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Session HB: Mini-Symposium on Coulomb Excitation of Exotic Nuclei

Chair: Robert Janssens, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: Salon 2

Friday, October 27, 2017 8:30AM - 9:06AM		HB.00001: Coulomb Excitation of Exotic Nuclei Invited Speaker: Augusto O. Macchiavelli Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:06AM - 9:18AM		HB.00002: Shapes of Exotic Nuclei by Single- and Multi-Step Coulomb Excitation J.M. Allmond Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:18AM - 9:30AM		HB.00003: Triaxiality and shape coexistence in $^{72,76}$Ge: A model independent analysis. Akaa Daniel Ayangeakaa, Robert V. F. Janssens, ANL Collaboration, LLNL Collaboration, LBNL Collaboration, U of Maryland Collaboration, Rochester Collaboration Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		HB.00004: Enhanced \textit{E3} Excitations in $^{\mathrm{144,146}}$Ba and the Evolution of Octupole Collectivity B Bucher, S Zhu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		HB.00005: Measuring the B(E2) of the $\frac{1}{2}^- \rightarrow \frac{3}{2}^-$ transition in $^7Be$ S. L. Henderson, T. Ahn, M. A. Caprio, Ch. Constantinou, A. Simon Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		HB.00006: Transition strengths in $^{21,22,23}$Mg as tests of ab initio theory Jack Henderson, Panu Ruotsalainen, Greg Hackman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 10:06AM - 10:18AM		HB.00007: Recoil Distance Method lifetime measurement of the 2$^{+}_{1}$ state in $^{94}$Sr and implications for the structure of neutron rich Sr isotopes Aaron Chester, Krzysztof Starosta Preview Abstract

Session HC: Nuclear Astrophysics III

Chair: Alfredo Estrade, Central Michigan University
Room: Salon 3

Friday, October 27, 2017 8:30AM - 8:42AM		HC.00001: Investigating and reducing the impact of nuclear reaction rate uncertainties on $^{44}$Ti production in core-collapse supernovae. Shiv Subedi, Zach Meisel Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 8:42AM - 8:54AM		HC.00002: Penning trap mass measurement of $^{56}$Cu A.A. Valverde, M. Brodeur, G. Bollen, M. Eibach, K. Gulyuz, A. Hamacker, C. Izzo, W.-J. Ong, D. Puentes, M. Redshaw, R. Ringle, R. Sandler, S. Schwarz, C.S. Sumithrarachchi, J. Surbrook, A.C.C. Villari, I.T. Yandow Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 8:54AM - 9:06AM		HC.00003: Development of a Neutron Long Counter Detector for ($\alpha$, n) Cross Section Measurements at Ohio University Kristyn Brandenburg, Zachary Meisel, Carl R Brune, Thomas M Massey, Doug Soltesz, Shiv Subedi Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:06AM - 9:18AM		HC.00004: Nuclear level density and gamma strength function in $^{64}$Fe M. K. Smith, A. Spyrou, T. Ahn, A. C. Dombos, S. N. Liddick, F. Montes, F. Naqvi, D. Richman, H. Schatz, J. Brown, K. Childers, B. P. Crider, C. J. Prokop, E. Deleeuw, P. A. DeYoung, C. Langer, R. Lewis, Z. Meisel, J. Pereira, S. J. Quinn, K. Schmidt, A. C. Larsen, M. Guttormsen Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:18AM - 9:30AM		HC.00005: Towards an experimental constraint for the $ ^{56} $Ni(n,p)$ ^{56} $Co reaction rate which is key for the astrophysical $\nu p$~process. Georgios Perdikakis, Panagiotis Gastis, Carla Frohlich, Mihai Horoi, Antonios Kontos, Sean Liddick, Ling-Ying Lin, Fernando Montes, Stelios Nikas, Thomas Redpath, Matthew Redshaw, Roman Senkov, Artemis Spyrou, Antonio Villari, Kathrin Wimmer, Remco Zegers Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		HC.00006: Evidence of n-$\gamma$ Competition in $^{69,71}$Co Decay Stephanie Lyons, A. Spyrou, S. N. Liddick, F. Naqvi, R. Surman, B. P. Crider, A. C. Dombos, D. L. Bleuel, B. A. Brown, A. Couture, L. Crespo Campo, M. Guttormsen, A. C. Larsen, R. Lewis, P. Moller, S. Mosby, M. R. Mumpower, G. Perdikakis, C. J. Prokop, T. Renstrom, S. Siem, S. J. Quinn, S. Valenta Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		HC.00007: Using Two-Proton Transfer to Study H and He Burning Reactions of Type-1 X-Ray Bursts Douglas Soltesz, Thomas N. Massey, Alexander Voinov, Zach Meisel Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		HC.00008: Comparison of neutron capture cross sections obtained from two Hauser-Feshbach statistical models on a short-lived nucleus using experimentally constrained input Rebecca Lewis, Sean Liddick, Artemis Spyrou, Benjamin Crider, Alexander Dombos, Farheen Naqvi, Christopher Prokop, Stephen Quinn, Ann-Cecilie Larsen, Lucia Crespo Campo, Magne Guttormsen, Therese Renstrom, Sunniva Siem, Darren Bleuel, Aaron Couture, Shea Mosby, George Perdikakis Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 10:06AM - 10:18AM		HC.00009: Constraining the cross section of $^{82}$Se(n,$\gamma$)$^{83}$Se to validate the $\beta$-Oslo method K. Childers, S.N. Liddick, B.P. Crider, A.C. Dombos, R. Lewis, A. Spyrou, A. Couture, S. Mosby, C.J. Prokop, F. Naqvi, A.C. Larsen, M. Guttormsen, L.C. Campo, T. Renstrom, S. Siem, D.L. Bleuel, G. Perdikakis, S. Quinn Preview Abstract

Session HD: Nuclear Instrumentation II

Chair: Jenna Smith, Reed College
Room: Salon 4

Friday, October 27, 2017 8:30AM - 8:42AM		HD.00001: Hybrid Array of Gamma Ray Detectors (HAGRiD) X. Pereira-Lopez, K. Smith, T. Baugher, S. Burcher, A.B. Carter, K.A. Chipps, J.A. Cizewski, M. Febbraro, R. Grzywacz, K.L. Jones, S. Munoz, S.D. Pain, S.V. Paulauskas, A.K. Ratkiewicz, K.T. Schmitt, C. Thornsberry, R. Toomey, M. Vostinar, D. Walter, H. Willoughby Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 8:42AM - 8:54AM		HD.00002: High-Resolution and -Efficiency Gamma-Ray Detection for the FRIB Decay Station Hannah Grover, Kyle Leach, Connor Natzke Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 8:54AM - 9:06AM		HD.00003: Using HGe and LaBr detectors in gamma-gamma-coincidence applications. Eva Kasanda, Dennis Muecher, Vinzenz Bildstein, Joseph Turko, Deyvid Mitkov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:06AM - 9:18AM		HD.00004: Design and calibration GODDESS, a particle-$\gamma$ spectrometer Heather Garland, Jolie Cizewski, Alex Lepailleur, Steven Pain, David Walter, Harry Sims Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:18AM - 9:30AM		HD.00005: Effects of a Realistic Beam Profile on the Extraction of $\gamma\gamma$ Angular Correlations with GRIFFIN Connor Natzke, Kyle Leach, Adam Garnsworthy, Andrew MacLean, Jenna Smith, Carl Svensson Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		HD.00006: Characterization of 3x3x10 cm$^{\mathrm{3}}$ CsI Crystals for Nuclear Physics Experiments Sean Sweany, William Lynch, Betty Tsang, Zbigniew Chajecki, Kyle Brown, Pierre Morfouace, Zhu Kuan, Jacob Crosby, Corinne Anderson, Suhas Kodali Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		HD.00007: Status of CHICOx upgrade Ching-Yen Wu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		HD.00008: Simulation and Automation of Microwave Frequency Control in Dynamic Nuclear Polarization for Solid Polarized Targets Gonaduwage Perera, Ian Johnson, Dustin Keller Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 10:06AM - 10:18AM		HD.00009: 12-bit 32 channel 500MS/s low-latency ADC for particle accelerators real-time control. Anton Karnitski, Dalius Baranauskas, Denis Zelenin, Gytis Baranauskas, Alexander Zhankevich, Chris Gill Preview Abstract

Session HE: Novel Probes of the Quark Gluon Plasma

Chair: Peter Jacobs, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Room: Salon 5

Friday, October 27, 2017 8:30AM - 9:06AM		HE.00001: Subatomic fluid spintronics - Global hyperon polarization in heavy ion collisions measured by STAR Invited Speaker: Michael Lisa Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:06AM - 9:42AM		HE.00002: Jet Physics in Heavy Ion Collisions Invited Speaker: Sevil Salur Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:42AM - 10:18AM		HE.00003: Hydrodynamic modelling of heavy-ion collisions Invited Speaker: Jacquelyn Noronha-Hostler Preview Abstract

Session HF: Structure Functions

Chair: Misak Sargsian, Florida International University
Room: Salon 6

Friday, October 27, 2017 8:30AM - 8:42AM		HF.00001: Nucleon PDFs and TMDs from Continuum QCD Kyle Bednar, Ian Cloet, Peter Tandy Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 8:42AM - 8:54AM		HF.00002: Nonperturbative Transverse Momentum Effects in p$+$p and p$+$A Collisions at PHENIX Michael Skoby Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 8:54AM - 9:06AM		HF.00003: Double Polarization Asymmetry Measurement of the Electric Form Factor of the Neutron at $Q^2$=1.16 GeV$^2$ Using the Semi-Exclusive Reaction $^3\vec{\textrm{He}}(\vec{e},e'n)pp$ Richard Obrecht Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:06AM - 9:18AM		HF.00004: Comparison of the F2 Structure Function in Iron as Measured by Charged Lepton and Neutrino Probes Narbe Kalantarians, Eric Christy, Cynthia Keppel Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:18AM - 9:30AM		HF.00005: Transverse Single-Spin Asymmetries of Direct Photons from Proton-Proton Collisions at Forward Rapidity Oleg Eyser Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		HF.00006: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		HF.00007: Transverse single-spin asymmetries for direct photon and neutral pion production in midrapidity at PHENIX Nicole Lewis Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		HF.00008: Generalized Parton Distributions of the nucleon from exclusive lepto- and photo-production of lepton pairs Sho Uemura, Marie Boer Preview Abstract

Session HG: Mini-Symposium on Fundamental Symmetries I

Chair: Nadia Fomin, University of Tennessee
Room: Marquis A

Friday, October 27, 2017 8:30AM - 9:06AM		HG.00001: Recent Advances and Future Prospects in Fundamental Symmetries Invited Speaker: Brad Plaster Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:06AM - 9:18AM		HG.00002: Analysis of the first data from the CUORE $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay search Alexey Drobizhev Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:18AM - 9:30AM		HG.00003: Measurement of Systematic effects in the UCN\(\tau\) neutron lifetime experiment Nathan Callahan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		HG.00004: Status of the BL2 beam measurement of the neutron lifetime Shannon Fogwell Hoogerheide Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		HG.00005: aCORN: Measuring the electron-antineutrino correlation in neutron beta decay Fred Wietfeldt Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		HG.00006: New Result for the $\beta$-decay Asymmetry Parameter $A_{0}$ from the UCNA Experiment M. A.-P. Brown Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 10:06AM - 10:18AM		HG.00007: Penning trap mass spectrometry Q-value determinations for highly forbidden $\beta $-decays Rachel Sandler, Georg Bollen, Martin Eibach, Nadeesha Gamage, Kerim Gulyuz, Alec Hamaker, Chris Izzo, Rathnayake Kandegedara, Matt Redshaw, Ryan Ringle, Adrian Valverde, Isaac Yandow Preview Abstract

Session HH: Mini-Symposium on Instrumentation for Physics Beyond the Standard Model I

Chair: Chris Swank, California Institute of Technology
Room: Marquis B

Friday, October 27, 2017 8:30AM - 9:06AM		HH.00001: Instrumentation for Physics Beyond the Standard Model Overview Invited Speaker: Kent Leung Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:06AM - 9:18AM		HH.00002: Gas Electron Multipler (GEM) detectors for parity-violating electron scattering experiments at Jefferson Lab John Matter, Kondo Gnanvo, Nilanga Liyanage Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:18AM - 9:30AM		HH.00003: Statistical Distribution of Electrical Breakdown in Liquid Helium Nguyen Phan, Steven Clayton, Takeyasu Ito, John Ramsey, Wanchun Wei Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		HH.00004: Instrumentation for the search of possible exotic forces using polarized low-energy neutrons Libertad Barr\'{o}n-Palos Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		HH.00005: Polarized multiple scattering effect in Qweak Ciprian Gal Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		HH.00006: Light Collection in the nEDM@SNS Experiment Vince Cianciolo, Yuri Efremenko, Lorenzo Fabris, Kent Leung, Paul Mueller, Seppo Penttila Preview Abstract

Session HJ: Nuclear Theory I

Chair: Charlotte Elster, Ohio University
Room: City Center A

Friday, October 27, 2017 8:30AM - 8:42AM		HJ.00001: Isospin and Isospin-less Models for Kaonic Clusters Branislav Vlahovic, Igor Filikhin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 8:42AM - 8:54AM		HJ.00002: Pion-less effective field theory for real and lattice nuclei Aaina Bansal, Sven Binder, Andreas Ekstr\"om, Gaute Hagen, Thomas Papenbrock Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 8:54AM - 9:06AM		HJ.00003: Consistent Renormalization of NN Interactions and Operators Robert Basili, Weijie Du, Soham Pal, Shiplu Sarker, Pieter Maris, James Vary Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:06AM - 9:18AM		HJ.00004: Electric properties of one-neutron halo nuclei in Halo EFT Jonas Braun, Hans-Werner Hammer Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:18AM - 9:30AM		HJ.00005: Bayesian truncation errors in chiral effective field theory: model checking and accounting for correlations Jordan Melendez, Sarah Wesolowski, Dick Furnstahl Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		HJ.00006: On HQET and NRQCD Operators of Dimension 8 and Above Ayesh Gunawardana, Gil Paz Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		HJ.00007: Non-Local Translationally Invariant {\it Ab Initio} One-Body Density Matrices Matthew Burrows, Charlotte Elster, Gabriela Popa, Andreas Nogga, Kristina Launey, Pieter Maris Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		HJ.00008: Finite-Temperature Relativistic Time-Blocking Approximation for Nuclear Strength Functions. Herlik Wibowo, Elena Litvinova Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 10:06AM - 10:18AM		HJ.00009: The Model of Complex Structure of Quark Rongwu Liu Preview Abstract

Session HK: Mini-Symposium on Photoproduction Physics with GlueX at JLab I

Chair: Eric Swanson, University of Pittsburgh
Room: City Center B

Friday, October 27, 2017 8:30AM - 9:06AM		HK.00001: The GlueX Experiment and Data Analysis Invited Speaker: Naomi Jarvis Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:06AM - 9:18AM		HK.00002: Pseudoscalar Photoproduction at GlueX Vincent Mathieu Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:18AM - 9:30AM		HK.00003: Charged Pion Photoproduction Beam Asymmetries at GlueX Jonathan Zarling Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		HK.00004: Finite-Energy Sum Rules in Eta Photoproduction off a Nucleon Jannes Nys Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		HK.00005: Exclusive $\eta$ photoproduction and $\Sigma$ beam asymmetries at GlueX William McGinley Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		HK.00006: Study of $\eta'$ photoproduction at the GlueX experiment Mahmoud Kamel Preview Abstract
Friday, October 27, 2017 10:06AM - 10:18AM		HK.00007: Beam Asymmetry of the $\eta^\prime$(958) meson through multiple decay channels in the GlueX Experiment Tegan Beattie, Zisis Papandreou, Justin Stevens Preview Abstract