Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Joint Fall 2011 Meeting of the Texas Sections of the APS, AAPT, and Zone 13 of the SPS

Volume 56, Number 7

Thursday–Saturday, October 6–8, 2011; Commerce, Texas

Session Index

Session N1: Foundations of Quantum Systems II

Chair: William Newton, Texas A&M University--Commerce
Room: Sam Rayburn Center Second Floor, Room Innovations A

Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:05PM - 12:17PM		N1.00001: Magnetohydrodynamic Verification Problem and Solution Jared Rovny Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:17PM - 12:29PM		N1.00002: Equilibrium Properties of a Particle Hopping on a Lattice: A Path Integral Study Mark O'Callaghan, Bruce Miller Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:29PM - 12:41PM		N1.00003: Nonspherical model density matrices for Rung 3.5 exchange-correlation functionals Austin Aguero, Benjamin Janesko Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:41PM - 12:53PM		N1.00004: Dynamical Stability of a One-dimensional Plasma Matthew Roberts, Bruce Miller Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:53PM - 1:05PM		N1.00005: Studies of Hydrogenic Quantum Systems Using the Feynman-Kac Path Integral Method J.M. Rejcek, N.G. Fazleev Preview Abstract

Session N2: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics II

Chair: Harry Downing, Stephen F. Austin State University
Room: Sam Rayburn Center Second Floor, Room Innovations B

Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:05PM - 12:17PM		N2.00001: Solution of the photon propagation paradox Amy West, Adam Houk, Charles Regan, Ayrton Bernussi, Louis Grave de Peralta Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:17PM - 12:29PM		N2.00002: Common-path spectral phase microscopy Nelson Cardenas, Samarendra Mohanty Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:29PM - 12:41PM		N2.00003: Temperature dependence of the depolarization rates of Ne$^{\ast }$(2p$_{i}$ [J=1]) atoms induced by helium atom collisions Cristian Bahrim, Vaibhav Khadilkar, Hiraku Matsukuma, Masahiro Hasuo Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:41PM - 12:53PM		N2.00004: Laser wakefield-accelerated multi-GeV electrons using the Texas Petawatt Laser Neil Fazel, Rafal Zgadzaj, Xiaoming Wang, Watson Henderson, Peng Dong, Richard Korzekwa, Yen-Yu Chang, Hai-En Tsai, Austin Yi, Vladimir Khudik, Serguei Kalmykov, Gillis Dyer, Erhard Gaul, Aaron Bernstein, Mikael Martinez, Ted Borger, Franki Aymond, Doug Hammond, R. Escamilla, Srdjan Marijanovic, Gennady Shvets, Todd Ditmire, Michael Downer Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:53PM - 1:05PM		N2.00005: Visualization of evolving laser-generated structures by frequency domain tomography Yenyu Chang, Zhengyan Li, Xiaoming Wang, Rafal Zgadzaj, Michael Downer Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 1:05PM - 1:17PM		N2.00006: Lasing without Inversion in He-like Boron: Transient Response Eyob Sete, Anatoly Svidzinsky, Yuri Rostovtsev, Hichem Eleuch, Pankaj Jha, Szymon Suckewer, Marlan Scully Preview Abstract

Session N4: High Energy Physics IV

Chair: Marco Guzzi, Southern Methodist University
Room: Sam Rayburn Center Second Floor, Room Traditions

Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:05PM - 12:17PM		N4.00001: ECR Ion Source for a High-Brightness Cyclotron Justin Comeaux, Peter McIntyre, Saeed Assadi Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:17PM - 12:29PM		N4.00002: The Search For Supersymmyetry in the MET +Jets +Taus Final State Using CMS Angela Marotta, Will Flanagan, Andres Florez, Alfredo Gurrola, Teruki Kamon, Jieun Kim, Roy Montalvo Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:29PM - 12:41PM		N4.00003: High brightness 50 MeV Cyclotron for Accelerator-Driven Subcritical Fission Saeed Assadi, Karie Badgley, Thomas Mann, Peter McIntyre, Nathaniel Pogue, Akhdiyor Sattarov Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:41PM - 12:53PM		N4.00004: Bc absorption cross sections by nucleons Sonaina Undleeb, M.A.K. Lodhi Preview Abstract

Session N5: Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Research V

Chair: Christopher Littler, University of North Texas
Room: Science Building 127

Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:05PM - 12:17PM		N5.00001: Simulation and Modeling of Positrons and Electrons in advanced Time-of-Flight Positron Annihilation Induced Auger Electron Spectroscopy Systems Prasad Joglekar, Karthik Shastry, Suman Satyal, Alexander Weiss Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:17PM - 12:29PM		N5.00002: Behavior of Phonons in the Optical Properties of Magnetron Sputtered ZnO Sandeep Sohal, Yahya Alivov, Zhaoyang Fan, Mark Holtz Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:29PM - 12:41PM		N5.00003: Formation of Cobalt Oxide at Co/CuO Interface A.R. Chourasia, Justin Merritt, Mikel Morgan Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:41PM - 12:53PM		N5.00004: Micromagnetic simulations of the transition between vortex and single-domain magnetization states in sub-100 nm nanodots Andrew T. King, Igor V. Roshchin Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:53PM - 1:05PM		N5.00005: Effect of Cu Layer on FeMn Magnetic Properties Dogan Kaya, Priyanga Jayathilaka, Casey W. Miller, Igor V. Roshchin Preview Abstract

Session N6: AAPT

Chair: Tom O'Kuma, Lee College
Room: Science Building 122

Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:05PM - 12:17PM		N6.00001: Making Laboratories Count -- Better Integration of Laboratories in Physics Courses Jim Sizemore Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:17PM - 12:29PM		N6.00002: Innovative Noyce Program for Preparing High School Physics Teachers. Eric Hagedorn, Olga Kosheleva, Amy Wagler, Ron Wagler Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:29PM - 12:41PM		N6.00003: Does Teaching Experience Improve Student Grades? Lionel D. Hewett Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:41PM - 12:53PM		N6.00004: Report on the 4th International IUPAP Women in Physics Conference Cynthia Correa Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:53PM - 1:05PM		N6.00005: Discovering the Barriers to Rural Women in STEM Jennifer Kreft Pearce, Sara McCaslin, Leann Morgan Preview Abstract

Session N7: Biological & Chemical Physics II

Chair: Kelvin Chang, Texas Tech University
Room: Science Building 123

Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:05PM - 12:17PM		N7.00001: Adhesion Assay using Nano-Scaffolds for Metastatic Indicator James Matthews, Raul Martinez-Zanguilan, Soyeun Park Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:17PM - 12:29PM		N7.00002: Nano-Bio-Mechanics of Neuroblastoma Cells Using AFM Lyndon Bastatas, James Matthews, Min Kang, Soyeun Park Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:29PM - 12:41PM		N7.00003: Free energy profile of DNA from single-molecule manipulation experiments Eric Frey, Ching-Hwa Kiang Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:41PM - 12:53PM		N7.00004: In Vitro Microtubule and Motor Protein Motion on Glass A.L. Liao, A. Sikora, D. Oliveira, K. Kim, M. Umetsu, T. Adschiri, W. Hwang, W. Teizer Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:53PM - 1:05PM		N7.00005: Atomistic MD simulations reveal the protective role of cholesterol in dimeric beta-amyloid induced disruptions in neuronal membrane mimics Liming Qiu, Creighton Buie, Sara Cheng, George Chou, Mark Vaughn, K. Cheng Preview Abstract

Session N8: High Energy Physics V

Chair: Fred Olness, Southern Methodist University
Room: Sam Rayburn Center Second Floor, Pride Room

Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:05PM - 12:17PM		N8.00001: Monitoring the Performance of a CMS Tier3 Cluster for LHC Data Analysis Jacob Hill, Joel Walker, David Toback, Guy Almes, Steve Johnson, Michael Kowalczyk, Vaikunth Thukral, Daniel Cruz Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:17PM - 12:29PM		N8.00002: The cryogenic performance of opto-electronic components for a liquid argon time projection chamber in neutron physics Lin Zhu, Andy Liu, Jingbo Ye Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:29PM - 12:41PM		N8.00003: Structured Cable for High-Current Coils of Tokamaks Christopher Benson, Peter McIntyre, Akhdiyor Sattarov, Thomas Mann Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:41PM - 12:53PM		N8.00004: Gas Electron Multiplier Detector Characterization with KPiX Readout System Using Particle Beams Safat Khaled Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:53PM - 1:05PM		N8.00005: Reconstructing Drell-Yan Data at SeaQuest Tyler Hague Preview Abstract
Saturday, October 8, 2011 1:05PM - 1:17PM		N8.00006: Superconducting Accelerating Structure for High-Current Cyclotrons for Accelerator-Driven Subcritical Fission Nathaniel Pogue, Peter McIntyre, Akhdiyor Sattarov Preview Abstract

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