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Session D1: Nuclear Physics I

Chair: Robert Tribble, Texas A&M University
Room: Sam Rayburn Center Second Floor, Room Innovations A

Friday, October 7, 2011 1:40PM - 1:52PM		D1.00001: Simulation of Fast Neutronics in an Accelerator-Driven Sub-Critical Core C. Gwyn Rosaire, Akhdiyor Sattarov, Peter McIntyre, Pavel Tsvetkov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 1:52PM - 2:04PM		D1.00002: The Beta Delayed Proton and Gamma Decay of $^{27}$P For Nuclear Astrophysics E. Simmons, L. Trache, A. Banu, M. McCleskey, B. Roeder, A. Spiridon, R.E. Tribble, T. Davinson, P.J. Woods, G.J. Lotay, J. Wallace, D. Doherty, A. Saastamoinen Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:04PM - 2:16PM		D1.00003: Trojan Horse Method and its application to explosive nucleosynthesis Rosario Gianluca Pizzone, Livius Trache, Claudio Spitaleri, Robert Tribble, Marco La Cognata, Giuseppe Rapisarda, Brian Roeder, Brad Richard, Roberta Sparta' Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:16PM - 2:28PM		D1.00004: The evaluation of a new method to extract spectroscopic factors using asymptotic normalization coefficients and the astrophysical $^{14}$C(n,$\gamma$)$^{15}$C reaction rate M. McCleskey, A.M. Mukhamedzhanov, L. Trache, A. Banu, V. Goldberg, B.T. Roeder, E.N. Simmons, A. Spiridon, R.E. Tribble Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:28PM - 2:40PM		D1.00005: New Results with TECSA B.T. Roeder, M. McCleskey, L. Trache, A.A. Alharbi, A. Banu, V.Z. Goldberg, E. Simmons, A. Spiridon, R.E. Tribble, S. Cherubini, M. Gulino, R.G. Pizzone, R. Sparta, C. Spitaleri, T. Davinson, J. Wallace, P.J. Woods Preview Abstract

Session D2: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics I

Chair: Donald Kobe, University of North Texas
Room: Sam Rayburn Center Second Floor, Room Innovations B

Friday, October 7, 2011 1:40PM - 1:52PM		D2.00001: Microwave de-excitation schemes for Rydberg atoms Daniel Vrinceanu, Luca Perotti Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 1:52PM - 2:04PM		D2.00002: Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy of Silicon Nanocrystals Embedded in Silica Aaron Roberts, Junwei Wei, Michael Downer Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:04PM - 2:16PM		D2.00003: Accurate Current Integration for Ion Beam Techniques at University of North Texas Naresh Deoli, Duncan Weathers Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:16PM - 2:28PM		D2.00004: Characterization of cluster/monomer ratio in pulse supersonic gas jets Richard Korzekwa, Xiaohui Gao, Xiaoming Wang, Bonggu Shim, Alexey Arefiev, Mike Downer Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:28PM - 2:40PM		D2.00005: Variation of phase of slow light in a uniformly moving dielectric medium Sankar Davuluri, Yuri Rostotsev Preview Abstract

Session D3: Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Research I

Chair: Robert Glosser, University of Texas at Dallas
Room: Sam Rayburn Center Second Floor, Room Traditions

Friday, October 7, 2011 1:40PM - 1:52PM		D3.00001: Band offsets of atomic layer deposited Al$_{2}$O$_{3}$, BeO and HfO$_{2}$ on Si measured by linear and nonlinear internal photoemission Ming Lei, Jung Yum, Sanjay Banerjee, Michael Downer Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 1:52PM - 2:04PM		D3.00002: Development and Characterization of a Highly Textured Bi-2212 Superconducting Ribbon Kyle Damborsky, Feng Lu, Peter McIntyre, Nathaniel Pogue, Elizabeth Sooby Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:04PM - 2:16PM		D3.00003: TMAH wet etching of silicon micro- and nano-fins for selective sidewall epitaxy of III-Nitride semiconductors Lianci Liu, Denis Myasishchev, Vladimir Kuryatkov, Sergey Nikishin, Mark Holtz, Rusty Harris Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:16PM - 2:28PM		D3.00004: Optoelectronic studies of boron-doped and gamma-irradiated diamond thin films Puskar Chapagain, Anastasiia Nemashkalo, Raul Peters, John Farmer, Sanju Gupta, Yuri M. Strzhemechny Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:28PM - 2:40PM		D3.00005: LaF$_{3}$ and YAG:Ce$^{3+}$ nanoparticle composites for radiation detection Ryan Hall Preview Abstract

Session D4: Nanoscience I

Chair: Suresh Sharma, University of Texas at Arlington
Room: Sam Rayburn Center Second Floor, Room Vision

Friday, October 7, 2011 1:40PM - 1:52PM		D4.00001: Benchmarks and applications of novel density functionals to semiconducting polymers Benjamin Janesko Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 1:52PM - 2:04PM		D4.00002: Gold/Copper Sulphide core/shell nanoparticles for Photothermal Therapy Santana Bala Lakshmanan, Xiaoju Zou, Wei Chen Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:04PM - 2:16PM		D4.00003: Gas sensing properties and role of oxygen vacancies in Indium Oxide nanowires Pradeep Gali, Fang Ling Kuo, Gopal Sapkota, Prathyusha Nukala, Nigel Sheperd, Usha Philipose Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:16PM - 2:28PM		D4.00004: A Study of point defects and cause of nonstoichiometry in InSb nanowires Gopal Sapkota, Usha Philipose Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:28PM - 2:40PM		D4.00005: Studies of Porosity, Connectivity, and Parasitic Phases in Textured Bi-2212/Ag after Non-Melt Sintering. Feng Lu, Kyle Damborsky, Peter McIntyre, Al McInturff, Nathaniel Pogue, Klaus Smit Preview Abstract

Session D5: High Energy Physics I

Chair: Silvia Scorza, Southern Methodist University
Room: Science Building 127

Friday, October 7, 2011 1:40PM - 1:52PM		D5.00001: Benchmark processes at LHC Fredrick Olness Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 1:52PM - 2:04PM		D5.00002: Searching for anomalous top quark production at the early LHC Jun Gao, Chong Sheng Li, Li Lin Yang, Hao Zhang Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:04PM - 2:16PM		D5.00003: General-mass treatment for deep inelastic scattering at NNLO in CTEQ PDF analysis Marco Guzzi, Hung-Liang Lai, Pavel M. Nadolsky, C.-P. Yuan Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:16PM - 2:28PM		D5.00004: The Systematic Construction of FFHS Gauge Models Douglas Moore Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:28PM - 2:40PM		D5.00005: Gluon distributions in nuclei probed at the CERN Large Hadron Collider Adeola Adeluyi, Carlos Bertulani Preview Abstract

Session D6: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Station I

Chair: Kurtis Williams, Texas A&M University--Commerce
Room: Science Building 122

Friday, October 7, 2011 1:40PM - 1:52PM		D6.00001: How deep does a pulsar crust go? Using terrestrial experiments to explore the outer layers of a neutron star William Newton Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 1:52PM - 2:04PM		D6.00002: Coagulation of dust particles in plasma Lorin Matthews, Jorge Carmona-Reyes, Victor Land, Qianyu Ma, Kristen Deline, Jonathan Perry, Brandon Doyle, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:04PM - 2:16PM		D6.00003: The viscous interaction during the Whole Heliosphere Interval, one solar rotation Robert Bruntz, Ramon Lopez, Shree Bhattarai, Yue Deng, Yanshi Huang Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:16PM - 2:28PM		D6.00004: Variable Star Search Using ROTSE3 Data Farley Ferrante Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:28PM - 2:40PM		D6.00005: Asteroid Analysis Using Lightcurve Photometry Jessica Zimmerman Preview Abstract

Session D7: SPS/Undergraduate Abstracts I

Chair: Gary White, American Institute of Physics
Room: Science Building 123

Friday, October 7, 2011 1:40PM - 1:52PM		D7.00001: Simulation of a Null ellipsometer and a modulating ellipsometer using Mathcad Cynthia Montgomery, Wilhelmus Geerts Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 1:52PM - 2:04PM		D7.00002: Use of the Wilson-Devinney Code on Transiting Exoplanets Andrew Kocurek Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:04PM - 2:16PM		D7.00003: Freely available software for undergraduate astronomy research David Craig Preview Abstract

Session D8: Foundations of Quantum Systems I

Chair: Harry Swinney, University of Texas at Austin
Room: Sam Rayburn Center Second Floor, Pride Room

Friday, October 7, 2011 1:40PM - 1:52PM		D8.00001: Generation of coherent microwave radiation in a three level lambda system Sankar Davuluri, Yuri Rostotsev Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 1:52PM - 2:04PM		D8.00002: Quantum storage based on spacial angular control Xiwen Zhang, Alexey Kalachev, Olga Kocharovskaya Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:04PM - 2:16PM		D8.00003: Kinetics And Optical Properties Of The Strongly Driven Gas Medium Of Interacting Atoms Andrii Sizhuk, Philip Hemmer Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:16PM - 2:28PM		D8.00004: Some preliminary thoughts on the invention of constrained Hamiltonian dynamics Donald Salisbury Preview Abstract
Friday, October 7, 2011 2:28PM - 2:40PM		D8.00005: Motivation for the Optical Characterization of Light Pollution in West Texas Shivakumar Surendranath, Hillary Proffit, Hardin Dunham Preview Abstract