Bulletin of the American Physical Society

17th Annual Meeting of the APS Northwest Section

Volume 61, Number 7

Thursday–Saturday, May 12–14, 2016; Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

Session Index

Session F1: Education, Outreach and Societal Aspects of Physics

Chair: Paula Heron, University of Washington
Room: PC 119

Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:00PM - 2:35PM		F1.00001: Teaching Critical Thinking in a First Year Physics Lab Invited Speaker: Doug Bonn Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:35PM - 2:47PM		F1.00002: Development, Testing and Efficacy of QuVis Simulations Mark Paetkau, Antje Kohnle Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:47PM - 2:59PM		F1.00003: Essential Psychology in the Post-Secondary Classroom Jo-Anne Brown Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:59PM - 3:11PM		F1.00004: Do student perceptions of teaching effectiveness align with objective measures of learning? Paula Heron Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 3:11PM - 3:23PM		F1.00005: Study on the Social Consequences of AD(Alzheimer Disease) and its Neuroimaging Analysis Hyunjeong Chang, Heekyoung Woo, Richard Kyung Preview Abstract

Session F2: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Chair: Peter Engels, Washington State University
Room: PC 122

Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:00PM - 2:35PM		F2.00001: Towards Quantum Double-Well Dynamics of Trapped Ion Crystals near a Structural Phase Transition Invited Speaker: Paul C Haljan Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:35PM - 2:47PM		F2.00002: Dual Species Co-Magnetometer using 129Xe and 199Hg for Measurement of the Neutron's Electron Dipole Moment Emily Altiere, Joshua Wienands, Eric Miller, Tomohiro Hayamizu, Kirk Madison, Takamasa Momose, David Jones Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:47PM - 2:59PM		F2.00003: Large Energy Superpositions via Rydberg Dressing Mohammadsadegh Khazali, Hon Wai Lau, Adam Humeniuk, Christoph Simon Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:59PM - 3:11PM		F2.00004: Non-linear optics in cold $^{\mathrm{87}}$Rb atoms at ultralow powers via an optical nanofiber Vandna Gokhroo, Ravi Kumar, Sile Nic Chormaic Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 3:11PM - 3:23PM		F2.00005: Spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensates with lattice-band pseudospins Peter Engels, M. A. Khamehchi, Chunlei Qu, Maren Mossman, Chuanwei Zhang Preview Abstract

Session F3: Particle Physics III

Chair: Gordon Watts, University of Washington
Room: PC 204

Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:00PM - 2:30PM		F3.00001: Neutrino nus Invited Speaker: Heidi Schellman Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:30PM - 2:45PM		F3.00002: The HALO / HALO-2 Supernova Neutrino Detectors Stanley Yen Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:45PM - 3:00PM		F3.00003: Light detection in nEXO liquid Xenon detector. Fabrice Retiere Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 3:00PM - 3:15PM		F3.00004: Parasitic Charge Measurements of VUV-sensitive SiPMs for nEXO Michael Wagenpfeil, Gabriela Arias, Fabrice Retiere Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 3:15PM - 3:30PM		F3.00005: Quantum limited amplifiers for the Axion Dark Matter eXperiment (ADMX) Rakshya Khatiwada, Ana Malagon Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 3:30PM - 3:45PM		F3.00006: First Results From the PIENU Experiment S. Cuen-Rochin Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 3:45PM - 4:00PM		F3.00007: Computer Simulation of the Tri-MeV Electron Beam Accelerator David Housley, Rick Spielman Preview Abstract

Session F4: Nuclear Physics III

Chair: Corina Andreoiu, Simon Fraser University
Room: PL 107

Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:00PM - 2:35PM		F4.00001: Decay spectroscopy of neutron-rich isotopes for astrophysics Invited Speaker: Iris Dillmann Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:35PM - 2:47PM		F4.00002: Recent results from the measurement of $\beta $ delayed neutron emitters Roger Caballero-Folch, Iris Dillmann, Jorge Agramunt, Jose Luis Tain Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:47PM - 2:59PM		F4.00003: Calculation of isotope yield rates for radioactive isotope beam production Fatima Garcia, Corina Andreoiu, Peter Kunz, Aurelia Laxdal Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 2:59PM - 3:11PM		F4.00004: Recent advances in microscopic approaches to neutron-rich matter Francesca Sammarruca Preview Abstract
Saturday, May 14, 2016 3:11PM - 3:23PM		F4.00005: A High-Statistics Measurement of the Beta Decay of 46K with the GRIFFIN Spectrometer Jennifer Pore, J.K. Smith, C. Andreoiu, P.C. Bender, R. Braid, G.C. Ball, D.S. Cross, R. Dunlop, A.B. Garnsworthy, G. Hackman, K. Kuhn, P. Kunz, A.T. Laffoley, W. Moore, M. Moukaddam, E.E. Peters, C.E. Svensson, S. Williams, S.W. Yates Preview Abstract

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