American Chemical Society, 213th National Meeting
San Francisco, California, April 13-17, 1997
P. Haustein, Program Chairperson
 
SUNDAY MORNING
Award Symposium Honoring Dr. Peter J. Armbruster
I Heavy and Superheavy Elements
G. Friedlander, Presiding
9:00
  • Welcome and Announcements
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    9:10
  • 1. With Recoil Separators to the Limits of Nuclear Stability. G. Muenzenberg
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    9:40
  • 2. AWARD ADDRESS: 100 Years of Radioactivity - From Polonium to Element 112. P. J. Armbruster
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    10:25
  • Discussion
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    10:35
  • Intermission
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    10:45
  • 3. A Review of the Instrumentation Used for the Discovery of New Elements During this Century. A. Ghiorso
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    11:15
  • 4. Synthesis and Stability of the Heaviest Elements. S. Hofmann
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    11:45
  • 5. Predicted Properties of Heavy Elements. A. Sobiczewski
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    SUNDAY AFTERNOON
    Section A
    Award Symposium Honoring Dr. Peter J. Armbruster - II
    Clusters, Fusion and Fission
    G. Herrmann, Presiding
    2:00
  • 6. Shells in Clusters and Nuclei. S. Bjornholm
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    2:35
  • 7. The Dynamics of Nuclear Fusion and Fission. W. J. Swiatecki
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    3:05
  • 8. Shell Effects in Fusion of Heavy Nuclei. P. Moeller
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    3:35
  • Discussion
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    3:45
  • Intermission
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    3:55
  • 9. Fission of Relativistic Nuclei and the Production of New Isotopes. M. S. Bernas
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    4:25
  • 10. Fission of Exotic Nuclei. K. H. Schmidt
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    4:55
  • 11. Hybrid Reactors for Energy Production and Waste Incineration. H. Nifenecker
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    Section B
    Radioactive Beams, Radioactive Atoms in Traps, Exotic Nuclei - I
    J. Cerny, Presiding
    1:45
  • Introductory Remarks
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    1:50
  • 12. Shell-Model Calculations Leading to the Drip Line. B. A. Brown
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    2:20
  • 13. Mass Measurements of Short Lived Nuclei at GSI. H. Wollnik, K. Beckert, T. Beha, F. Bosch, H. Eickhoff, B. Franzke, Y. Fujita, H. Geissel, M. Hausmann, H. Irnich, H. C. Jung, T. Kerscher, O. Klepper, H. J. Kluge, C. Kozhuharov, G. Kraus, K. E. G.
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  • 14. Radioactive Ion Beams and Penning Traps at ISOLDE. G. Bollen
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    3:20
  • 15. New Proton Radioactivities and Radioactive Beams at ATLAS. C. N. Davids
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    3:50
  • Intermission
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    4:05
  • 16. Evidence for Collectivity in the Light Po Isotopes: The alpha-decay of 190-Po. J. C. Batchelder
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    4:30
  • 17. New Alpha Emitters and Planned Charged-Particle Decay Studies Using the HRIBF Recoil Separator. K. S. Toth
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    4:55
  • 18. New Medium-Mass Proton-Rich Isotopes and their Decay. B. Blank
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    MONDAY MORNING
    Section A
    Chemical and Nuclear Properties of the Heaviest Elements - I
    K. E. Gregorich, Organizer, Presiding
    9:00 Welcoming Remarks
    9:10
  • 19. Chromatographic Studies of Rf (Element 104) with Tributylphosphate (TBP). W. Bruechle, E. Jaeger, M. Schaedel, B. Schausten, R. Guenther, J. V. Kratz, W. Paulus, A. Seibert, P. Thoerle, S. Zauner, D. Schumann
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    9:30
  • 20. Aqueous Chemistry of Element 105. J. V. Kratz
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    9:50
  • 21. First Aqueous Chemistry with Seaborgium. M. Schaedel
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    10:10
  • 22. Search for 264Sg. C. A. McGrath, K. E. Gregorich, D. M. Lee, M. R. Lane, E. R. Sylwester, D. A. Shaughnessy, M. B. Hendricks, D. A. Strellis, P. A. Wilk, D. C. Hoffmann
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    10:30
  • Intermission
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    10:45
  • 23. Production Cross Section of 261Ha from 250Cf(15N,4n) and 243Am(22Ne,4n). M. R. Lane, K. E. Gregorich, B. Wierczinski, D. M. Lee, M. B. Hendricks, C. A. McGrath, D. A. Shaughnessy, D. A. Strellis, E. R. Sylwester, P. A. Wilk, D. C. Hoffmann
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    11:05
  • 24. SISAK3 - First Application to Study the Nuclear and Chemical Properties of Elements 104 (Rutherfordium), 105 (Hahnium) and 106 (Seaborgium). B. Wierczinski, G. Skarnemark
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    11:25
  • 25. Improved Half-life Measurement of 224Pa and its 209Bi(18O,3n)224Pa Production Cross Section. P. A. Wilk, K. E. Gregorich, M. B. Hendricks, M. R. Lane, D. M. Lee, C. A. McGrath, D. A. Shaughnessy, D. A. Strellis, E. R. Sylwester
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    11:45
  • 26. Electronics for Liquid Scintillation Alpha Particle Spectroscopy. K. E. Gregorich
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    Section B
    Radioactive Beams, Radioactive Atoms in Traps, Exotic Nuclei - II
    D. J. Morrissey, Presiding
    9:00
  • 27. Physics of Radioactive Nuclear Beams: Theoretical Perspective. W. Nazarewicz
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    9:30
  • 28. New Region of Deformation via Intermediate Energy Coulomb Excitation. T. Glasmacher
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    10:00
  • 29. Low Energy Coulomb Excitation of Radiative Beams in Inverse Kinematics. R. F. Casten
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    10:30
  • Intermission
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    10:45
  • 30. New Types of High-Efficiency Magnetic Separators for RNB and other Reaction Studies. F. D. Becchetti
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    11:15
  • 31. Heavy-Ion Reaction Studies with Isospin Selected Beams. S. J. Yennello
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    11:45
  • 32. Fusion Enhancement with Neutron-Rich Radioactive Beams. K. E. Zyromski, W. Loveland, G. A. Souliotis, D. J. Morrissey, C. F. Powell, O. Batenkov, K. Aleklett, R. Yanez, I. B. Forsberg, M. Sanchez-Vega, J. R. Dunn, B. G. Glagola
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    MONDAY AFTERNOON
    Section A
    Chemical and Nuclear Properties of the Heaviest Elements - II
    R. W. Lougheed, Organizer, Presiding
    2:00
  • Introductory Remarks
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    2:05
  • 33. Evidence for Relativistic Effects in the Chemistry of Element 104. H. W. Gaeggeler, B. Eichler, A. Tuerler, D. T. Jost, S. Huebner, A. Yakushev, I. Zvara, S. Timokhin, V. Lebedev
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    2:25
  • 34. First Chemical Separation and Identification of Seaborgium. A. Tuerler, B. Eichler, H. W. Gaeggeler, K. E. Gregorich, D. C. Hoffmann, S. Huebener, D. T. Jost, M. Schaedel, A. Yakushev
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    2:45
  • 35. On-line Gas Phase Chromatography of the Bromides of the Group 4, 5, and 6 Elements. E. R. Sylwester, K. E. Gregorich, D. M. Lee, Y. H. Chung, M. B. Hendricks, M. R. Lane, C. Laue, C. A. McGrath, D. A. Shaughnessy, D. A. Strellis, D. C. Hoffmann
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    3:05
  • 36. Electron-Capture Delayed Fission in 246Es. D. A. Shaughnessy, K. E. Gregorich, M. B. Hendricks, M. R. Lane, D. M. Lee, C. A. McGrath, D. A. Strellis, E. R. Sylwester, P. A. Wilk, D. C. Hoffmann
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    3:25
  • Discussion
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    3:40
  • Intermission
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    3:50
  • 37. In-Flight Separation and Detection Methods. V. Ninov, P. Armbruster, S. Hofmann, F. P. Hessberger, H. Folger, G. Muenzenberg, K. E. Gregorich, C. A. McGrath
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    4:10
  • 38. The Discovery of Element 110 and the Verification of a Closed Neutron Shell at N = 162. J. Wild, R. W. Lougheed, K. J. Moody, Y. A. Lazarev, Y. V. Lobanov, Y. T. Oganessian, V. K. Utyonkov, F. S. Abdullin, A. N. Polyakov, J. Rigol, I. V. Shirokov
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    4:30
  • 39. Towards Spherical Shells Z = 114 and N = 178-184. V. K. Utyonkov, Y. T. Oganessian, Y. V. Lobanov, F. S. Abdullin, A. N. Polyakov, I. V. Shirokovsky, Y. S. Tsyganov, S. Lliev, V. G. Subbotin, A. M. Sukhov, R. W. Lougheed, J. Wild, K. J. Moody, N.
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  • 40. The Berkeley Gas-Filled Separator. K. E. Gregorich
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    5:10
  • Discussion
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    5:30 Divisional Business Meeting
     
    Section B
    Radioactive Beams, Radioactive Atoms in Traps, Exotic Nuclei - III
    E. Zganjar, Presiding
    2:00
  • 41. Recent Radioactive Beam Experiments in Nuclear Astrophysics. M. Wiescher, J. Goerres
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    2:30
  • 42. Reaction Studies on Short-Lived Nuclei for Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. R. N. Boyd
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    3:00
  • 43. Measurements of the 7Be(p, gamma) Cross Section at Low Energies. D. M. Moltz, J. D. Powell, A. Rice, M. W. Rowe, J. Cerny, V. Hansper, E. Wulf, H. R. Weller, A. E. Champagne, M. Hofstee
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    3:25
  • 44. Experiments of Interest to Nuclear Astrophysics Using 17F, 18F and 56Ni Beams from the ATLAS Accelerator. K. E. Rehm
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    3:50
  • Intermission
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    4:05
  • 45. The S800 Spectrograph. B. M. Sherrill
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    4:35
  • 46. Weak Interactions in Nuclei. J. Hardy, E. Hagberg, V. T. Koslowsky, G. Savard, I. S. Towner
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    5:00
  • 47. Generation of Radioactive Beams by Intermediate Energy Fragmentation of Heavy Nuclei. G. A. Souliotis, W. Loveland, G. J. Wozniak, K. Hanold, D. J. Morrissey, K. E. Zyromski, K. Aleklett, J. O. Liljenzin
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    TUESDAY MORNING
    Section A
    Nuclear Data Resources on the World Wide Web - I
    J. Dairiki, Organizer, Presiding
    9:00
  • Welcome and Introductory Remarks
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    9:10
  • 48. The Table of Isotopes Early Story. G. T. Seaborg
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    9:35
  • 49. Nuclear Data: From Livingood and Seaborg to the 21st Century. C. M. Lederer
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    10:00
  • 50. National and International Nuclear Data Activities. C. L. Dunford
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    10:25
  • Intermission
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    10:40
  • 51. Exploring the Isotopes. R. B. Firestone, S. Y. F. Chu, H. Nordberg
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    11:10
  • 52. Web-Based Information Systems for Nuclear Physics. P. Ekstrom
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    11:35
  • 53. The MacNuclide Nuclear Database Management System. R. Sutton, C. A. Stone, M. Li
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    Section B
    Radioactive Beams, Radioactive Atoms in Traps, Exotic Nuclei - IV
    W. Loveland, Presiding
    9:00
  • 54. First Experiments at the HRIBF. J. D. Garrett
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    9:30
  • 55. Research with Radioactive Beams at TRIUMF. J. M. D'Auria
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    10:00
  • 56. Planned Development of a Radioactive Beam Capability at the LBNL 88-inch Cyclotron. P. E. Haustein, D. M. Moltz, E. B. Norman, J. D. Powell, J. Cerny
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    10:30
  • Intermission
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    10:45
  • 57. Measurement of the Properties of Nuclei Far from Stability at GANIL and the SPIRAL Project. W. Mittig
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    11:15
  • 58. Experiments with Exotic Beams, Towards the Future at the NSCL. D. J. Morrissey
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    11:45
  • 59. Recent Studies with Radioactive Beams at RIKEN and the RI Beam Factory Project. I. Tanihata
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    TUESDAY AFTERNOON
    Section A
    Nuclear Data Resources on the World Wide Web - II
    R. A. Meyer, Presiding
    2:00
  • Introductory Remarks
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    2:10
  • 60. International Project for Evaluation of Decay Data. R. G. Helmer, E. Browne
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    2:35
  • 61. Evaluation of Decay Data: Quality and Uniformity. E. Browne, R. G. Helmer
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    3:00
  • 62. Design of New Electronic Edition of Gamma-Ray Spectrum Catalogues for Internet Presentation. R. L. Heath
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    3:25
  • Intermission
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    3:40
  • 63. The Recent Renaissance in Heavy Element Research. D. C. Hoffmann, D. M. Lee
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    4:05
  • 64. Evaluation of Nuclear Structure Data for the Actinides. Y. A. Akovali
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    4:35
  • 65. Internet and the National Nuclear Data Center. T. W. Burrows
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    Section B
    Radioactive Beams, Radioactive Atoms in Traps, Exotic Nuclei - V
    D. J. Vieira, Organizer, Presiding
    2:00
  • 66. Prospects in Radioactive Atom Trapping: 21Na as an Example. S. J. Freedman, B. Fujikawa, G. Gwinner, M. W. Rowe, S. Q. Shang, P. Vetter
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    2:30
  • 67. Beta-Neutrino Correlation Measurements in a Laser Trap. J. A. Behr, A. Gorelov, T. Swanson, O. Hausser, M. Trinczek, D. Melconian, M. Dombsky, J. M. D'Auria, D. Asgeirsson, J. Dilling, U. Giesen, G. Roy, K. P. Jackson, C. D. P. Levy, L. Buchmann,
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  • 68. 38K, 37K Laser Trapping and Beta Decay Measurements. P. A. Voytas, R. S. Williamson III, B. P. Schwartz, T. G. Walker, P. A. Quin
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    3:30
  • Intermission
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    3:45
  • 69. Progress Towards Trapping 82Rb in an Optical Trap. R. Guckert, V. D. Sandberg, D. Tupa, D. J. Vieira, X. Zhao
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    4:15
  • 70. Atomic Lifetime Measurements with Trapped Radioactive Francium Atoms. G. D. Sprouse, L. A. Orozco, J. E. Simsarian, W. Shi, W. Z. Zhao
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    4:45
  • 71. An Efficient Trap of 221Fr Atoms. Z. T. Lu, K. L. Corwin, K. R. Vogel, C. E. Wieman, T. P. Dinneen, J. A. Maddi, H. Gould
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    5:15
  • Concluding Remarks
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    WEDNESDAY MORNING
    Section A
    Nuclear Data Resources on the World Wide Web - III
    R. MacFarlane, Presiding
    9:00
  • 72. Nuclei in the Cosmos. S. Woosley
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    9:30
  • 73. Nuclear Data Capabilities and Opportunities for Nuclear Astrophysics. M. S. Smith
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    10:00
  • 74. Energy Levels of Light Nuclei, A=3-20, Available from Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory on the World Wide Web. C. M. Cheves, C. W. Sheu, H. R. Weller
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    10:25
  • Intermission
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    10:40
  • 75. Radioactive Beams - The Research Perspective. J. D. Garrett
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    11:05
  • 76. Nuclear Data for Radioactive Ion Beams. M. B. Chadwick
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    11:30
  • 77. Nuclear Data System - 2000: A New Approach to Data Access, Display and Evaluation. D. Resler, R. White
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    Section B
    Nuclear Decay Probes in Chemical Physics and Materials Science - I
    D. G. Fleming, Organizer, Presiding
    9:00
  • Introductory Remarks
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    9:15
  • 78. Antiprotonic Helium and New Aspects in the Atomic Capture Process. R. S. Hayano
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    10:05
  • 79. Slowing Down and Thermalization of the Proton, Muon and Positron in Gases. M. Senba
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    10:55
  • Intermission
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    11:25
  • 80. An Approach to Comprehensive Understanding of the Ore and Spur Models of Positronium Formation. Y. Ito
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    11:50
  • 81. Chemical Reactions and Thermalization of the Positronium "Atom" in Condensed Matter. H. Stoll
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    WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
    Section A
    Nuclear Data Resources on the World Wide Web - IV
    D. Brenner, Organizer, Presiding
    2:00
  • 82. Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy with Gammasphere. A. O. Macchiavelli
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    2:25
  • 83. High-Spin Nuclear Structure Data on the Internet. B. Singh
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    2:50
  • 84. Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions: A Field on the Threshold. D. Cebra
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    3:15
  • Intermission
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    3:30
  • 85. Compilation of Relativistic Heavy-Ion Data. M. R. Bhat
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    3:55
  • 86. A Nuclear Information Service. R. MacFarlane
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    4:15
  • 87. Technologies For Network Access and Updating of Nuclear Databases. R. Sutton, E. Miyake, T. L. M. Langlands, C. A. Stone
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    4:40
  • Concluding Remarks
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    Section B
    Nuclear Decay Probes in Chemical Physics and Materials Science - II
    R. S. Hayano, Presiding
    2:15
  • 88. Probing Matter with Radioactive Nuclei. R. F. Kiefl
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    3:05
  • 89. Muon Spin Rotation Studies of Unconventional Superconductors: Fullerides, Cuprates and Heavy Fermion Systems. R. H. Heffner
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    3:25
  • Intermission
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    3:55
  • 90. 13N: Nuclear Probe for Processes Involving NO, NO2, and HONO on Aerosol Surfaces. D. T. Jost, M. Ammann, M. Kalberer, E. Roessler, D. Piquet, U. Baltensperger, H. W. Gaeggler
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    THURSDAY MORNING
    Section A
    Additional Aspects of Nuclear Science
    P. E. Haustein, Organizer, Presiding
    9:00
  • 91. Freezeout Properties in Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions. S. Chapman, J. R. Nix
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    9:20
  • 92. The Decay of 137Cs and the First Excited State of 137Ba. S. W. Yates, B. K. Wagner, P. E. Garrett, M. Yeh
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    9:40
  • 93. Spin Distributions of Spontaneous Fission Fragments. D. A. Strellis, G. M. Ter-Akopian, A. V. Daniel, G. S. Popeko, Y. T. Oganessian, J. O. Rasmussen, R. Aryaeinejad, S. Asztalos, B. R. S. Babu, J. Becker, L. Bernstein, K. Butler-Moore, S. Y. F. C
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    10:00
  • 94. Gamma-ray Spectroscopy of odd-Z nuclei from 252Cf at Gammasphere. S. Asztalos, G. M. Ter-Akopian, A. V. Daniel, G. S. Popeko, Y. T. Oganessian, J. O. Rasmussen, R. Aryaeinejad, B. R. S. Babu, J. Becker, L. Bernstein, K. Butler-Moore, S. Y. F. Chu
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    10:20
  • 95. Stability of Lanthanide and Actinide Complexes of a Hexadentate Nitrogen Donor. L. R. Morss
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    10:40
  • 96. Separation of 210-Bi and 210-Po by Using Ion-Exchange Membrane Filters: Environmental Applications. J. S. Gaffeny, K. A. Orlandini, N. A. Marley, M. M. Cunningham
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    11:00
  • 97. Synthesis of F-18-Labelled 5-Fluoro-2'-Deoxy-2'-Fluoro-1-beta-Arabinofuranosyluracil ([18F]-FFAU) for PET Imaging Studies. M. M. Alauddin, J. D. Fissekis, P. S. Conti
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    11:20
  • 98. Synthesis of 9-(4-[18F]-Fluoro-3-Hydroxymethylbutyl) Guanine ([18F]FHBG) for Imaging of VIral Infection and Gene Therapy Using PET. M. M. Alauddin, P. S. Conti
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    11:40
  • 99. FeCl(3)- doped Polypyrroles Probed by Positron Annihilation Technique. V. S. Subrahmanyam
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    12:00
  • 100. Mechanisms of Nuclide Decays. T. Garcia, W. Slaughter, E. Stedman
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    Section B
    Nuclear Decay Probes in Chemical Physics and Materials Science - III
    R. F. Kiefl, Presiding
    9:15
  • 101. Modelling Hydrogen in Materials with its Pseudo-Isotope Muonium. S. F. J. Cox
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    10:05
  • 102. MuSR Studies of Buckyball Radicals. P. W. Percival
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    10:55
  • Intermission
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    11:25
  • 103. MuSR Studies of Muonium Relaxation by Dioxygen and Ethylene Adsorbed on Ultra-Pure Silica Powder. R. F. Marzke, D. G. Fleming, P. W. Percival, M. Senba
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    11:50
  • 104. Recent Aspects of Positronium Interactions in Gases and Solids. T. Hyodo
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    THURSDAY AFTERNOON
     
    Nuclear Decay Probes in Chemical Physics and Materials Science - IV
    R. H. Heffner, Presiding
    2:15
  • 105. Depth Profiling of Defects in Semiconductors and Thin Films. K. Lynn
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    3:05
  • 106. Analytical Applications of Positron Beam Lifetime Spectroscopy. R. H. Howell
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    3:55
  • Intermission
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    4:25
  • 107. ETLA - Elastic Thermalisation Lifetime Analysis of Cross Linked PMMA. C. Dauwe, B. Van Waeyenberge, D. Segers, T. Van Hoecke, F. Du Prez
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    4:50
  • 108. Atomic Clusters and Positron Capture Sites in Amorphous and Undercooled Metallic Structures. K. Kristiakova, J. Kristiak
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    5:15
  • 109. 1D-ACAR Spectroscopy of Oxygen-Related Centers in Silicon. N. Y. Arutyunov
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    5:40
  • Concluding Remarks
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