SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 29 APRIL 2001

Session K20. Poster Session.

Sunday afternoon, 14:30, Congressional C, Renaissance Hotel

K20.001 Astrophysics
K20.002 Theoretical Modeling of Observed Coronal Mass Ejections: J. Krall, J. Chen (Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC, 20375-5346), R. A. Howard (E. O. Hulburt Center for Space Research, Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC 20375-5000), B. J. Thompson (Goddard Space Flight Center,Greenbelt, MD 20771)
K20.003 Distribution of Galactic Dark Matter: Jonathan Langton, Asa Foss (Principia College)
K20.004 Numerical Modeling of Gamma-ray Bursts from Heated Neutron Star Binaries: Jay D. Salmonson, James R. Wilson (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Grant J. Mathews (Notre Dame)
K20.005 Th/U/Pu/Cm dating of GCR nuclei with the Extremely-heavy Cosmic-ray Composition Observer (ECCO): Andrew Westphal (Space Sciences Laboratory, U. C. Berkeley), HNX Collaboration
K20.006 Discrimination Between Possible Cosmic Ray Abundance Sources:: Jake Waddington (University of Minnesota)
K20.007 Correlation of Upper-Atmospheric 7-Be with Solar Energetic Particle Events: G.W. Phillips, G.H. Share, S.E. King, R.A. August, A.J. Tylka, Jr. Adams (Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, 20375), M.I. Panasyuk, R.A. Nymmik, B.M. Kuzhevskij, V.S. Kulikauskas, D.A. Zhuravlev (Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, 119899 Moscow, Russia), A.R. Smith, D.L. Hurley, R.J. McDonald (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720)
K20.008 THE ENERGETIC TRANS-IRON COMPOSITION EXPERIMENT (ENTICE) ON THE HEAVY NUCLEI EXPLORER (HNX) MISSION: P.L. Hink (Washington University, St Louis, MO 63130), for the HNX Collaboration
K20.009 Dark Matter, Gray Matter, and Viscous "Optical Molasses", As Due To Random Motions of Paired Electrons and Positrons, Bound in "Vacuum Space": Menahem Simhony (Hebrew U. , Retired Associate Professor)
K20.010 Self Creating Universe: Bruce Terry (SCU, Inc.)
K20.011 Robert Trumpler and the (Non)Transparency of Space: Virginia Trimble (University of California, Irvine and University of Maryland)
K20.012 Tests of Physics Laws
K20.013 Pathology-Free Modification of the Lorentz-Dirac Equation: S. M. Blinder (University of Michigan)
K20.014 Doppler Frequency Shift Based on the Local-Ether Model of Wave Propagation: Ching-Chuan Su (Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsinghua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan)
K20.015 Resonance Absorption between Moving Atoms due to Doppler Frequency Shift and Quantum Energy Variation: Ching-Chuan Su (Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsinghua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan)
K20.016 On logical errors lying in the base of special theory of relativity: Temur Zikirillayevich Kalanov (Arifov Institute of Electronics Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Academgorodok, F.Hodjaeva 33, 700143 Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
K20.017 Faraday's Dielectric "No Winds" Carrier of EM Fields and Radiations, Its Mathematical Formulation by Maxwell and Unfortunate Defial: Menahem Simhony (Hebrew U. , Retired Associate Professor)
K20.018 Theoretical Studies on The Electronic Properties of Thiophene, Oligo- and Polythiophenes and their derivatives: Bo-Cheng Wang (Dept. of Chemistry, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan 251), Ying-Chiu Chiu (Dept. of Chemistry, Catholic University of America, Washington D. C. 20064)
K20.019 Asymmetric Differentiation: L. G. Taff (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University)
K20.020 New Test Method for Broadband Complex Permittivity Measurements of Dielectric Films at Microwave Frequencies: Jan Obrzut (NIST, Gaithersburg, MD 20899), Ryusuke Nozaki (Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-810, Japan.)
K20.021 Plasma Physics
K20.022 Parametric Instabilities of Plasma Channels: James Cooley, Thomas Antonsen (Institute for Plasma Research, The University of Maryland at College Park), Howard Milchberg, Jingyun Fan, Enrique Parra (Institute for Physical Science and Technology, The University of Maryland at College Park), L. Ya. Margolin, L. N. Pyatnitskii (Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences)
K20.023 Resonant self-trapping of Bessel beams in Plasma Channels: J. Fan, I. Alexeev, K. Y. Kim, E. Parra, Howard Milchberg (Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742)
K20.024 Propagation of Intense Laser Pulses in Plasma Channels: B. Hafizi (Icarus Research, Inc.), R.F. Hubbard, P. Sprangle, A. Ting (Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory)
K20.025 Density-Matrix Description of Electromagnetic Processes: Verne Jacobs (Naval Research Laboratory)
K20.026 Temperature Diffusion Waves in Magnetized Plasmas: M A Reynolds (Howard University), G J Morales, J E Maggs (U.C.L.A.)
K20.027 New characteristic frequencies in cold collisionless magnetized plasmas: Viktor Galaydych (Kharkiv National University, 4 Svobody sq., Kharkiv 61077, Ukraine)
K20.028 Recent Progress in Research of Magnetic Reconnection on MRX: Masaaki Yamada, Hantao Ji, Troy Carter, Russell Kulsrud, Fedor Trintchouk (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton Univ. Princeton NJ, 08543)
K20.029 Observation of Compressional Alfven Modes during Neutral Beam Heating on the National Spherical Torus Experiment: E.D. Fredrickson, D. Darrow, N. Gorelenkov, C.Z. Cheng (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Princeton, New Jersey 08543), NSTX Team
K20.030 (Re)Introducing the Reversed-Field Pinch: Recent Results from the Madison Symmetric Torus: Jim Reardon (University of Wisconsin--Madison), for the MST Group
K20.031 Experiments in Plasma Physics and Fusion Science on the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak: J.L. Terry (PSFC at M.I.T.), for the Alcator C-Mod Team
K20.032 New Physics in Burning Plasmas: F. W. Perkins (Princeton DIII-D Collaboration)
K20.033 A Major Next Step Experiment in Magnetic Fusion: Dale Meade (Princeton University)
K20.034 Global Stability Issues for a Next Step Burning Plasma Experiment: Stephen Jardin, Chuck Kessel, Dale Meade (PPPL), FIRE Team
K20.035 Characterization of a Dynamic Hohlraum used for High-Energy-Density-Physics applications on Z: T. W. L. Sanford, R. W. Lemke, R. C. Mock, G. A. Chandler, D. L. Fehl, D. E. Hebron, R. J. Leeper, T. A. Mehlhorn, T. J. Nash, C. L. Ruiz, S. A. Slutz (Affiliation), K. W. Struve (Sandia National Laboratories*), D. L. Peterson, R. E. Chrien, G. C. Idzorek (Affiliation), R. G. Watt (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
K20.036 Characterization of the 2m ALESPI helicon discharge: Meaghan Williams, Christopher Watts, Jeremy Hanna (Auburn University)
K20.037 Outreach Coordination for the Plasma Sciences: Timothy Eastman (Plasmas International)
K20.038 Gravitation
K20.039 Toward Causal Set Kinematics: David Reid, William Gempel, Joshua McCall (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Eastern Michigan University)
K20.040 The Refractive Relativity Theory: Eckart E. Colsman (Formerly General Electric Co.)
K20.041 The Maya Project: Numerical Simulations of Black Hole Collisions: Kenneth Smith, Gioel Calabrese, David Garrison, Bernard Kelly, Pablo Laguna, Keith Lockitch, Jorge Pullin, Deirdre Shoemaker, Manuel Tiglio (Penn State University)
K20.042 Neutron Star Redshifts: David Apsel
K20.043 Nuclear Physics
K20.044 The Production of Neutral Hyperons in Muon Scattering From Protons: Michael Barnett, Stephan Mintz (Florida International University)
K20.045 The Inclusive Antineutrino Reaction on ^12C: Mohsen Pourkaviani (Florida International University), Stephan Mintz (Florida International University)
K20.046 Hartree-Fock vs Shell Model Analysis of the Binding Energies of 1f_7/2 Nuclei: Joshua Kaiser, Mihai Horoi (Physics Department, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859)
K20.047 Rabi, the proton magnetic moment, and the �2-wire' magnet, 1931-34: Paul Forman (Smithsonian Institution)
K20.048 Few Body Systems
K20.049 Two body Dirac Equations from Constraint Dynamics for Nucleon-Nucleon Scattering.: Bin Liu, Horace Crater (The University of Tennessee Space Institute)
K20.050 Scattering State Spectroscopy of the Reaction Li* (3p) + H2 - LiH (v�= 1, 2, J� ) + H: Solomon Bililign (Department of Physics,North Carolina A and T state University, Greensboro, NC 27411), Brian Hattaway (Department of Physics, North Carolina A and T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411), Gwang-Hi Jeung (Laboratoire Aim� Cotton (B�t. 505), and ASCI (B�t 506), Campus d' Orsay, 91405 Orsay, France)
K20.051 The Relativistic N-body Problem in a Separable Two-Body Basis: Horace Crater (The University of Tennessee Space Institute), Cheuk-Yin Wong (Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
K20.052 The Parker-Sochacki Method--A Powerful New Method for Solving Systems of Differential Equations: Joseph W. Rudmin (Physics Dept., James Madison University)
K20.053 Particle Theory
K20.054 Semi-Classical Models for Virtual Antiparticle Pairs: David Batchelor (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center)
K20.055 NEO-RITZIAN THEORY: A THIRD SUPPLEMENTARY INDEX OF WORK BY THE AUTHOR: R. B. DRISCOLL (INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH, PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA)
K20.056 Masses of the Sub-Nuclear Particles: Theodore M. Lach
K20.057 Universe as an Expanding Phase Boundary in a Four-Dimensional Euclidean Space: Michael Grady (SUNY College at Fredonia)
K20.058 Beam Physics, Storage Rings, Radiation Sources and Diagnostics
K20.059 Self-Focused Electron and Positive-Ion Beams Produced by Heated or Cooled Pyroelectric Crystals in Dilute Gases: James Brownridge (State University of NY at Binghamton. P.O. Box 6016 Binghamton, NY 13902-6016), Stephen Shafroth (University Of NC at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3255)
K20.060 Intense Muon Beams and Neutrino Physics: Zohreh Parsa (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
K20.061 Lithium metal for x-ray filters and refractive optics: N. R. Pereira (Ecopulse, Inc., PO Box 528, Springfield, VA 22152), Eric Dufresne, Steve Dierker (University of Michigan, Department of Physics, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1120)
K20.062 Optical Spectroscopy and Stimulated Emission of Dysprosium-doped Tungstates: J.T. Seo, U.H. Hommerich (a), A.A. Kaminskii (b), A.A. Pavlyuk (c), (a) Research Center for Optical Physics Collaboration, (b) Institute of Crystallography Collaboration, (c) Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Collaboration
K20.063 Optical Spectroscopy of Europium doped Gallium Nitride prepared by Solid Source Molecular Beam Epitaxy: Ei Ei Nyein, J.T. Seo, A. Bluiett, J. Anderson, U.H. Hommerich (Research Center for Optical Physics, Department of Physics, Hampton University, Hampton VA 23668), J. Heikenfeld, M. Garter, D.S. Lee, A.J. Steckl (Nanoelectronics Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0030)
K20.064 The application of OTR-DR interferometry to the measuremement of the divergens of low energy (10MeV) electron beam.: Anatoly Shkvarunets, Patric O'Shea, Donald Feldman (University of Maryland), Ralph Fiorito (Department of Physics, Catholic University of America, Washington DC), Institute for Plasma Research Collaboration, Catholic University of America Collaboration
K20.065 Measurement of the Divergence of Low Energy Electron Beams Using OTR - ODR Interferometry: A. Shkvarunets, P. O'Shea, D. Feldman, J. Harris, J. Neumann (Institute for Plasma Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD), R. Fiorito (Department of Physics, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC)
K20.066 General Physics
K20.067 Macroscopically symmetric domain configurations in ferroic crystals: Jiri Fuksa (Institute of Physics, Acad. Sci. of the Czech Rep., Na Slovance 2, CZ-182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic), Vaclav Janovec (Technical University of Liberec, Halkova 6, CZ-461 17 Liberec, Czech Republic)
K20.068 Modeling the effect of oxygen on reverse annealing behavior of proton and neutron irradiated silicon detectors: Shahyar Saramad (Department of physics, AmirKabir University, Tehran, Iran)
K20.069 Pulse-Coupled Oscillators on Disordered Networks: Christian Waite (Theory of Condensed Matter, Cavendish Labs, Cambridge)
K20.070 Post-deadline Posters
K20.071 SOC, Turbulence and the Origin of Scaling in an Open, Driven Natural Plasma Confinement System: N. W. Watkins, M. P. Freeman, D. J. Riley (British Antarctic Survey (NERC), Cambridge, U. K.)
K20.072 Statistical Complexity and Geophysical Time Series: Opportunities and Pitfalls: N. W. Watkins, R. W. Clarke, M. P. Freeman (British Antarctic Survey (NERC), Cambridge, U. K.)
K20.073 Search for a fermiophobic Higgs boson decaying to WW with the L3 detector at LEP: Jeremiah Mans (Princeton University), L3 Collaboration
K20.074 Search for a fermiophobic Higgs boson decaying to \gamma\gamma with the L3 detector at LEP: Jeremiah Mans (Princeton University), L3 Collaboration
K20.075 Techniques and development of a object-based distributed analysis framework: Jeremiah Mans (Princeton University)
K20.076 Construction of An Approximate Periodic Solution to a Modified Lewis Equation: Olu Ogunsanya, \'Kale Oyedeji (Morehouse College)
K20.077 Missing transverse energy in LHC/CMS: Pal Hidas (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)
K20.078 Searching for a Higgs that decays to two tau's with the CMS Detector: Ugur Akgun (University of Iowa)
K20.079 Discovery of a 450 Hz QPO from the Microquasar GRO J1655-40 with RXTE: Tod Strohmayer (NASA/GSFC)
K20.080 The Water Purification Systems for the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory.: Ilan Levine (Carleton University)
K20.081 Radiative Blast Waves: K.A. Keilty, E.P. Liang (Rice University), T. Ditmire (University of Texas, Austin), B.A. Remington (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
K20.082 Pileup event subtraction at the BNL muon g-2 experiment: C.S. Ozben (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Muon g-2 Collaboration
K20.083 Lifetime Measurements in ^84Zr: Ramiro Cardona, Fernando Cristancho (Universidad Nacional de Colombia), Samuel Tabor, G.Z. Solomon, R.A. Kaye (Florida State University), J. Döring (University of Notre Dame), G.D. Johns (Los Alamos National Laboratory), M. Devlin, F. Lerma, D.G. Sarantites (Washington University), I.Y. Lee, A.O. Macchiavelli (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
K20.084 Electron-Fluxon Approach to the Quantum Hall Effect: Shigeji Fujita, David Morabito (University at Buffalo, State University of New York), Salvador Godoy (Universidad Nacional de Mexico)
K20.085 Scintillation Efficiency of Liquid and Solid Neon: Preliminary Experiments for the CLEAN Solar Neutrino Detector: R.A. Michniak (Harvard University), R. Alleaume (Harvard University and L'Ecole Normale Superieure), D.N. McKinsey, J.M. Doyle (Harvard University)