Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2017 Fall Meeting of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics

Volume 62, Number 11

Wednesday–Saturday, October 25–28, 2017; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Session Index

Session NB: Nuclear Reactions: Hadrons/Light Ions

Chair: Sean Kuvin, University of Connecticut
Room: Salon 2

Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:30AM - 8:42AM		NB.00001: $^6$Li and $d+\alpha$ scattering in a three-body momentum space Faddeev model (I) Lei Jin, Linda Hlophe, Charlotte Elster, Andreas Nogga, Filomena M. Nunes Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:42AM - 8:54AM		NB.00002: T=3/2 Isobaric Analog States in $^9$Be populated via $^8$Li+p resonance scattering Curtis Hunt, G.V. Rogachev, S Almaraz-Calderon, A. Aprahamian, B. Bucher, W. Tan, E.D. Johnson, J. P. Mitchell, M. Avila, A. Kuchera, L. T. Baby Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:54AM - 9:06AM		NB.00003: $^{6}$Li and $d+\alpha$ scattering in a three-body momentum space Faddeev model (II) Linda Hlophe, L Jin, Ch. Elster, A Nogga, F Nunes Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:06AM - 9:18AM		NB.00004: Pionic Fusion of $^{\mathrm{4}}$He $+ \quad^{\mathrm{12}}$C Andrew Zarrella, Sherry Yennello Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:18AM - 9:30AM		NB.00005: Investigation of excited 0$^+$ states in $^{160}\text{Er}$ populated via the $(p,t)$ two-neutron transfer reaction C. Burbadge Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		NB.00006: Nonlocality in inclusive A(d,p)X transfer reactions Weichuan Li, Gregory Potel, Filomena Nunes Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		NB.00007: Theoretical study of intermediate mass fragments in proton-induced reactions Mohammad S Sabra Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		NB.00008: Neutron cross section measurements for $^{12}$C between 0.5 and 8 MeV A.P.D. Ramirez, M.T. McEllistrem, S. Mukhopadhyay, E.E. Peters, S.W. Yates, S.F. Hicks, E.C. Derdeyn, E.M. Lyons, T.J. Morin, J.R. Vanhoy Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 10:06AM - 10:18AM		NB.00009: Archival and Dissemination of the U.S. and Canadian Experimental Nuclear Reaction Data (EXFOR Project) Boris Pritychenko, Stanislav Hlavac, Otto Schwerer, Viktor Zerkin Preview Abstract

Session NC: Nuclear Structure IV

Chair: Calem Hoffman, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: Salon 3

Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:30AM - 8:42AM		NC.00001: Symmetry restoration for mixed-spin pairing states in heavy nuclei Ermal Rrapaj, Alexandros Gezerlis, Augusto Macchiavelli Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:42AM - 8:54AM		NC.00002: Concurrent Mass Measurement and Laser Spectroscopy for Unambiguous Isomeric State Assignment Daniel Lascar, Carla Babcock, Jack Henderson, Matt Pearson Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:54AM - 9:06AM		NC.00003: $\beta$-delayed spectroscopy of neutron-hole single particle states in $^{133}$Sn Miguel Madurga Flores, Robert Grzywacz, Rin Yokoyama, Thomas King, Maninder Singh Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:06AM - 9:18AM		NC.00004: Studies of Exotic Nuclei using Coulomb Excitation at HRIBF Alfredo Galindo-Uribarri Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:18AM - 9:30AM		NC.00005: Study of high-j neutron excitations outside $^{136}$Xe R. Talwar, B. P. Kay, A. J. Mitchell, S. Adachi, J. P. Entwisle, Y. Fujita, G. Gey, S. Noji, H. J. Ong, J. P. Schiffer, A. Tamii Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		NC.00006: Level lifetimes and the nuclear structure of $^{134,136}$Xe from inelastic neutron scattering E.E. Peters, A. Chakraborty, B.P. Crider, T.J. Ross, S.F. Ashley, E. Elhami, A. Kumar, S.H. Liu, M.T. McEllistrem, S. Mukhopadhyay, J.N. Orce, F.M. Prados-Est\'{e}vez, S.W. Yates, S.F. Hicks Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		NC.00007: E0 components of J$^\pi\rightarrow$J$^\pi$ Transitions in $^{154}$Gd} Sabrina Strauss, Ani Aprahamian, Clark Casarella, Patrick J. Fasano, Bryce Frentz, Khachatur Manukyan, Craig Reingold, Mallory Smith, Wanpeng Tan, Shelly Lesher, Carter Hughes, Xavier James, Marcus Lowe, Eli Temanson Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		NC.00008: Identification of new transitions and levels in $^{163,165}$Gd and $^{163}$Tb from $\beta$ decay studies C.J. Zachary, N.T. Brewer, E.H. Wang, J.C. Batchelder, R. Grzywacz, C.J. Gross, K.P. Rykaczewski, J.H. Hamilton, A.V. Ramayya Preview Abstract

Session NE: Recent Results From and Future Prospects for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Searches

Chair: Diana Parno, Carnegie Mellon University
Room: Salon 5

Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:30AM - 9:06AM		NE.00001: The $^{76}$Ge Program to Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Invited Speaker: Vincente Guiseppe Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:06AM - 9:42AM		NE.00002: Double-beta Decay Searches in $^{130}$Te Invited Speaker: Lindley Winslow Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:42AM - 10:18AM		NE.00003: Searches for neutrinoless double beta decay with Xe-136 Invited Speaker: David Moore Preview Abstract

Session NF: Nuclear Theory II

Chair: Pieter Maris, Iowa State University
Room: Salon 6

Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:30AM - 8:42AM		NF.00001: Updates on the Application of the Density Matrix Expansion to Nuclei Alexander Dyhdalo, Scott Bogner, Richard Furnstahl Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:42AM - 8:54AM		NF.00002: Pairing properties from random distribution of single-particle energy levels Md Abdullah Al Mamun, Madappa Prakash Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:54AM - 9:06AM		NF.00003: Binding energies and energy differences for $p$-shell nuclei from \textit{ab initio} calculations with natural orbitals Patrick J. Fasano, Mark A. Caprio, Chrysovalantis Constantinou, Pieter Maris, James P. Vary Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:06AM - 9:18AM		NF.00004: Cluster orbitals for the mirror nuclei \boldmath{$^7\mathrm{Li}$} and \boldmath{$^7\mathrm{Be}$} Chrysovalantis Constantinou, Mark A. Caprio, Patrick J. Fasano Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:18AM - 9:30AM		NF.00005: Exploring nuclear optical potentials under similarity renormalization group transformations R. P. Caulfield, R. J. Furnstahl Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		NF.00006: Symplectic no-core configuration interaction framework for \textit{ab initio} nuclear structure. I. Convergence behavior in $p$-shell nuclei Anna E McCoy, Mark A Caprio, Tomas Dytrych Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		NF.00007: Symplectic no-core configuration interaction framework for \textit{ab initio} nuclear structure. II. Structure of rotational states Mark A. Caprio, Anna E. McCoy, Tomas Dytrych Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		NF.00008: Realistic calculations for $c$-coefficients of the isobaric mass multiplet equation in $1p0f$ shell nuclei Erich Ormand, Alex Brown, Morten Hjorth-Jensen Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 10:06AM - 10:18AM		NF.00009: Moving Towards a State of the Art Charge-Exchange Reaction Code Terri Poxon-Pearson, Filomena Nunes, Gregory Potel Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 10:18AM - 10:30AM		NF.00010: Hybrid Neutrosophic Triplet Field of Type 2 Florentin Smarandache, Mumtaz Ali Preview Abstract

Session NJ: Nuclear Instrumentation IV

Chair: Adam Fritsch, Gonzaga University
Room: City Center A

Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:30AM - 8:42AM		NJ.00001: The ALICE TPC Upgrad Andrew Castro Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:42AM - 8:54AM		NJ.00002: STAR beam energy scan phase II and the iTPC upgrade Flemming Videbaek Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:54AM - 9:06AM		NJ.00003: Construction of the STAR Event Plane Detector Joseph Adams Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:06AM - 9:18AM		NJ.00004: Optical fibers and electronics for the STAR Event Plane Detector Catherine Tomkiel Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:18AM - 9:30AM		NJ.00005: Performance of the STAR Event Plane Detector Justin Ewigleben Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		NJ.00006: Future Measurements Possible with the NIFFTE fissionTPC Rusty Towell Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		NJ.00007: Extending the Dynamic Range of a Time Projection Chamber Justin Estee Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		NJ.00008: Novel Gated Grid Utilization for Time Projection Chambers Gene Van Buren, James H. Thomas Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 10:06AM - 10:18AM		NJ.00009: Simulation Studies of Drift Gas Mixtures for BONuS12 RTPC Nathan Dzbenski Preview Abstract

Session NK: Nuclear Fission I

Chair: Shea Mosby, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: City Center B

Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:30AM - 8:42AM		NK.00001: Fission fragment anisotropy of $^{235}$U measured with the fissionTPC David Hensle, Uwe Greife Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:42AM - 8:54AM		NK.00002: Abstract Withdrawn
Saturday, October 28, 2017 8:54AM - 9:06AM		NK.00003: Measuring Fission Fragment Mass Distributions as a Function of Incident Neutron Energy Using the fissionTPC Joshua Gearhart Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:06AM - 9:18AM		NK.00004: Energy Dependence of Fission Product Yields from $^{235}$U, $^{238}$U and $^{239}$Pu for Incident Neutron Energies Between 0.5 and 14.8 MeV Matthew Gooden, Todd Bredeweg, Malcolm Fowler, David Vieira, Jerry Wilhelmy, Anton Tonchev, Mark Stoyer, Megha Bhike, Sean Finch, FNU Krishichayan, Werner Tornow Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:18AM - 9:30AM		NK.00005: Short Lived Fission Product Yield Measurements in $^{235}$U, $^{238}$U and $^{239}$Pu Jack Silano, Anton Tonchev, Werner Tornow, Fnu Krishichayan, Sean Finch, Matthew Gooden, Jerry Wilhelmy Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		NK.00006: Neutron capture cross-section measurements for $^{238}$U between 0.4 and 1.4 MeV Fnu Krishichayan, S.W. Finch, C.R. Howell, A.P. Tonchev, W. Tornow Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		NK.00007: Current estimates of the energy released following the fission of actinide nuclides Alejandro Sonzogni, Elizabeth McCutchan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		NK.00008: Measurement of $^{240}$Pu Angular Momentum Dependent Fission Probabilities Using the ($\alpha,\alpha'$) Reaction Johnathon Koglin, Jason Burke, Scott Fisher, Igor Jovanovic Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		NK.00009: Prompt Fission Neutron Multiplicities for $^{241}$ Pu using Surrogate Reactions Oluwatomi Akindele, Jason Burke, Robert Casperson, Richard Hughes, Eric Norman, Antti Saastamoinen, Barbara Wang Preview Abstract

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