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Session DB: Mini-Symposium on Direct Reactions as a Probe of Nuclear Structure and Nuclear Astrophysics-New Techniques and Instrumentation II

Chair: Steven Pain, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Room: Salon 2

Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		DB.00001: Test of the combined method for extracting spectroscopic factors in N$=$50 nuclei David Walter, J.A. Cizewski, T. Baugher, A. Ratkiewicz, S.D. Pain, F.M. Nunes, S. Ahn, G. Cerizza, K.L. Jones, B. Manning, C. Thornsberry Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		DB.00002: Elastic and inelastic scattering of $^{134}$Xe beams on C$_{2}$D$_{4}$ targets measured with GODDESS Harrison Sims, Jolie Cizewski, Alex Lapailleur, Heather Garland, Dai Xination, Steven Pain, Matthew Hall Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		DB.00003: Developing the (d,p$\gamma )$ reaction as a surrogate for (n,$\gamma )$ in inverse kinematics Alexandr Lepailleur, Harry Sims, Heather Garland, Travis Baugher, Jolie A Cizewski, Andrew Ratkiewicz, Daivid Walter, Steven D Pain, Karl Smith Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		DB.00004: Low-energy nuclear astrophysics studies at the Multicharged Ion Research Facility MIchael Febbraro, Steven Pain, Mark Bannister, Richard deBoer, Kelly Chipps, Charles Havener, Willan Peters, Chad Ummel, Michael Smith, Eli Temanson, Rebecca Toomey, David Walter Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		DB.00005: Constraint of the $^{13}$C($\alpha$,n) Cross Section Toward Astrophysical Energies for the Main s-Process Rebecca Toomey, Michael T. Febbraro, Steven D. Pain, William A. Peters, Jolie A. Cizewski, Charles C. Havener, Mark E. Bannister, Kelly A. Chipps, David G. Walter, Chad C. Ummel, Harrison Sims Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		DB.00006: Astrophysics Unearthed: Measuring the Beam-Induced $^{\mathrm{13}}$C(d,n) Background in Underground Nuclear Astrophysics Experiments C.C. Ummel, D. Walter, F. Corrado, J.A. Cizewski, M. Febbraro, S.D. Pain, M.E. Bannister, C.C. Havener, K.A. Chipps, E. Temanson, W.A. Peters Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		DB.00007: Understanding the Limits of the Statistical Model: Indirect Probes of 96Zr(n,gamma) Jack Winkelbauer, Shea Mosby, Aaron Couture, Hye Young Lee, Sean Kuvin, Calem Hoffman, John Ullmann, Artemis Spyrou, Sean Liddick, Ann-Cecilie Larsen, Birger Back, Melina Avila, Vincent Kheswa, Therese Renstroem, Gry Tveten, Rashi Talwar, Daniel Santiago-Gonzales Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:54AM - 12:06PM		DB.00008: Heavy-ION Induced Transfer Reactions On 130SN Sean Burcher, A. Bey, K.L. Jones, A. Ayres, J. Allmond, A. Galindo-Urribari, D.C. Radford, J.F. Liang, C.D. Neseraja, S.D. Pain, M.S. Smith, D.W. Stracener, R.L. Varner, K.T. Schmitt, B.M. Manning, S.H. Ahn, D.W. Bardayan, P.D. O'Malley, J.A. Cizewski, M.E. Howard, S.T. Pittman, M. Matos, R.F Garcia-Ruiz, E. Padilla-Rodal, R. Kozub Preview Abstract

Session DC: Nuclear Astrophysics II

Chair: Patrick O'Malley, Notre Dame
Room: Salon 3

Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		DC.00001: Constraining the astrophysical $^{23}$Mg(p,$\gamma$)$^{24}$Al reaction rate using the $^{23}$Na(d,p)$^{24}$Na reaction E. A. Bennett, W. N. Catford, G. Christian, S. Dede, S. Hallam, G. Lotay, S. Ota, A. Saastamoinen, R. Wilkinson Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		DC.00002: Cross Section Measurements of the Reaction ${}^{23}$Na(p,$\gamma$)${}^{24}$Mg Axel Boeltzig, Richard James deBoer, Kevin Macon, Michael Wiescher, Andreas Best, Gianluca Imbriani, Gy\"orgy Gy\"urky, Frank Strieder Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		DC.00003: Study of astrophysical $\alpha + \quad^{\mathrm{22}}$Ne reaction using alpha transfer with TIARA and MDM spectrometer Shuya Ota, Gregory A. Christian, Eames B. Bennett, Heshani Jayatissa, Joshua Hooker, Curtis Hunt, Cordero Magana, Grigory Rogachev, Antti Saastamoinen, Sriteja Upadhyayula, Wilton N. Catford, Sam Hallam, Gavin Lotay, Mohamad Mouhkaddam, Ryan Wilkinson Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		DC.00004: Abstract Withdrawn
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		DC.00005: Development of the focal plane system for the SEparator for CApture Reactions A. A. D. Hood, J. C. Blackmon, R. Cottingham, C. M. Deibel, E. Good, K. Joerres, A. Laminack, A. Garrity Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		DC.00006: Proton capture studies for the nucleosynthesis p-process using HECTOR Anna Simon, C.S. Reingold, O. Gomez, F. Naqvi, J. Arroyo, M. Chamberlain Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		DC.00007: Constraints on Bygone Neutron Star Nucleosynthesis Using Urca Coolers in the Crust Zach Meisel, Alex Deibel Preview Abstract

Session DD: Nuclear Structure II

Chair: Michael Carpenter, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: Salon 4

Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		DD.00001: Charge radii of neutron-deficient Ca isotopes A. J. Miller, K. Minamisono, A. Klose, N. Everett, C. Kalman, R. C. Powel, J. Watkins, D. Garand, C. Sumithrarachchi, J. Kr{\"a}mer, B. Maa$\ss$, W. N{\"o}rtersh{\"a}user, D. M. Rossi, C. Kujawa, S. Pineda, J. Lantis, Y. Liu, P. F. Mantica, M. R. Pearson Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		DD.00002: Analysis of the $^{48}$Ca neutron skin using a nonlocal dispersive-optical-model self-energy Mack Atkinson, Hossein Mahzoon, Willem Dickhoff, Robert Charity Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		DD.00003: Identifying the T=5 states in $^{48}$Ca Sriteja Upadhyayula, Sunghoon Ahn, Maria Anastasiou, Shadi Bedoor, Justin Browne, Jeffrey Blackmon, Catherine Deibel, Ashley Hood, Joshua Hooker, Curtis Hunt, Yevgen Koshchiy, Jon Lighthall, Wei Jia Ong, Nabin Rijal, Grigory Rogachev, Daniel Santiago-gonzalez, Ingo NSCL, Michigan State University Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		DD.00004: Selection Rules for $^{\mathrm{48}}$Cr Arun Kingan, Michael Quinonez, XiaoFei Yu, Larry Zamick Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		DD.00005: Enhanced $\alpha$-Transfer population of the $2^{+}_{ms}$ mixed-symmetry state in $^{52}$Ti Fuad A. Ali, Dennis Muecher, Vinzenz Bildstein, Beau Greaves, Ali. I. Kilic, Jason D. Holt, Christian Berner, R. Gernhaeuser, K. Nowak, S. Hellgartner, R. Lutter, S. Reichert Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		DD.00006: Ground state electromagnetic moments of $^{53}$Fe Kei Minamisono, A. J. Miller, B. A. Brown, D. M. Rossi, B. Maass, W. Noertershaeuser, D. Garand, C. Sumithrarachchi, P. .F. Mantica, R. Beerwerth, S. Fritzsche, A. Klose, Y. Liu, P. Mueller, M. R. Pearson Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		DD.00007: Total Absorption Spectroscopy Study of the Beta Decay of $^{60}$Mn to Constrain the Neutron Capture Rate of $^{60}$Fe Debra Richman, Artemis Spyrou, Alex Dombos, Aaron Couture Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:54AM - 12:06PM		DD.00008: Coulomb Excitation of the 64Ni Nucleus and Application of Inverse Kinematics Beau Greaves, Dennis Muecher, Fuad A. Ali, Tom Drake, Vinzenz Bildstein, Christian Berner, Roman Gernhaeuser, K. Nowak, S. Hellgartner, R. Lutter, S. Reichert Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:06PM - 12:18PM		DD.00009: Gamma-Gamma Angular Correlation Measurements With GRIFFIN Andrew MacLean Preview Abstract

Session DE: From Quarks to Nuclei

Chair: David Dean, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Room: Salon 5

Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:30AM - 11:06AM		DE.00001: What have we learned from jets in heavy ion collisions Invited Speaker: Christine Nattrass Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:06AM - 11:42AM		DE.00002: Nuclear physics from Lattice QCD Invited Speaker: Phiala Shanahan Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:42AM - 12:18PM		DE.00003: Measurement of the most exotic beta-delayed neutron emitters at N=50 and N=126 Invited Speaker: Iris Dillmann Preview Abstract

Session DF: Theoretical Approaches to Meson and Baryon Structure

Chair: Patrizia Rossi, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: Salon 6

Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		DF.00001: Radiative transitions of heavy quarkonia in basis light-front quantization approach Meijian Li, Yang Li, Pieter Maris, James Vary Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		DF.00002: Scattering from lattice QCD including higher partial waves and multiple decay channels Colin Morningstar, John Bulava, Ruairi Brett, Jacob Fallica, Andrew Hanlon, Ben Hoerz, Bijit Singha Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		DF.00003: Testing the Khuri-Treiman method with $\pi\pi$ scattering Nathan Sherrill Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		DF.00004: Spectrum and structure of $B_c$ mesons on the light-front Shuo Tang, Yang Li, Pieter Maris, James Vary Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		DF.00005: Exclusive Meson Photoproduction off Bound Nucleons Igor Strakovsky, William Briscoe Preview Abstract

Session DG: Mini-Symposium on Electro-weak Physics and Fundamental Symmetries II

Chair: Ciprian Gal, University of Virginia
Room: Marquis A

Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		DG.00001: The Search for Fundamental Symmetry Violation in Radium Nuclei Matthew Dietrich, Michael Bishof, Kevin Bailey, John Greene, Peter Mueller, Thomas O'Connor, Zheng-Tian Lu, Tenzin Rabga, Roy Ready, Jaideep Singh Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		DG.00002: Nuclear Matrix Elements for Tests of Local Lorentz Invariance Violation Alex Brown, George Bertsch, Luis Robledo Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		DG.00003: Update on PEN: A Precision Measurement of the $\pi\rightarrow$e$\nu(\gamma)$ Branching Ratio Charles Glaser Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		DG.00004: Information entropy exchange between a particle and an observer and the arrow of time Athansios Petridis, Daniel Deeter Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		DG.00005: Prospects for Searching for Time-Reversal Violation In Pa-229 Jaideep Singh Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		DG.00006: A Current-Mode Detector for Use in NOPTREX Time Reversal Experiment Danielle Schaper Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		DG.00007: Searching for Dark Photons with the SeaQuest Spectrometer Sho Uemura Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:54AM - 12:06PM		DG.00008: The MOLLER Experiment: "An Ultra-precise Measurement of the Weak Charge of the Electron using moller Scattering" Rakitha Beminiwattha Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:06PM - 12:18PM		DG.00009: Precise Measurement of $\Gamma(K^+\rightarrow e^+\nu)/\Gamma(K^+\rightarrow \mu^+\nu)$ and Search for New Physics by the TREK-E36 Experiment Tongtong Cao Preview Abstract

Session DH: Neutrino Mass

Chair: David Moore, Yale University
Room: Marquis B

Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		DH.00001: KATRIN: Toward an Improved Measurement of Neutrino Mass Diana Parno Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		DH.00002: Krypton Measurements at Katrin Larisa Thorne Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		DH.00003: Background from the inter-spectrometer Penning trap in the KATRIN experiment Luke Kippenbrock Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		DH.00004: TRIMS: Validating T$_2$ Molecular Effects \\for Neutrino Mass Experiments Ying-Ting Lin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		DH.00005: Project 8, a new approach to measuring neutrino mass R. G. Hamish Robertson Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		DH.00006: A Phenomenological Model for Electron Kinematics in the Project 8 Experiment Ali Ashtari Esfahani Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		DH.00007: Project 8 - Energy Spectrum Reconstruction Using Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy Luis Saldana Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:54AM - 12:06PM		DH.00008: Progress on a demonstrator for the atomic tritium phase of Project 8 Eric Machado Preview Abstract

Session DK: Mini-Symposium on the Nuclear Equation of State and its Astrophysical Applications

Chair: Betty Tsang, Michigan State University
Room: City Center B

Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:30AM - 11:06AM		DK.00001: The EOS and superfluid properties of dense matter from neutron star observations Invited Speaker: Andrew Steiner Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		DK.00002: Mirror Charge Radii and the Neutron Equation of State Alex Brown Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		DK.00003: Determination of experimental equation of state at low density W.G. Lynch, M.B. Tsang Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		DK.00004: Probing the Symetry Energy at supra-saturation density with the S$\pi$RIT Time Projection Chamber Jonathan Barney Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		DK.00005: Scaling functions for the Inverse Compressibility near the QCD critical point Roy Lacey Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:54AM - 12:06PM		DK.00006: Constraining the symmetry energy with heavy-ion collisions and Bayesian analysis C.Y. Tsang, G. Jhang, P. Morfouace, W.G. Lynch, M.B. Tsang Preview Abstract