael McCracken, Reinhard Schumacher Preview Abstract

Session JJ: Nuclear Astro III

Chair: Chris Ruiz, TRIUMF
Room: Junior Ballroom A

Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		JJ.00001: EMMA, a Recoil Mass Spectrometer for TRIUMF's ISAC-II Facility Barry Davids Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		JJ.00002: Construction of the Solenoid Spectrometer for Nuclear AstroPhysics (SSNAP) at Notre Dame Jacob Allen, Dan Bardayan, Drew Blankstein, Matthew Hall, Oscar Hall, James Kolata, Patrick O'Malley, Frederick Becchetti, Jeffery Blackmon, Steven Pain Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		JJ.00003: The CASPAR underground accelerator facility for the study of low energy nuclear astrophysics Daniel Robertson, Manoel Couder, Uwe Greife, Frank Strieder, Michael Wiescher Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		JJ.00004: Commissioning of the High Efficiency Total Absorption Spectrometer (HECTOR) C.S. Reingold, A. Simon, A. Spyrou, F. Naqvi, A. Dombos, A. Palmisano, T. Anderson, S.L. Henderson, S. Moylan, C. Seymour, M.A. Skulski, M.K. Smith, S.Y. Strauss, B. Vande Kolk Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		JJ.00005: Verifying the Acceptance of St. George Christopher Seymour, Zach Meisel, Michael T. Moran, Gwenaelle Gilardy, Jaclyn Schmitt, Manoel Couder Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		JJ.00006: First Results From GRIFFIN: Half-Lives of Neutron Rich $^{128-130}$Cd Ryan Dunlop Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		JJ.00007: Recent $\beta $-delayed neutron branching ratios of measurements with heavy nuclei. Roger Caballero-Folch, Iris Dillmann, Jorge Agramunt, Jose Luis Tain Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		JJ.00008: Cross Section Measurements of ${}^{12}$C+${}^{16}$O Fusion Reaction at Stellar Energies Wanpeng Tan, X Fang, M Beard, G Gilardy, H Jung, Q Liu, S Lyons, D Robertson, K Setoodehnia, C Seymour, E Stech, B Vande Kolk, M Wiescher, R de Souza, S Hudan, V Singh, X Tang, E Uberseder Preview Abstract