Program overview

FRIDAY MORNING, 12 NOVEMBER 2004

10:45 GA.001 Neutrino Oscillations - what are the masses and mixing angles?

David Ernst (Vanderbilt University)

11:21 GA.002 Neutrino Oscillations - an Experimental Review

Ion Stancu (University of Alabama)

11:57 GA.003 When neutrinos attack - the impact of agressive neutrinos in astrophysics.

James Kneller (North Carolina State University)

10:45 GB.001 Fine structure in proton emission from ^141gsHo and ^145Tm

K.P Rykaczewski, C.J. Gross, D. Shapira, C.H. Yu (ORNL), C.R. Bingham, R.K. Grzywacz, M.N. Tantawy (U.Tennessee), M. Karny (JIHIR/U.Warsaw), J.C. Batchelder (UNIRIB/ORAU), W Krolas (JIHIR/IFJ Krakow), A. Piechaczek, E.F. Zganjar (Lousiana State U.), D. Fong, J.H. Hamilton, A.V. Ramayya (Vanderbilt), J.A. Winger (MIssissippi State U.)

10:57 GB.002 Unexpected Rapid Variations in Odd-Even Level Staggering in Gamma-Vibrational Bands

E.F. Jones, P.M. Gore, J.H. Hamilton, A.V. Ramayya, J.K. Hwang (Vanderbilt U.)

11:09 GB.003 Non-rotational Collective Degrees of Freedom in ^152Sm

W. D. Kulp, J. L. Wood (Georgia Institute of Technology), P. E. Garrett (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

11:21 GB.004 Precision test of the rotational model for nuclei using band mixing

J.M. Allmond, W.D. Kulp, J.L. Wood (School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. 30332)

11:33 GB.005 Applications of a Triaxial Rotor Model for Nuclei with Independent Inertia and Electric Quadrupole Tensors

J. L. Wood, A.-M. Oros-Pesquens, R. Zaballa, J. M. Allmond, W. D. Kulp (Georgia Institute of Technology)

11:45 GB.006 Isomeric states in N=77 isotones near the proton drip line

M. N. Tantawy, C. R. Bingham, R. Grzywacz, C. Mazzocchi, M. Danchev (University of Tennessee), J. C. Batchelder (UNIRIB), K. Rykaczewski, C. J. Gross (ORNL), W. Królas (JIHIR/Krakow), D. Fong, J. H. Hamilton, A. V. Ramayya, J. K. Hwang, K. Li (Vanderbilt University), A. Piechaczek, E. F. Zganjar (Lousiana State University)

11:57 GB.007 Negative Parity Band Structures in ^113,115,117Pd from Fission Studies

D. Fong, J.K. Hwang, A.V. Ramayya, J.H. Hamilton, C.J. Beyer, P.M. Gore, E.F. Jones, Y.X. Luo, S.J. Zhu (Vanderbilt University), J.O. Rasmussen, S.C. Wu, I.Y. Lee, P. Fallon, T.N. Ginter (LBNL), M.A. Stoyer, S.J. Asztalos (LLNL), J.D. Cole (INEEL), G.M. Ter-Akopian, A. Daniel (Flerov Laboratory for Nuclear Reactions), R. Donangelo (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), W. Walters (University of Maryland)

12:09 GB.008 A View Across the Stable Tellurium Nuclei

J.R. Vanhoy (U.S. Naval Academy), S.F. Hicks (Univ of Dallas)

12:21 GB.009 Half-lives of Several states in neutron-rich nuclei from SF of ^252Cf

J.K. Hwang, D. Fong, A.V. Ramayya, J.H. Hamilton, K. Li, C.J. Beyer, Y.X. Luo, P.M. Gore, E.F. Jones (Vanderbilt Univ.), J.O. Rasmussen, P. Fallon, J. Gilat, S.C. Wu, I.Y. Lee (LBNL), A. Daniel, G.M. Ter-Akopian (JINR), T.N. Ginter (NSCL), M.A. Stoyer (LLNL), J.D. Cole (INEEL), R. Donangelo (Univ. Fed. do Rio de Janeiro), S.J. Zhu (Tsinghua Univ.)

12:33 GB.010 Fine Structure in the Proton Radioactivity of ^146Tm

J. C. Batchelder (UNIRIB/ORAU), M. N. Tantawy, C. R. Bingham, R. Grzywacz, C. Mazzocchi (U. Tennessee), D. J. Fong, J. H. Hamilton, W. Krolas, A. V. Ramayya (Vanderbilt U.), T. N. Ginter, A. Stolz (NSCL/Mich. St), C. J. Gross, K. P. Rykaczewski, C.-H. Yu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), A. Piechaczel, E. F. Zganjar (Louisana State U.), J. A. Winger (Mississippi St. U.), M. Karny (Warsaw U.)

12:45 GB.011 Decay Spectroscopy by Ranging Out Contaminant Beams

J.A. Winger (Mississippi State), C.J. Gross, K.P. Rykaczewski, D. Shapira, P.A. Hausladen (ORNL), J.C. Batchelder (UNIRIB/ORAU), C.R. Bingham, R.K. Grzywacz, C. Mazzocchi (U. Tennessee), W. Krolas (JIHIR/Vanderbilt), D. Fong (Vanderbilt), A. Piechaczek, E.F. Zganjar (Louisiana State U.)

10:45 GC.001 Submicron Resolution X-Ray Structural Microscopy Investigation of Plastic Deformation in Single Crystals*

B.C. Larson (Condensed Matter Sciences Division; ORNL), Wenge Yang (UT-Knoxville and Condensed Matter Sciences, ORNL), G.E. Ice (Metals & Ceramics Division: ORNL), J.Z. Tischler (Condensed Matter Sciences Division; ORNL), G.M. Phaar (UT-Knoxville and Metals & Ceramics Division. ORNL)

10:57 GC.002 Lateral Force Microscopy of Photosystem I Reaction Centers on Patterned Self-Assembled Monolayers

B. Srijanto, I. Lee (ECE), H. O'Neill (BCMC, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996), H. Kincaid, G. K. Jennings (ChE Dept., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN 37235), K. Helton, E. Greenbaum (CSD, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN 37831)

11:09 GC.003 Waveguides via metallic nanospheres

J. V. Hernández (Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849), L. D. Noordham (FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Kruislaan 407, 10 98 SJ), F. Robicheaux (Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849)

11:21 GC.004 Angular Distribution Studies of Ions Guided Through a Nanocapillary Array

H.F. Krause, C.R. Vane, F.W. Meyer (Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Lab)

11:33 GC.005 Dissociation of formaldehyde in nanostructured carbon materials

Aaron George (Dept. of Physics, North Carolina State Univ.), Erik Santiso (Dept. of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State Univ.), Marco Buongiorno Nardelli (Dept. of Physics, North Carolina State Univ.; CCS-CSM, Oak Ridge National Laboratory), K.E. Gubbins (Dept. of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State Univ.)

11:45 GC.006 Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy of C_60Br_24(T_h)

Efremenko Alina, J. D. Steill, Robert N. Compton (Department of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996)

11:57 GC.007 Chemical Instability in Silver Nanoparticles

Matthew McMahon, Rene Lopez (Dep't of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University), Robert Magruder III (Dep't of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University), Ken Schriver (Dep't of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University), Harry Meyer III (Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Leonard Feldman (Dep't of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University), Robert Weller (Dep't of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University), Jr. Haglund (Dep't of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University)

12:09 GC.008 Nanoelectromechanics of Ferroelectric Materials: Piezoresponse Force Microscopy in 3 Dimensions

Junsoo Shin (Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996), Sergei V. Kalinin (Condensed Matter Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831), Pradyumna Gupta, Himanshu Jain, David B. Williams (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, PA 18015), Arthur P. Baddorf (Condensed Matter Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831)

12:21 GC.009 Investigation of the Transformation/Destruction of Carbon-70 in a Photochemical Reaction

Anton Naumov (senior student), Robert Compton (Professor), Richard Pagni (Professor, University of Tennessee)

12:33 GC.010 Effect of Nanoscale Spheres and Rods on the Phase Separation of Immiscible Fluids

Michael J. A. Hore, Mohamed Laradji (Department of Physics, The University of Memphis)

GD.001 Variable Mass in Introductory Physics

H. L. Neal (Physics Dept. and CTSPS, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta GA 30314)

GD.002 Density Functional Theory Studies of Transition Metal ion -Benzene Sandwich Complexes

Kevin Weddeburn, Robert Gdanitz, Solomon Bililign (Department of Physics, North Carolina Aamp;T State University)

GD.003 Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using silver sputtered porous glass-ceramic substrate

Z. Pan, A. Zavalin, M. Groza, A. Burger, S. H. Morgan (Department of Physics, Fisk University)

GD.004 Improved Element Production Networks for Type Ia Supernova Simulations

Viktor Chupryna, Reuben Budiardja, Mike Guidry (University of Tennessee)

GD.005 A Stochastic Approach to the Coupling of Element Production and Hydrodynamics in Stellar Explosions

Reuben Budiardja, Michael Guidry (University of Tennessee)

GD.006 Applications of Object Oriented Programming to the Teaching of Physics and Astronomy

Josh Schaefferkoetter (University of Tennessee)

GD.007 Measurement of the ^32S(p,d)^31S Reaction for ^30P(p,\gamma)^31S Nova Nucleosynthesis Study

Z. Ma, M.W. Guidry (Univ.of Tennessee), D.W. Bardayan, J.C. Blackmon, M.S. Smith (Oak Ridge National Lab), R.L. Kozub (Tennessee Technological Univ.), K.L. Jones, J.S. Thomas (Rutgers Univ.), R. Fitzgerald, D.W. Visser (Univ. of North Carolina), M.S. Johnson (Oak Ridge Associated Universities), R.J. Livesay (Colorado School of Mines), T. Davinson, P.J. Woods (Univ. of Edinburgh)

GD.008 Development of Online Virtual Laboratories for Introductory Astronomy and Physics

Suzanne Parete-Koon, Michael Guidry, Eric Lingerfelt, Wayne Kincaid (University of Tennessee), Erin McMahon (University of Texas)

GD.009 An SU(4) Dynamical Symmetry Model of High Temperature Superconductors.

Ching-Tsai Lee, Mike Guidry (University of Tennessee), Yang Sun (University of Notre Dame), Cheng-Li Wu (National Center for Theoretical Science, Taiwan, ROC)

GD.010 Simulation of Multidimensional Relativistic Hydrodynamics for Astrophysical Applications

Ke Zhou, Mike Guidry (University of Tennessee)

GD.011 Preparation and Electrical Characterization of PVA/PPY blend

S. Roy, E. Washington, S.R. Mishra (Department of Physics, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152)

GD.012 Advanced Web Programming for Scientific and Educational Applications

Brett Petrusek, Reuben Budiardja, Mike Guidry (University of Tennessee)

GD.013 Changing universe model: Other galaxy parameter relations

John Hodge (XZD Corp.)

GD.014 Cascading failures in coupled systems.

Bertrand Nkei (Virginia Tech), V. E. Lynch, B. A. Carreras (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

GD.015 Relationship between redshift and distance to galaxies according to the changing universe model

John Hodge (XZD Corp.)

GD.016 Negative Group Delays for a Complex Electronic Signal

Ronald H. Henderson (Middle Tennessee State University), Jeremy N. Munday (Harvard University)

GD.017 Surface plasmons assisted modulation schemes in thin metal films

Ali Passian^1 (Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA), Aude Lereu^1 (Université de Bourgogne, Département de physique, France), Thomas Thundat^1, Thomas Ferrell^1 (Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee, Université de Bourgogne

GD.018 Magnetically-Driven Gamma-Ray Bursts

William Goddard, Michael Guidry (University of Tennessee)

GD.019 The Application of Ab Initio Methods For Predicting the Structure of Alkali Metal Borate Glass

J. C. Paquet (Page High School, Franklin, TN), B. H. Long (Columbia State Community College, Columbia, TN), S. H. Morgan (Fisk University, Nashville, TN)

GD.020 Mathematica Notebooks for Applications in Astrophysics and Cosmology

Mark Baird, Michael Guidry (University of Tennessee)

GD.021 Production of Neutron-Rich Isotopes for Radioactive Beam Development

John Stafford, Abigail Gaddis (Furman University), Eugene Spejewski (Oak Ridge Associated Universities), William Brantley (Furman University), H. Kennon Carter (Oak Ridge Associated Universities)

GD.022 Semiconductor to metal phase transition in the nucleation and growth of VO2 nanoparticles and thin films

Jae Yong Suh, Rene Lopez, Leonard C. Feldman, Richard F. Haglund (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University)

GD.023 GAMMA EXPERIMENT STUDY SYSTEM (GESS) CODE

Jean-Christophe Bilheux (Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge TN 37831)

GD.024 Isobar Suppression by Photodetachment in a RF Quadrupole Ion Cooler

Yuan Liu, A.C. Havener, C.C. Havener, F. Liang, J.R. Beene (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

GD.025 Open Charm Production at Forward Rapidity in p-p Collisions as Measured by the PHENIX Collaboration

Donald Hornback (University of Tennessee), PHENIX Collaboration

GD.026 PHENIX Gas Mixing Studies at the University of Tennessee

Irakli Garishvili (University of Tennessee), PHENIX Collaboration

GD.027 Step Position Distributions and Wandering Functions for Stepped Crystal Surfaces

Amber N. Benson, Howard L. Richards (Dept. of Physics, Texas A amp; M University--Commerce), T. L. Einstein (Dept. of Physics, University of Maryland)