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Session RA: Hydrodynamic Simulations of the QGP: Successes and Challenges

Chair: Michael Strickland, Kent State University
Room: Salon 1

Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:30AM - 9:06AM		RA.00001: Hydrodynamic flow in large and small QCD systems formed in relativistic collisions Invited Speaker: Julia Velkovska Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:06AM - 9:42AM		RA.00002: Hydrodynamic simulations in challenging environments Invited Speaker: Chun Shen Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:42AM - 10:18AM		RA.00003: Recent theoretical developments in hydrodynamics Invited Speaker: Gokce Basar Preview Abstract

Session RB: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay

Chair: David Radford, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Room: Salon 2

Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:30AM - 8:42AM		RB.00001: EXO-200 Result with Full Dataset Zepeng Li, Caio Licciardi Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:42AM - 8:54AM		RB.00002: First Results from KamLAND-Zen 800 Christopher Grant Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:54AM - 9:06AM		RB.00003: Status and Results from the NEXT Experiment Katherine Woodruff Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:06AM - 9:18AM		RB.00004: Update on the Status of the CUPID-Mo Demonstrator Jonathan Ouellet Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:18AM - 9:30AM		RB.00005: The nEXO Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Experiment Brian Lenardo Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:30AM - 9:42AM		RB.00006: Calibration of nEXO light response Prakash Gautam Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:42AM - 9:54AM		RB.00007: Searching for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of $^{76}$Ge with the LEGEND experiment Alexey Drobizhev Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:54AM - 10:06AM		RB.00008: Detector Acceptance Characterization for the LEGEND-200 Experiment Morgan Clark Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:06AM - 10:18AM		RB.00009: Signal Readout Electronics for the LEGEND-200 Experiment Michael Willers Preview Abstract

Session RC: Mini-Symposium: Excited State Lifetime Measurements for Nuclear Structure and Astrophysics

Chair: Peter Bender, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Room: Salon 3

Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:30AM - 9:06AM		RC.00001: Recent highlights from lifetime measurements with rare isotope beams: techniques and results Invited Speaker: Hironori Iwasaki Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:06AM - 9:18AM		RC.00002: Influence of the neutron $pf$ shell on the structure of $^{28}$Mg Jonathan Williams Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:18AM - 9:30AM		RC.00003: 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, Greg Hackman, Jack Henderson, Krzysztof Starosta, Philip Voss, Jonathan Williams Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:30AM - 9:42AM		RC.00004: Probing large collectivity $^{32}$Mg with a recoil-distance lifetime measurement Robert Elder, H. Iwasaki, J. Ash, D. Bazin, P. C. Bender, T. Braunroth, B. A. Brown, C. Campbell, H. Crawford, B. Elman, A. Gade, M. Grinder, N. Kobayashi, B. Longfellow, A. O. Macchiavelli, T. Mijatovic, J. Pereira, A. Revel, D. Rhodes, J. Tostevin, D. Weisshaar Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:42AM - 9:54AM		RC.00005: Precision Lifetime Measurements of Excited States in $^{38}$Si M. Grinder, H. Iwasaki, R. Elder, J. Ash, A. Revel, N. Kobayashi, D. Bazin, J. Belarge, P. Bender, B. Elman, A. Gade, C. Loelius, B. Longfellow, E. Lunderberg, D. Weisshaar, K. Whitmore, T. Haylett, T. Mijatovic, A. Dewald, S. Heil, M. Mathy Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:54AM - 10:06AM		RC.00006: Fast-timing capabilities of GRIFFIN Bruno Olaizola Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:06AM - 10:18AM		RC.00007: Short lifetime determination via GRETINA and CHICO2 Jing Li Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:18AM - 10:30AM		RC.00008: DSAM lifetime measurements in $^{7,8}$Li C. Morse, E.A. McCutchan, C.J. Lister, G.L. Wilson, G. Hackman, M. Bowry, R. Caballero-Folch, L.J. Evitts, A.B. Garnsworthy, J. Henderson, A. Kurkjian, J.P. Measures, M. Moukaddam, P. Ruotsalainen, J. Smallcombe, J.K. Smith, D. Southall, M. Williams, A.J. Mitchell, C.Y. Wu Preview Abstract

Session RD: Instrumentation for Electron Scattering Experiments

Chair: Paul Reimer
Room: Salon 4

Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:30AM - 8:42AM		RD.00001: Performance of the PREX-II Apparatus Ciprian Gal Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:42AM - 8:54AM		RD.00002: Polarized Electron Beam for the PREX-II Experiment Caryn Palatchi Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:54AM - 9:06AM		RD.00003: Focal Plane Detector Package for PREX-II Dustin McNulty Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:06AM - 9:18AM		RD.00004: Use of gemdetectors for the proton polarimeter trackers of the super bigbite spectrometer in JLAB. Anuruddha Rathnayake Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:18AM - 9:30AM		RD.00005: Commissioning of the Gas Electron Multiplier System for the E12-17-004 Neutron Polarimeter Malinga Rathnayake Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:30AM - 9:42AM		RD.00006: A Novel Neutron Polarimeter for the E12-17-004 Experiment Thir Gautam Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:42AM - 9:54AM		RD.00007: Software and simulation framework for the Super Bigbite Spectrometer Eric Fuchey Preview Abstract

Session RE: Mini-Symposium: Lattice QCD for PDFs

Chair: David Richards, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Room: Salon 5

Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:30AM - 9:06AM		RE.00001: Light-cone PDFs using Lattice QCD: an overview of results, successes and challenges Invited Speaker: Martha Constantinou Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:06AM - 9:18AM		RE.00002: Gluon PDF Calculation from Lattice QCD Using Pseudo-PDF Technique Tanjib Khan, Konstantinos Orginos, David Richards Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:18AM - 9:30AM		RE.00003: Valence PDF of pion from fine lattices using quasi- and pseudo-PDF frameworks Nikhil Karthik, Taku Izubuchi, Luchang Jin, Christos Kallidonis, Swagato Mukherjee, Peter Petreczky, Charles Shugert, Sergey Syritsyn, Xiang Gao Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:30AM - 9:42AM		RE.00004: Pion Valence Quark Distribution from Hadronic Lattice Cross Sections Raza Sufian Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:42AM - 9:54AM		RE.00005: On the inverse problem of obtaining parton distribution functions from lattice QCD Kostas Orginos Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:54AM - 10:06AM		RE.00006: Machine Learning for Quasi-PDF Matrix Elements Invited Speaker: Huey-Wen Lin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:06AM - 10:18AM		RE.00007: Confronting lattice parton densities within global QCD analysis Jacob Bringewatt, M. Constantinou, W. Melnitchouk, J. Qiu, N. Sato, F. Steffens Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:18AM - 10:30AM		RE.00008: From Qubits to Quarks: Parton Physics on a Quantum Computer Scott Lawrence Preview Abstract

Session RF: Muon-Proton Scattering

Chair: Evie Downie, George Washington University
Room: Salon 6

Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:30AM - 8:42AM		RF.00001: The Role of Lepton Mass in QED Corrections for Muon Scattering on a Nucleon. Andrei Afanasev Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:42AM - 8:54AM		RF.00002: Hyperfine splitting in muonic hydrogen and two-photon exchange on nucleons Oleksandr Tomalak Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:54AM - 9:06AM		RF.00003: The Muon Proton Scattering Ex[eriment (MUSE) Evangeline Downie Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:06AM - 9:18AM		RF.00004: MUSE experiment status - Recent test program Shraddha Dogra Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:18AM - 9:30AM		RF.00005: Recent Test Results and Experiment Status at MUSE Wan Lin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:30AM - 9:42AM		RF.00006: The Liquid Hydrogen Target for MUSE Haley Reid Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:42AM - 9:54AM		RF.00007: Understanding the Paul Scherrer Institute's PiM1 Beamline for MUSE Ethan Cline Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:54AM - 10:06AM		RF.00008: Nuclear polarization and the Lamb shift in muonic deuterium Samuel Emmons, Chen Ji, Lucas Platter Preview Abstract

Session RK: Nuclear Reactions: Hadrons / Light Ions

Chair: Heather Crawford, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Room: Salon F/G

Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:30AM - 8:42AM		RK.00001: Spin responses to pion quasifree acattering. R. J. Peterson Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:42AM - 8:54AM		RK.00002: Inelastic reaction of 14 MeV neutrons from 7Li Chad Forrest Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:54AM - 9:06AM		RK.00003: Effect of nuclear transparency from the ($p$,2$p)$ measurements on 6Li and 12C at 1 GeV. Vitaly Baturin, Eugeny Komarov, Vladimir Nelyubin, Valentine Sulimov, Vladimir Vikhrov Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:06AM - 9:18AM		RK.00004: L/T separated cross sections and beam asymmetries in kaon electroproduction above the resonance region Mireille Muhoza, Richard Trotta Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:18AM - 9:30AM		RK.00005: Deuteron-alpha scattering: separable vs nonseparable Faddeev approach Linda Hlophe, Lei Jin, Charlotte Elster, Andreas Nogga, Filomena Nunes, Darius Jurciukonis, Arnas Deltuva Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:30AM - 9:42AM		RK.00006: The Focal Plane Detector for the John D. Fox Accelerator Laboratory Split-pole Spectrograph Juan Esparza Preview Abstract

Session RL: Mini-Symposium on Fundamental Symmetries: Theory and Experiment V

Chair: Christopher Crawford, University of Kentucky
Room: Salon H

Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:30AM - 8:42AM		RL.00001: Space-based Approaches to Resolving the Neutron Lifetime Anomaly David Lawrence, Jack Wilson, Vincent Eke, Jacob Kegerreis, Patrick Peplowski Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:42AM - 8:54AM		RL.00002: An experiment to measure the Proton Branching Ratio in Neutron Beta Decay (UCNProBe) Md Hassan, Zhaowen Tang, Chris Cude-Woods, Steven Clyton, Takeyasu Ito, Bo Jhonson, Mark Makela, Chris Moris, Chris O'Shaughnessy, Andy Saunders Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:54AM - 9:06AM		RL.00003: Precision Measurement of Cold Neutron Flux using Alpha-Gamma Evan Adamek Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:06AM - 9:18AM		RL.00004: Absolute Proton Detection Efficiency Determination in ``Beam'' Experiments Grant Riley Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:18AM - 9:30AM		RL.00005: Magnetic Field Characterization of the UCN$\tau$ Magneto-gravitational Ultracold Neutron Trap Adam Holley Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:30AM - 9:42AM		RL.00006: Measuring Systematic Effects in the UCN$\tau$ Experiment Francisco Gonzalez Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:42AM - 9:54AM		RL.00007: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:54AM - 10:06AM		RL.00008: Preliminary Design of the Magnet System for the LANL nEDM Experiment Jared Brewington Preview Abstract

Session RM: Nuclear Astrophysics: Supernovae

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

Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:30AM - 8:42AM		RM.00001: Nucleosynthesis of $^{60}$Fe and constraints on the nuclear level density and photon strength function. Debra Richman, Artemis Spyrou, Mallory Smith, Katie Childers, Rebecca Lewis, Sean Liddick, Stephanie Lyons, Alicia Palimisano, Chandana Sumithrarachchi, Alex Dombos, Farheen Naqvi, Ann-Cecilie Larsen, Magne Guttormsen, Joergen Midtboe, Panos Gastis, Georgios Perdikakis, Aaron Couture, Chris Prokop, Adrianna Ureche, Ben Crider Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:42AM - 8:54AM		RM.00002: Constraining electron capture rates in core-collapse supernovae for nuclei near N{\$}$=${\$}50. Remco Zegers Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:54AM - 9:06AM		RM.00003: The Effects of Neutrino Oscillations on Core-Collapse Supernova Explosions Charles Stapleford, Carla Fröhlich, James Kneller Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:06AM - 9:18AM		RM.00004: Effects of the nuclear equation of state on the outcome of core-collapse supernovae Somdutta Ghosh, Sanjana Curtis, Carla Frohlich Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:18AM - 9:30AM		RM.00005: The Design, Validation, and Future Plans for a New Neutron Detector at Ohio University Kristyn Brandenburg Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:30AM - 9:42AM		RM.00006: Reaction rates that limit $^{44}$Ti from core-collapse supernovae as dense matter constraint: Shocking results Shiv Subedi, Zach Meisel, Grant Merz Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:42AM - 9:54AM		RM.00007: Crustal Heating During the Epoch of Crust Replacement Matthew Caplan, Andrew Cumming Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:54AM - 10:06AM		RM.00008: Cross Section Measurements of $(p,\gamma)$ Reactions in A=100-110 region relevant to the p-process Orlando Olivas-Gomez, Anna Simon, Patrick Millican, Rebeka Kelmar, Emily Churchman, Adam Clark, Samuel Henderson, Sean Kelly, Daniel Roberston, Edward Stech, Wanpeng Tan Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:06AM - 10:18AM		RM.00009: Searching for ($\gamma$,$\alpha$)/($\gamma$,n) branching points in the $\gamma$-process path around A=100 Rebeka Kelmar, Anna Simon, Orlando Olivas-Gomez, Patrick Millican, Craig Reingold, Emily Chuchman, Adam Clark, Samuel Henderson, Sean Kelly, Daniel Robertson, Edward Stech, Wanpeng Tan Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:18AM - 10:30AM		RM.00010: \textbf{Photoneutron reaction cross section measurements on }$^{\mathrm{\mathbf{94}}}$\textbf{Mo and }$^{\mathrm{\mathbf{90}}}$\textbf{Zr relevant to the }\textbf{\textit{p}}\textbf{-process nucleosynthesis} A. Banu, E. G. Meekins, J. A. Silano, H. J. Karwowski, S. Goriely Preview Abstract

Session RN: Nuclear Reactions: Heavy-Ions / Rare Isotope Beams

Chair: Dariusz Seweryniak, Argonne National Laboratory
Room: Salon K

Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:30AM - 8:42AM		RN.00001: Fission Product Chain Yield Measurements at NCERC T.A Bredeweg, E.M. Bond, D.E. Dry, M.E.Gooden Bond, S.K. Hanson, L.A. Hudston, M.R. James, I. May, W.J. Oldham, R.S. Rundberg Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:42AM - 8:54AM		RN.00002: Investigating Nuclear Statistical Properties for Indirect Radiative Capture Cross Section Measurements C.S. Reingold, A. Simon, N. Cooper, R.O. Hughes, J.T. Burke, S.P. Burcher, K.A. Chipps, S. Ahn, D.T. Blankstein, J.A. Cizewski, M. Hall, S. Ota, A. Saastamoinen, K. Schmidt, B. Schroeder, S. Upadhyayula Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:54AM - 9:06AM		RN.00003: Studies of the angular correlations between complementary fragments in multinucleon transfer reactions Xe-136 $+$ Pt-198 Shaofei Zhu Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:06AM - 9:18AM		RN.00004: Energy Dependence of Fission Product Yields from $^{\mathrm{235}}$U, $^{\mathrm{238}}$U and $^{\mathrm{239}}$Pu for Incident Neutron Energies Between 0.5 and 14.8 MeV Matthew Gooden, Todd Bredeweg, David Vieira, Jerry Wilhelmy, Werner Tornow, Jack Silano, Mark Stoyer, Anton Tonchev, Sean Finch, FNU Krishichayan Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:18AM - 9:30AM		RN.00005: Observation of dynamics in fusion of neutron-rich oxygen nuclei at above-barrier energies Sylvie Hudan, Romualdo de Souza Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:30AM - 9:42AM		RN.00006: Measurement of the fusion excitation functions for $^{\mathrm{41,45}}$K $+$ $^{\mathrm{28}}$Si and $^{\mathrm{36,44}}$Ar $+ \quad^{\mathrm{28}}$Si at near-barrier energies James Johnstone, Rekam Giri, Sylvie Hudan, Romualdo deSouza, Dieter Ackermann, Abdou Chbihi, Quentin Hourdille, Austin Abbott, Catherine Balhoff, Andy Hannaman, Alan McIntosh, Maxwell Sorensen, Zachary Tobin, Aditya Wakhle, Sherry Yennello Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:42AM - 9:54AM		RN.00007: Experimental Constraints from Heavy-ion Collisions on the Momentum dependence of the Symmetry Potential Kyle Brown Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:54AM - 10:06AM		RN.00008: Stability of spectrum unfolding in extraction of neutron spectra for rare isotope beam physics Michael Febbraro, Steven Pain, Rebecca Toomey, Frederick Becchetti, Thomas Massey, Zach Meisel, Richard deBoer, Carl Brune Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:06AM - 10:18AM		RN.00009: Confirmation of High Neutron Yields for Ba-Mo from SF of $^{252}$Cf Brooks Musangu, A. H. Thibeault, T. H. Richards, E. H. Wang, J. H. Hamilton, C. J. Zachary, J. M. Eldridge, A. V. Ramayya, J. O. Rasmussen, Y. X. Luo, G. M. Ter-Akopian, Yu. Ts. Oganessian, S. J. Zhu Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:18AM - 10:30AM		RN.00010: Measurements of short-lived fission product yields using a rapid transit system Sean Finch, Calvin Howell, Werner Tornow, Jack Silano, Mark Stoyer, Anton Tonchev, Matthew Gooden, Jerry Wilhelmy Preview Abstract