Bulletin of the American Physical Society

15th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Section of the APS

Volume 59, Number 6

Thursday–Saturday, May 1–3, 2014; Seattle, Washington

Session Index

Session C1: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics I

Chair: Daniel Steck, University of Oregon
Room: Alder Commons 104 (Auditorium)

Friday, May 2, 2014 1:30PM - 2:00PM		C1.00001: The Life and Times of a Superfluid Vortex Ring Invited Speaker: Michael Forbes Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C1.00002: Combining Ultracold Quantum Gases of Ytterbium and Lithium Atoms Richard J. Roy, William H. Dowd, Rajendra Shrestha, Subhadeep Gupta Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C1.00003: Small harmonically trapped $N$-boson system at unitarity: Transition from $N$-body ``Efimov'' droplet to normal gas Yangqian Yan, D. Blume Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:24PM - 2:36PM		C1.00004: Effective and intrinsic three-body interactions in ultracold harmonically-trapped few-atom systems X.Y. Yin, D. Blume, P.R. Johnson, E. Tiesinga Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:36PM - 2:48PM		C1.00005: Tunneling dynamics of two interacting one-dimensional particles Seyed Ebrahim Gharashi, D. Blume Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:48PM - 3:00PM		C1.00006: Energy spectrum of harmonically trapped two-atom system with spin-orbit and Raman coupling Q. Guan, X.Y. Yin, Seyed Ebrahim Gharashi, D. Blume Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 3:00PM - 3:15PM		C1.00007: Break Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 3:15PM - 3:45PM		C1.00008: Quantum Mechanics: A Love Story Invited Speaker: Maximilian Schlosshauer Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 3:45PM - 3:57PM		C1.00009: Trapping Ions in a 2-pi Parabolic Mirror Chen-Kuan Chou, Gang Shu, Boris Blinov Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 3:57PM - 4:09PM		C1.00010: Sympathetic Cooling and Reordering in Multiple Trapped Ion Species Chains John Wright, Tomasz Sakrejda, Richard Graham, Zichao Zhou, Boris Blinov Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 4:09PM - 4:21PM		C1.00011: High sensitivity magnetometry with Cs vapor Rujie Li, Jiancheng Fang, Wei Quan Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 4:21PM - 4:33PM		C1.00012: Empirical Method for Measuring the Photon Scattering Rate in a Magneto-Optical Trap James Booth, Kais Jooya, Fumiei Kobayashi, Nam Musterer, Kirk Madison Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 4:33PM - 4:45PM		C1.00013: Charge Transfer Processes between H/D and Small Molecular Ions K.G. Bacani, S.L. Heczko, R.A. Strom, V.M. Andrianarijaona, D.G. Seely, C.C. Havener Preview Abstract

Session C2: Condensed Matter I

Chair: Matt McCluskey, Washington State University
Room: Alder Commons 107

Friday, May 2, 2014 1:30PM - 2:00PM		C2.00001: The Dynamic Hubbard Model: what might be missing in current descriptions of strongly correlated electrons in solids Invited Speaker: Frank Marsiglio Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C2.00002: \textit{d}-Wave Superconductivity and Quasiparticle Dynamics in $\rm KFe_2As_2$ Megan A. Boothby, A.J. Koenig, Wendell A. Huttema, Colin J.S. Truncik, Natalie C. Murphy, David Deepwell, Xianhui Chen, David M. Broun Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C2.00003: Vibrating vortices as a probe of superconductivity Natalie Murphy, Xiaoqing Zhou, Eric Thewalt, Wendell Huttema, Colin Truncik, Kevin Morse, John Sarrao, David Broun Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:24PM - 2:36PM		C2.00004: Optics with microwaves in heavy fermions David Broun Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:36PM - 2:48PM		C2.00005: Quantum well state induced oscillation of pure spin currents in Fe/Au/Pd(001) systems Eric Montoya, Bret Heinrich, Erol Girt Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:48PM - 3:15PM		C2.00006: Break Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 3:15PM - 3:45PM		C2.00007: Chalcogenide semiconductors for energy applications Invited Speaker: Janet Tate Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 3:45PM - 3:57PM		C2.00008: Spin flip times of donor bound electrons in GaAs and InP as a function of magnetic field Todd Karin, Russell Barbour, Patrick Wihelm, Kai-Mei Fu Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 3:57PM - 4:09PM		C2.00009: Room-temperature persistent photoconductivity in strontium titanate Marianne Tarun, Farida Selim, Matthew McCluskey Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 4:09PM - 4:21PM		C2.00010: Strain-dependence of the structure and ferroic properties of epitaxial NiTiO3 thin films grown on different substrates T. Varga, T.C. Droubay, M.E. Bowden, S.A. Stephens, S. Manandhar, V. Shutthanandan, R.J. Colby, B.C. Kabius, E. Apra, S.A. Chambers Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 4:21PM - 4:33PM		C2.00011: Observation of internal excitation transfer in luminescent lanthanide materials by time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy Joseph Pacold, David Tatum, Gerald Seidler, Kenneth Raymond Preview Abstract

Session C3: Particle Physics

Chair: Justin Albert, University of Victoria
Room: Alder Commons 105

Friday, May 2, 2014 1:30PM - 2:00PM		C3.00001: The Higgs Boson: Discovery and Properties Invited Speaker: Michel Vetterli Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C3.00002: Two Higgs Doublets and CP Violation Seyda Ipek Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C3.00003: The New Muon g-2 Experiment: E989 Status and Progress Update Loreto Alonzi Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:24PM - 2:36PM		C3.00004: Calorimeter Development for the New Muon g-2 Experiment Aaron Fienberg Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:36PM - 2:48PM		C3.00005: Progress on the stationary pNMR array of the new muon (g-2) experiment at FNAL Martin Fertl, Alejandro Garcia, Rachael Morris, Cole Helling, Ronaldo Ortez, Rachel Osofsky, Erik Shaw, Matthias Smith, Erik Swanson Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:48PM - 3:00PM		C3.00006: Temperature dependence of the signal of the NMR probes for the muon (g-2) experiment Rachael Morris, Martin Fertl, Alejandro Garcia, Cole Helling, Ronaldo Ortez, Rachel Osofsky, Erik Shaw, Matthias Smith, Erik Swanson Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 3:00PM - 3:15PM		C3.00007: Break Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 3:15PM - 3:45PM		C3.00008: Messages for High Energy Physics from Astrophysics and Cosmology Invited Speaker: Ann Nelson Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 3:45PM - 3:57PM		C3.00009: The MAJORANA Demonstrator status and prospects Clara Cuesta Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 3:57PM - 4:09PM		C3.00010: Axion and Dark Matter Searches with the MAJORANA Demonstrator Julieta Gruszko Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 4:09PM - 4:21PM		C3.00011: Holographic entanglement entropy vs backreaction Christoph Uhlemann, Han-Chih Chang, Andreas Karch Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 4:21PM - 4:33PM		C3.00012: False Vacuum Decay in Deformed Gauge Theory Evan Thomas Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 4:33PM - 4:45PM		C3.00013: Ground State Masses of Charmonium Hybrids from QCD Sum-Rules Derek Harnett, Tom Steele, Jason Ho, Brendan Bulthuis, Timothy Richards, Ryan Berg, Robin Kleiv, Wei Chen, Shi-Lin Zhu Preview Abstract

Session C4: Applied and Multidisciplinary Physics

Chair: John Orrell, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Room: Alder Commons 106

Friday, May 2, 2014 1:30PM - 2:00PM		C4.00001: Measuring and Mitigating Ionospheric Effects on Global Navigation Satellite Systems Invited Speaker: Susan Skone Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:00PM - 2:12PM		C4.00002: Toward a Rebirth of Laboratory-Based XANES Gerald Seidler, Neil Ball, Devon Mortensen, Joseph Pacold Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:12PM - 2:24PM		C4.00003: Design and Fabrication of Compact, Portable X-Pinch Driver Based on 2 LTD Bricks at the Idaho Accelerator Center Roman Shapovalov, Rick Spielman, Wendland Beezhold Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:24PM - 2:36PM		C4.00004: Evidence for mass dependent sulfur isotope fractionation revealed by Multiple Collector Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry Yahya Alfayfi, Michael Wieser, M. Musiani, C. Dubesky Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:36PM - 2:48PM		C4.00005: Partitioning of copper isotopes reveals changes in metabolism due to prion protein expression in transgenic mice Kerri Miller, Catherine M. Keenan, Gary R. Martin, Keith A. Sharkey, Frank R. Jirik, Michael Wieser Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:48PM - 3:00PM		C4.00006: Modern challenges and progress in the measurement of the atomic weights of the elements Adam Mayer, Michael Wieser Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 3:00PM - 3:27PM		C4.00007: Break
Friday, May 2, 2014 3:27PM - 3:57PM		C4.00008: The Quantification of Auroral Patches: Musings of a Neuroscientist Invited Speaker: Simon Spanswick Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 3:57PM - 4:09PM		C4.00009: Molybdenum as a tracer to anthropogenic activity Alexander Tennant, Stephen Lane, Bernadette Proemse, Michael Wieser Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 4:09PM - 4:21PM		C4.00010: Developing Analytical Technique to Measure Stable and Radiogenic Strontium Isotope Ratios Using Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry with a Sr Double Spike Method (TIMS-DS) Nadia Elhamel, Michael Wieser Preview Abstract
Friday, May 2, 2014 4:21PM - 4:33PM		C4.00011: Identification of geographical origins of exotic wood using $^{87}$Sr/$^{86}$Sr isotope ratios as a forensic tool Amanda Kiilerich, Kerri Miller, Haiping Qi, Tyler Coplen, Michael Wieser Preview Abstract

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