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Session FB: Ultrarelativistic Heavy Ions

Chair: Christine Nattrass, University of Tennessee
Room: Salon 2

Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FB.00001: Anisotropic hydrodynamic modeling of 2.76 TeV Pb-Pb collisions Mubarak Alqahtani, Michael Strickland Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FB.00002: Search for gluon saturation at Bjorken-x of 10$^{-6}$-10$^{-5}$ with the LHCb detector. Cesar Da Silva Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FB.00003: Studying Cold Nuclear Matter with the MPC-EX of PHENIX Nathan Grau Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FB.00004: The sPHENIX Experiment at RHIC John Haggerty Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FB.00005: Calculating Fragmentation Functions in Heavy Ion Physics Simulations Charles Hughes, Alex Aukerman, Thomas Krobatsch, Adam Matyja, Christine Nattrass, James Neuhaus, Soren Sorensen, William Witt Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:00PM - 5:12PM		FB.00006: Photon-hadron correlations and jet fragmentation in Au+Au 200 GeV collisions measured with PHENIX Zachary Rowan Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:12PM - 5:24PM		FB.00007: Photon - Hadron Correlations in Heavy Ion Collisions from PHENIX Tyler Danley Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:24PM - 5:36PM		FB.00008: Di-jet Hadron Correlations in Central Au+Au Collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=200$ GeV at STAR Nicholas Elsey Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:36PM - 5:48PM		FB.00009: Dual-Differential Cross Section Measurements for Inclusive Jets in pp Collisions at $\sqrt{s}=5\ TeV$ with the CMS Detector Ian Laflotte, John Strologas, Raghav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli, Sevil Salur, Owen Baron Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:48PM - 6:00PM		FB.00010: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session FC: Mini-Symposium on Theoretical Approaches to Nucleon Structure

Chair: Phiala Shanahan, College of William and Mary
Room: Salon 3

Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:00PM - 4:36PM		FC.00001: Theoretical approaches to nucleon structure Invited Speaker: Christopher Monahan Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FC.00002: First Renormalized Parton Distribution Functions from Lattice QCD Huey-Wen Lin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FC.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:00PM - 5:12PM		FC.00004: Partonic Orbital Angular Momentum and Lorentz Invariance Relations Abha Rajan, Simonetta Liuti, Michael Engelhardt Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:12PM - 5:24PM		FC.00005: Abstract Withdrawn
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:24PM - 5:36PM		FC.00006: Generalized TMDs in Hadronic Collisions Andreas Metz, Shohini Bhattacharya, Jian Zhou Preview Abstract

Session FD: Nuclear Instrumentation I

Chair: Rusty Towell, Abilene Christian University
Room: Salon 4

Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FD.00001: Commissioning the EMMA spectrometer at TRIUMF Nicholas Esker, Barry Davids, Martin Alcorta, Kevan Hudson, Matthew Williams Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FD.00002: Off-line commissioning of the University of Notre Dame Multi-Reflection Time-of-Flight mass spectrograph Maxime Brodeur, James Kelly, Biying Liu, Brad Schultz Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FD.00003: Updates to the development to the Solenoid Spectrometer for Nuclear Astrophysics (SSNAP) at Notre Dame Jacob Allen, D. W. Bardayan, D. Blankstein, E. Garcia, M. R. Hall, O. Hall, J. J. Kolata, P. D. O'Malley, F. D. Becchetti, S. T. Marley, S. D. Pain Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FD.00004: Development of a $\beta$-delayed charged particle detector for studying novae and x-ray bursts Moshe Friedman, Tamas Budner, Marco Cortesi, Madison Harris, Molly Janasik, David Perez-Loureiro, Emmanuel Pollaco, Michael Roosa, Pranjal Tiwari, Chris Wrede, John Yurkon Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FD.00005: Multi-layer Thick Gas Electron Multiplier (M-THGEM) Simulations at Low Pressure for High-Gain Operation Adam Fritsch, Marco Cortesi, Wolfgang Mittig Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:00PM - 5:12PM		FD.00006: FENRIS Focal-plane Detector Package on the TUNL Split-pole Spectrograph Caleb Marshall, Kiana Setoodehnia, Federico Portillo, Richard Longland Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:12PM - 5:24PM		FD.00007: Target characterization for one percent precision Kyle Schmitt Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:24PM - 5:36PM		FD.00008: High Precision Measurement of the Coherent Scattering length of n-$^{4}$He Robert Haun, Michael Huber, Tim Black, Dimitry Pushin, Chandra Shahi, Ben Heacock, Muhammad Arif, Fred Wietfeldt Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:36PM - 5:48PM		FD.00009: Systematic Effects in Precision Measurements Performed using a Neutron Interferometer M.G. Huber, M. Arif, T.C. Black, R.W. HAUN, B. Heacock, D.A. Pushin, C.B. Shahi, F.E. WIETFELDT Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:48PM - 6:00PM		FD.00010: Analysis of high-speed rotating flow inside gas centrifuge casing Dr. Sahadev Pradhan Preview Abstract

Session FE: Spectroscopy of Exotic Nuclei via Proton Removal

Chair: Alexandra Gade, Michigan State University
Room: Salon 5

Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:00PM - 4:36PM		FE.00001: Spectroscopy of Exotic Nuclei via Proton Removal Invited Speaker: Daniel Bazin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:36PM - 5:12PM		FE.00002: Spectroscopy of Exotic Nuclei via Quasi-free Scattering Reactions Invited Speaker: Stefanos Paschalis Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:12PM - 5:48PM		FE.00003: Exotic nuclei studied via the (d,$^3$He) reaction with “fast” and “not-so-fast” beams Invited Speaker: Alan Wuosmaa Preview Abstract

Session FG: Mini-Symposium on Electro-weak Physics and Fundamental Symmetries III

Chair: Rakitha Beminiwattha, Louisiana Tech University
Room: Marquis A

Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FG.00001: First Determination of the $^{27}$Al Neutron Distribution Radius from a Parity-Violating Electron Asymmetry Measurement Kurtis Bartlett Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FG.00002: Beyond-Standard-Model Interactions and Hadron Phenomenology Simonetta Liuti Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FG.00003: Precision Electroweak Observables of Three-Nucleon Systems Jared Vanasse Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FG.00004: Parity-Violating Neutron Spin Rotation in n-4He Murad Sarsour Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FG.00005: Parity Violation in DIS region with SoLID at the upgraded 12 GeV JLab Ye Tian Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:00PM - 5:12PM		FG.00006: Parity Violation in Deep Inelastic Scattering in Hall C at JLab Mark Macrae Dalton, Cynthia Keppel, Kent Paschke Preview Abstract

Session FH: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay

Chair: Vincente Guiseppe, University of South Carolina
Room: Marquis B

Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FH.00001: Alpha Background Discrimination in the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Julieta Gruszko Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FH.00002: CORC: An Online Data Quality Tool For CUORE Bradford Welliver Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FH.00003: CUORE data taking and performance Danielle Speller Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FH.00004: CUORE Spectrum and Background Christopher Davis Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FH.00005: CUORE and Background Reduction Case Studies for CUPID Michinari Sakai, Nihal Gozlukluoglu, Huan Huang Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:00PM - 5:12PM		FH.00006: Search for Neutrinoless $\beta^+/EC$ Decay of $^{120}$Te with CUORE-0 Data Giovanni Benato Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:12PM - 5:24PM		FH.00007: Neutrinoless double-beta decay search results from CUORE Jeremy Cushman Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:24PM - 5:36PM		FH.00008: Latest Results from EXO-200 Lisa Kaufman Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:36PM - 5:48PM		FH.00009: Pulse Shape Discrimination in the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR Christopher Haufe Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:48PM - 6:00PM		FH.00010: Neutron Inelastic Scattering on 134Xe at En = 5 - 8 MeV Mary Kidd, Werner Tornow, Sean Finch, FNU Krishichayan, Megha Bhike Preview Abstract

Session FK: Electromagnetic Interactions

Chair: Fatiha Benmokhtar, Duquesne University
Room: City Center B

Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:00PM - 4:12PM		FK.00001: Compton Scattering and Nucleon Polarizabilities at HI$\gamma$S Xiaqing Li Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:12PM - 4:24PM		FK.00002: Calculation and Measurement of Low-Energy Radiative Moller Scattering Charles Epstein Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:24PM - 4:36PM		FK.00003: Abstract Withdrawn
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:36PM - 4:48PM		FK.00004: Abstract Withdrawn
Thursday, October 26, 2017 4:48PM - 5:00PM		FK.00005: Measurement of Compton scattering cross section during PrimEx-II Experiment at Jefferson Lab Li Ye Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:00PM - 5:12PM		FK.00006: The Neutral Pion Radiative Width: Results from PrimEx II Experiment at Jefferson Lab Ilya Larin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:12PM - 5:24PM		FK.00007: Electron Scattering from a Bound Nucleon on the Light-Front. Frank Vera, Misak Sargsian Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 5:24PM - 5:36PM		FK.00008: Accessing the real part of the forward elastic J/Psi-p and Phi-p threshold scattering amplitudes Oleksii Gryniuk, Marc Vanderhaeghen Preview Abstract