Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Fall 2015 Joint Meeting of the Texas Section of the AAPT, Texas Section of the APS and Zone 13 of the Society of Physics Students

Volume 60, Number 15

Thursday–Saturday, October 29–31, 2015; Waco, Texas

Session Index

Session C1: Atomic/Molecular Physics I

Chair: W. Ariyasinghe, Baylor University
Room: C.105

Friday, October 30, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		C1.00001: All-collinear FAST CARS on gases Anton Shutov, Dmitry Pestov, Xi Wang, Ariunbold Gombojav, Alexei Sokolov, Marlan Scully Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		C1.00002: Ionization and dissociation of acetonitrile with intense laser pulses Y. Boran, A. A. Kolomenskii, M. Sayrac, H. A. Schuessler, J. Strohaber Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		C1.00003: Spectroscopic and Theoretical Investigations of the Conformations and ð-type Hydrogen Bonding of 2-Cyclohexen-1-ol Esther Ocola, Jaan Laane Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		C1.00004: Vibrational Spectra, Conformations, and Theoretical Calculations for Cyclohexane, Chlorocyclohexane, Bromocyclohexane and their Isotopomers Hye Jin Chun, Esther Ocola, Jaan Laane Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		C1.00005: Rovibrational Energies of H2$+$ Using Fully Nonadiabatic Wavefunctions Steve Alexander, R.L. Coldwell Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		C1.00006: The effect of isotopic labeling on 4-oxo-TEMPO free radical on $^{13}$C dynamic nuclear polarization Peter Niedbalski, Andhika Kiswandhi, Christopher Parish, Lloyd Lumata Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		C1.00007: Real-time spectroscopic detection of yttrium ion and ligand binding via hyperpolarized $^{\mathrm{89}}$Y NMR Sarah Ferguson, Andhika Kiswandhi, Zoltan Kovacs, Lloyd Lumata Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 12:09PM - 12:21PM		C1.00008: Optimization of 13C dynamic nuclear polarization at 5 Tesla Andhika Kiswandhi, Lama Bimala, Peter Niedbalski, Mudrekh Goderya, Joanna Long, Lloyd Lumata Preview Abstract

Session C2: Condensed Matter Physics I

Chair: Jason Slinker, University of Texas, Dalls
Room: A.108

Friday, October 30, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		C2.00001: Vortex dynamics in the YBa$_{\mathrm{2}}$Cu$_{\mathrm{3}}$O$_{\mathrm{7-d\thinspace }}$Superconductor with In-plane Columnar Defects Introduced by Irradiation Andra Petrean, Lisa Paulius, Valentina Tobos, Heather Cronk, Wai-Kwong Kwok Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		C2.00002: A Magnetic Nanorod Array on a Superconducting Thin Film Wonbae Bang$^{1}$, K. D. D. Rathnayaka$^{1}$, I. F. Lyuksyutov$^{1}$, W. Teizer$^{1,2}$, D. G. Naugle$^{1}$ Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		C2.00003: Development of Ag nanoparticle enhanced textured-powder Bi-2212/Ag wire Joshua Kellams, Peter McIntyre, Nathaniel Pogue, Jacob Vandergrifft, Kyle Shores Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		C2.00004: Effects of Salt Additives in the Performance of iridium-based LEC devices Lyndon Bastatas, Melanie Bowler, Yulong Shen, Kristin Jeannette Suhr, Matthew Darren Moore, Brad Holliday, Jason Slinker Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		C2.00005: Chip-Based Synthetic Biology to Track Anticancer Drug Activity$\backslash $fs20 Dimithree Kahanda, Jason Slinker, Gaurab Chakrabarti, David Boothman Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		C2.00006: Surface probe measurements of mix conductor Kuo-Yao Lin Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		C2.00007: Superfluidity of magnons in ferromagnetic films Chen Sun, Thomas Nattermann, Valery Pokrovsky Preview Abstract

Session C3: Optics I

Chair: Howard Lee, Baylor University
Room: C.206

Friday, October 30, 2015 10:45AM - 11:15AM		C3.00001: Light, the Nexus in Phyiscs Invited Speaker: Ed Neuenschwander Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:15AM - 11:27AM		C3.00002: Parametric generation of high frequency coherent light in negative index materials and materials with strong anomalous dispersion Jizhou Wang Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:27AM - 11:39AM		C3.00003: Topological charge algebra of optical vortices in nonlinear interactions Alexandra Zhdanova, Mariia Shutova, Aysan Bahari, Miaochan Zhi, Alexei Sokolov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:39AM - 11:51AM		C3.00004: Non-perturbative approach to three-pulse photon echo Hui Dong, Marlan Scully Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:51AM - 12:03PM		C3.00005: Entangling two coherent light beams through stimulated emission Jiehui Huang, Marlan Scully Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 12:03PM - 12:15PM		C3.00006: Delayed-Choice Quantum Eraser Using Thermal Light Tao Peng, Hui Chen, Yanhua Shih, Marlan O. Scully Preview Abstract

Session C4: High Energy Physics I

Chair: Jay Dittmann, Baylor University
Room: A.207

Friday, October 30, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		C4.00001: Track Based Alignment of the CMS Muon Detectors in Run II Yuriy Pakhotin, Aysen Tatarinov, Luca Pernie, Teruki Kamon, Alfredo Castaneda, Alexei Safonov Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		C4.00002: Performance of the Prototype Readout System for the CMS Endcap Hadron Calorimeter Upgrade Nathaniel Chaverin, Jay R. Dittmann, Kenichi Hatakeyama, Nathaniel Pastika Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		C4.00003: Commissioning of SUSY searches with multi-jets and large missing transverse momentum with the first 13 TeV data Ahmad Borzou Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		C4.00004: Search for Supersymmetry in Dilepton Final States with energetic Two-jets in Vector Boson Fusion-like Topology Using dedicated VBF trigger in the CMS Detector at the LHC Ali CELIK Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		C4.00005: Heavy-quark mass treatment for deep inelastic scattering at N3LO level Keping Xie, Bowen Wang, Pavel Nadolsky Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		C4.00006: Mathematica Package for Accessing and Manipulating PDFs for New Physics Searches Eric Godat Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:57AM - 12:09PM		C4.00007: META parton distribution functions Pavel Nadolsky, Jun Gao, Joey Huston Preview Abstract

Session C5: SPS I

Chair: Timothy Head, Abilene Christian University
Room: E.231

Friday, October 30, 2015 10:45AM - 10:57AM		C5.00001: N-body Simulations of Dwarf Galaxies William Dinwiddie, Jacqueline Dunn Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 10:57AM - 11:09AM		C5.00002: Mutual Friction in Neutron Star Cores Christopher Johnston Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:09AM - 11:21AM		C5.00003: Constraining modified gravity parameters for testing General Relativity William O'Toole Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:21AM - 11:33AM		C5.00004: Comparison of lateral retention forces for sessile and pendant water drops on a solid surface Thomas Michel Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:33AM - 11:45AM		C5.00005: Construction of a hardware-modified printer to print on multiple surface types Matthew Covey, Jennifer Parsons Preview Abstract
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:45AM - 11:57AM		C5.00006: Analyzing the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse Using the Physics of Free Fall Joseph Hook, Donald Olson Preview Abstract

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