Bulletin of the American Physical Society

13th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Section of the APS

Volume 56, Number 10

Thursday–Saturday, October 20–22, 2011; Corvallis, Oregon

Session Index

Session C1: Particle and Nuclear Physics

Chair: Willem van Oers, TRIUMF, Vancouver
Room: LaSells Stewart Center Agriculture Production Room

Friday, October 21, 2011 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C1.00001: A Search for Physics beyond the Standard Model: Update on the Qweak Experiment Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C1.00002: The New Pi-e-nu Experiments Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		C1.00003: Casimir-type effects in QCD as a source of Dark Energy Evan Thomas Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		C1.00004: Quantum Number Density Asymmetries Within QCD Jets Correlated with Lambda Polarization Dennis Sivers Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		C1.00005: A High-Intensity Source of $^6$He Atoms for Fundamental Research D.W. Zumwalt, A. Knecht, A. Garcia, B.G. Delbridge, R. Hong, G.C. Harper, C. Wrede, S. Utsuno, A.S.C Palmer, R.G.H. Robertson, H.E. Swanson, D.I. Will, P. Mueller, W. Williams Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		C1.00006: Unitary Mixing Matrix Parameterizations Carl Brannen Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 3:30PM - 3:44PM		C1.00007: BREAK
Friday, October 21, 2011 3:44PM - 3:56PM		C1.00008: Measurement of Neutron Capture Cross Sections of Selenium Isotopes Howard D. Dearmon, Kenneth S. Krane Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 3:56PM - 4:08PM		C1.00009: Detailed studies of survival probabilities in hot fusion reactions Liangyu Yao, Ricardo Yanez, Walter Loveland Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 4:08PM - 4:20PM		C1.00010: High Precision Determination of the $^6$He Half-life Ran Hong, Brent Delbridge, Alejandro Garcia, Gregory Harper, Andrease Knecht, Robert Robertson, Erik Swanson, Satoshi Utsuno, Douglas Will, Christopher Wrede, David Zumwalt, Peter Mueller, Will Williams Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 4:20PM - 4:32PM		C1.00011: Neutron Capture by Cadmium: Thermal Cross Sections and Resonance Integrals of $^{106,108,110,112,114,116}$Cd Allison M. Gicking, Kenneth S. Krane Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 4:32PM - 4:44PM		C1.00012: Project 8: Exploring a novel technique for the measurement of neutrino mass Lisa McBride Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 4:44PM - 4:56PM		C1.00013: Characterization of a New Lead Slowing Down Spectrometer Glen Warren, Michael Cantaloub, Andy Casella, Emily Mace, Ben McDonald, Cory Overman, Sharon Pratt, Eric Smith, Sean Stave, Rick Wittman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 4:56PM - 5:08PM		C1.00014: Resolution of the EPR Paradox for Fermion Spin Correlations Robert Close Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 5:08PM - 5:20PM		C1.00015: The Electroweak Force may be a result of a Horizon of a Curved Universe Richard Kriske Preview Abstract

Session C2: Condensed Matter I (MuSR, etc.)

Chair: Robert Kiefl, University of British Columbia
Room: LaSells Stewart Center Agriculture Leaders Room

Friday, October 21, 2011 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C2.00001: Low Energy $\mu$SR and Physics at Interfaces Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C2.00002: Beta Detected NMR a New Probe for Nanoscience Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		C2.00003: Local and distant charge compensation of iron ions in ABO$_{3}$ ferroelectrics Galina Malovichko, Robert Petersen, Valentin Grachev Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		C2.00004: Multifrequency EPR/ENDOR/optical study of ytterbium centers in stoichiometric lithium niobate Valentin Grachev, Viktor Bratus, Edward Kokanyan, Galina Malovichko Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		C2.00005: Fermi liquid theory for thin $^{3}$He films David Li, Roger Anderson, Michael Miller Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		C2.00006: Behavioral Model of Spin-Transfer Torque Driven Oscillation in a Nanomagnet Benjamin Buford, Albrecht Jander, Pallavi Dhagat Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 3:30PM - 3:46PM		C2.00007: BREAK
Friday, October 21, 2011 3:46PM - 3:58PM		C2.00008: Optical and electronic properties of potential solar absorber Cu$_3$PSe$_4$ David H. Foster, Vorranutch Jieratum, Robert Kykyneshi, Douglas A. Keszler, Guenter Schneider Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 3:58PM - 4:10PM		C2.00009: Ultra-Smooth ZnS Films Grown on Silicon via Pulsed Laser Deposition Christopher Reidy, Janet Tate Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 4:10PM - 4:22PM		C2.00010: Soft x-ray spectroscopy of Ca-doped BiCuOSe thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition Jason Francis, Janet Tate, Shawn Sallis, Louis Piper Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 4:22PM - 4:34PM		C2.00011: Ultrafast Exciton-Polariton Bleaching and Recovery in a Quantum-Well Microcavity Induced by Strong Terahertz Pulses Andrew Jameson, Joseph Tomaino, Yun-Shik Lee, Galina Khitrova, Hyatt Gibbs, A.C. Klettke, Mack Kira, Stephan Koch Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 4:34PM - 4:46PM		C2.00012: Large Area Graphene Growth and Characterization Jenna Wardini, Joshua Kevek, Tristan DeBorde, Ethan Minot Preview Abstract

Session C3: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Chair: Barry Sanders, University of Calgary, and Shannon Mayer, University of Portland
Room: LaSells Stewart Center Agriculture Science Room

Friday, October 21, 2011 1:30PM - 2:06PM		C3.00001: Towards ultracold RbCa molecules Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:06PM - 2:42PM		C3.00002: Diamond Nanophotonics and Quantum Optics Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:42PM - 2:54PM		C3.00003: Terahertz Spectroscopy of Ni-Ti Alloy Thin Films Michael Paul, Andy Jameson, Joe Tomaino, Josh Kevek, Meghan Hemphill Johnston, Justin Ong, Milo Koretsky, Ethan Minot, Yun-Shik Lee Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 2:54PM - 3:06PM		C3.00004: Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy of large area single-layer graphene Joe Tomaino, Andy Jameson, Josh Kevek, Michael Paul, A.M. van der Zande, R.A. Barton, P.L. McEuen, Ethan Minot, Yun-Shik Lee Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 3:06PM - 3:18PM		C3.00005: Viewing the Northwest Coast and Lakes from Space: HICO and MERIS 2011 Nicholas Tufillaro Preview Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2011 3:18PM - 3:30PM		C3.00006: Parameter identification from scalar time series generated by a chaotic Malkus-Lorenz water wheel Lucas Illing Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

13th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Section of the APS

Volume 56, Number 10

Thursday–Saturday, October 20–22, 2011; Corvallis, Oregon

Session Index

Session C1: Particle and Nuclear Physics

Session C2: Condensed Matter I (MuSR, etc.)

Session C3: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

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