Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2006 8th Annual APS Northwest Section Meeting

Friday–Saturday, May 19–20, 2006; Tacoma, Washington

Session Index

Session B1: Condensed Matter I

Chair: Janet Tate, Oregon State University and Patricia Mooney, Simon Fraser University
Room: Macintyre 103

Friday, May 19, 2006 2:00PM - 2:36PM		B1.00001: Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy of ZnO Nanoparticles Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 2:36PM - 2:48PM		B1.00002: Ultraviolet-Photoluminescence and Raman Properties of Mg$_{x}$Zn$_{1-x}$O Nanopowders$^{\ast }$ John Morrison, Xiang-Bai Chen, Jesse Huso, Heather Hoeck, James Mitchell, Leah Bergman, Tsvetanka Zheleva Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 2:48PM - 3:00PM		B1.00003: Pressure Response of the UV-Photoluminescence of ZnO and MgZnO Nanocrystallites Jesse Huso, John L. Morrison, Heather Hoeck, Leah Bergman, Slade Jokela, Matthew McCluskey, Tsvetanka Zheleva Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 3:00PM - 3:12PM		B1.00004: Quaternary p-type sulfide-fluoride transparent conductor: BaCuSF Robert Kykyneshi, Janet Tate, Cheol-Hee Park, Douglas Keszler Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 3:12PM - 3:24PM		B1.00005: Thin film growth of the p-type semiconductor BiCuOSe by pulsed laser deposition Paul Newhouse, Peter Hersh, Douglas Keszler, Janet Tate Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 3:24PM - 3:44PM		B1.00006: BREAK
Friday, May 19, 2006 3:44PM - 3:56PM		B1.00007: Barium Hexaferrite Thick Films Made by Liquid Phase Epitaxy Reflow Method Alaaedeen Abuzir Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 3:56PM - 4:08PM		B1.00008: Gallium Nitride Calcined with Copper Oxide: Structural and Spectroscopic Studies L. Noice, B. Seipel, C. Li, P. Moeck, R. Erni, A. Gupta, N. Browning, K.V. Rao Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 4:08PM - 4:44PM		B1.00009: Brownian Motors from Biology to Quantum Electronics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 4:44PM - 4:56PM		B1.00010: The Heat Pulse Porpagations in Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Taejin Kim, Mohamed Osman, Cecilia Richards, Robert Richards, David Bahr Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 4:56PM - 5:08PM		B1.00011: Radial Heat Transfer Dynamics in Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Mohamed Osman, Taejin Kim Preview Abstract

Session B2: History of Physics

Chair: James Evans, University of Puget Sound
Room: Wyatt 109

Friday, May 19, 2006 2:00PM - 2:28PM		B2.00001: Science and Politics in the Philosophy of Science of Popper, Polanyi, and Kuhn Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 2:28PM - 2:56PM		B2.00002: A Bit More Sinuosity: John Herschel's Graphical Method Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 2:56PM - 3:24PM		B2.00003: The German Physical Society in the Third Reich: Local Conservatism between Co-optation and Autonomy. Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 3:24PM - 3:44PM		B2.00004: BREAK
Friday, May 19, 2006 3:44PM - 3:58PM		B2.00005: Plato's Ideas and the Theories of Modern Particle Physics: Amazing Parallels Ruprecht Machleidt Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 3:58PM - 4:26PM		B2.00006: The Role of Competition, Community, and Priority in the Discovery of the Tau Lepton Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 4:26PM - 4:54PM		B2.00007: The Context, Significance, and Reception of Helmholtz's Physiological Acoustics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 4:54PM - 5:22PM		B2.00008: Einstein and the Quantum: The Secret Life of EPR Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session B3: Nuclear Physics

Chair: Mary Alberg, Seattle University and Alejandro Garcia, University of Washington
Room: Wyatt 101

Friday, May 19, 2006 2:00PM - 2:30PM		B3.00001: Radiative Capture Rates from DRAGON: Nova and Supernova Diagnostics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 2:30PM - 3:00PM		B3.00002: Nuclear Physics with Lattice QCD Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 3:00PM - 3:30PM		B3.00003: Unitarity of the CKM mass-mixing matrix as a test of the Standard Model: status and future prospects Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 3:30PM - 3:40PM		B3.00004: BREAK
Friday, May 19, 2006 3:40PM - 3:52PM		B3.00005: Neutron Multiplicities in the Actinides Peter H. Sprunger, Walter D. Loveland, A.M. Vinodkumar Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 3:52PM - 4:04PM		B3.00006: Neutron Capture Cross Sections of Tellurium Isotopes Micah Eastman, Kenneth Krane Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 4:04PM - 4:16PM		B3.00007: Characterization of Solid State Ultracold Neutron Detectors Anne Sallaska, Alejandro Garcia, Sky Sjue, Seth Hoedl, Dan Melconian, Albert Young, Adam Holley, Peter Geltenbort Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 4:16PM - 4:28PM		B3.00008: Polarized neutron $\beta$-decay: proton asymmetry and recoil-order currents Sky Sjue Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 4:28PM - 4:40PM		B3.00009: $^{31}{\rm P}(p,\gamma)$ and the isobaric multiplet mass equation Smarajit Triambak, Alejandro Garcia, Eric Adelberger, Greg Hodges, Dan Melconian, Erik Swanson, Seth Hoedl, Sky Sjue, Anne Sallaska, Hideko Iwamoto Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 4:40PM - 4:52PM		B3.00010: Will Lanthanum Halide Scintillators Make NaI(Tl) Obsolete? Brian Milbrath Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 4:52PM - 5:04PM		B3.00011: Nucleon-Nucleon Interaction above 1 GeV Ehab Marji, Ruprecht Machleidt Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 5:04PM - 5:16PM		B3.00012: The Nuclear Equation of State and Its Applications to Neutron Stars Plamen Krastev, Francesca Sammarruca Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 5:16PM - 5:28PM		B3.00013: Nuclear Physics and Cancer Treatment: Recent Advances Ruprecht Machleidt Preview Abstract
Friday, May 19, 2006 5:28PM - 5:40PM		B3.00014: Koide's Mass Formula for Neutrinos Carl Brannen Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

2006 8th Annual APS Northwest Section Meeting

Friday–Saturday, May 19–20, 2006; Tacoma, Washington

Session Index

Session B1: Condensed Matter I

Session B2: History of Physics

Session B3: Nuclear Physics

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