Physics and Astronomy Student Achievements 2003-2004


Grants, Fellowships and Awards

Name of StudentName of AwardAward Amount (US$)Granting InstitutionLocation
Fliller III, RaymondTravel Grant to Relativistic Channeling and Related Coherent Phenomena400INFN-LNFFrascati, Italy
Franchini, FabioPeter B. Kahn Fellowship800Stony BrookStony Brook
Lerotic, Mirna2004 Gertrude S. Goldhaber Prize1000Brookhaven Women in Science, Brookhaven National LabUpton, NY
Matthew, PartlowOptics Fellowship16000NSFN/A
Shapiro, DavidPeter B. Kahn Travel Award800Dept. Physics/Astronomy USBN/A

Publications/Reports/Reviews

Name of StudentList of AuthorsYearTitle of PublicationTitle of JournalVolumePage Number
Bandres, MiguelGlenn Bateman, Miguel A. Bandrés, Thawatchai Onjun, Arnold H. Kritz, and Alexei Pankin 2003Integrated predictive modeling of high-mode tokamak plasmas using a combination of core and pedestal modelsPhysics of Plasmas104358-4370
Bandres, MiguelMiguel A. Bandres, J. C. Gutierrez-Vega, and Sabino Chavez-Cerda2004Parabolic nondiffracting optical wave fieldsOptics Letters2944-46
Bandres, MiguelMiguel A. Bandres and J. C. Gutierrez-Vega2004Ince Gaussian beamsOptics Letters29144-146
Beetz, TobiasT. Beetz, C. Jacobsen2003Soft X-ray radiation damage studies in PMMA using a cryo-STXMJournal of Synchrotron Radiation10280-283
Beetz, TobiasT. Beetz, C. Jacobsen and A. Stein2003Soft X-ray diffraction tomography - Simulations and first resultsJournal de Physique IV10427-30
Calaga, RamaR. Calaga, R. Tomas2004Statistical analysis of RHIC beam position monitors performancePhys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams7042801
Calaga, RamaM. Bai, F. Pilat, T. Satogata, R.Tomas, F.Schmidt, R. Calaga2003Measurement of Linear Coupling Resonance at RHICProceedings of the 2003 Particle Accelerator ConferenceN/A2207
Eardley, MatthewJ. Reijonen, M. Eardley, R. Gough, K. Leung and R. Thomae2003Microwave ion source for low charge state ion productionNUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT511301-310
Field, BryanB. Field, S. Dawson, J. Smith2004Scalar and Pseudoscalar Higgs Boson Plus One Jet Production at the LHC and TevatronPhysical Review D6907040XX
Fliller III, RaymondL. Ahrens, M. Bai, M. Blaskiewicz, M. Brennan, P. Cameron, R. Connolly, A. Drees, W. Fischer, R. Fliller, D. Gassner, J. Kewisch, S. Peggs, F. Pilat, V. Ptitsyn, T. Roser, T. Satogata, S. Tepikian, D. Trbojevic, J. van Zeijts 2003Commissioning results and applications Nuclear Instrumentation and Methods A499415
Fliller III, RaymondM. Bai, P. Cameron, P. Cerniglia, R. Connolly, J. Cupolo, C. Degan, A. Drees, R. Filler, D. Gassner, J. Mead, V. Ptitsyn, T. Satogata, T. Shea, R. Sikora, P. Thompson, R. Witkover2003RHIC beam instrumentation Nuclear Instrumentation and Methods A499372
Franchini, FabioAlexander G. Abanov, Fabio Franchini2003Emptiness Formation Probability for the Anisotropic XY Spin Chain in a Magnetic FieldPhysics Letters A316342-349
Gomez, EduardoS. Aubin, E. Gomez, L. A. Orozco, and G. D. Sprouse2003High efficiency magneto-optical trap for unstable isotopesRev. Sci. Instr.744342
Grandchamp-desraux, LoicG. E. Brown, L. Grandchamp, C. H. Lee and M. Rho2004Nature of the chiral restoration transition in QCDPhys. Rept. 391353
Grandchamp-desraux, LoicL. Grandchamp, R. Rapp and G. E. Brown2004Medium modifications of charm and charmonium in high-energy heavy-ion collisionsJ. Phys. GN/AN/A
Grandchamp-desraux, LoicR. Rapp and L. Grandchamp2004Theoretical overview on (hidden) charm in high-energy heavy-ion collisionsJ. Phys. G30S305
Grandchamp-desraux, LoicL. Grandchamp, R. Rapp and G. E. Brown2004In-medium effects on charmonium production in heavy-ion collisionsPhys. Rev. Lett.N/AN/A
Lerotic, MirnaM. Lerotic, C. Jacobsen, T. Schäfer, and S. VogtN/ACluster analysis of soft x-ray spectromicroscopy dataUltramicroscopy N/AN/A
Pottorf, ShawnW. Chen, Vijay Patel, Sergey K. Tolpygo, D. Yohannes, S. Pottorf, J. E. Lukens2003Development Toward High-Speed Integrated Circuits and SQUID Qubits with Nb/AlOx/Nb Josephson JunctionsIEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity13103
Ratkovic, SasaSasa Ratkovic, Sharada Iyer Dutta, Madappa Prakash2003Differential Neutrino Rates and Emissivities from the Plasma Process in Astrophysical SystemsPhys. Rev. D67123002
Ratkovic, SasaM. Prakash, S. Ratkovic, S. I. Dutta, PALS2004Neutrino Processes in Supernovae and Neutrons Stars in Their Infancy and Old AgeSubmitted to KIAS-APCTP International Symposium in Astro-Hadron Physics, November 10-14, 2003
Schaefer, GailSchaefer, G. H., Simon, M., Nelan, E., and Holfeltz, S. T.2003Dynamical Masses of Young Stars in Multiple SystemsThe Astronomical Journal1261971
Shapiro, DavidT.Beetz, C.Jacobsen, C-C Kao, J.Kirz, O.Mentes, C.Sanchez-Hanke, D.Sayre, and D.Shapiro2003Development of a Novel Apparatus for Experiments in Soft X-ray Diffraction Imaging and Diffraction TomographyJournal De Physique IV10427-30
Shapiro, DavidE.Lima, D.Shapiro, J.Kirz, D.Sayre2003Reconstruction of soft X-Ray Diffraction Patterns - Progress and ChallengesJournal De Physique IV104631-634
Shapiro, DavidT.Beetz, M.Feser, H.Fleckenstein, B.Hornberger, C.Jacobsen, J.Kirz, M.Lerotic, E.Lima, M.Lu, D.Sayre, D.Shapiro, A.Stein, D.Tennant, S.Wirick2003Soft X-ray Microscopy at the NSLSSynchrotron Radiation News16 #311-15
Talbayev, DiyarLa´szlo´ Miha´ly and Diyar Talbayev, La´szlo´ F. Kiss, Jianshi Zhou, Titusz Fehe´r and Andra´s Janossy2004Field-frequency mapping of the electron spin resonance in the paramagnetic and antiferromagnetic states of LaMnO3Physical Review B69024414
Yan, Koon-kiuSergei Maslov, Kim Sneppen, Kasper Astrup Eriksen, Koon-Kiu Yan2004Upstream plasticity and downstream robustness in evolution of molecular networksBMC Evolutionary BiologyN/AN/A
Ye, ZuxinZuxin Ye, Qiang Li, G. D. Gu, J. J. Tu, W. N. Kang, Eun-Mi Choi, Hyeong-Jin Kim, and Sung-Ik Lee2003Magneto-Optical Studies of the Critical States in c-axis Oriented MgB2 Thin Film and Bulk MgB2/Mg Nano-CompositesIEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond.133722
Ye, ZuxinQiang Li, L. Wu, Y. Zhu, A. R. Moodenbaugh, G. D. Gu, M. Suenaga, Z. X. Ye, and D. A. Fisher2003Comparative Studies of MgB2/Mg Nano-Composites and Press- Sintered MgB2 PelletsIEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond.133051
Ye, ZuxinM. Suenaga, V. F. Solovyov, Q. Li, Z. Ye, H. J. Wiesmann, M. Iwakuma, M. Fukui, K. Toyota, F. Funaki, T. H. Johansen, D. V. Shantsev and J. R. Clem2003AC Loss in Circular Disks of Thin YBa2Cu3O7 Films in Perpendicular Magnetic FieldsJ. Appl. Phys. 94502
Ye, ZuxinM. Suenaga, Q. Li, Z. Ye, M. Iwakuma, K. Toyota, F. Funaki, S. R. Foltyn, H. Wang, and John. R. Clem2004Thickness Dependence of AC Losses in Circular Disks of YBa2Cu3O7 Films in Perpendicular Magnetic FieldsJ. Appl. Phys. 95208
Ye, ZuxinQiang Li, M. Suenaga, Z. Ye, S. R. Foltyn, and H. Wang2004Reversal of Thickness Dependence of Critical Current Density Jc(T,H) in YBa2Cu3O7-ƒÔ Thick FilmsAppl. Phys. Lett. 84in press
Ye, ZuxinZ. X. Ye, Qiang Li, M. Suenaga, and V. F. Solovyov2004Magneto Optical Studies of YBCO Thick Films in The Critical StateNATO SCIENCE SERIES II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Volume 142, ”Magneto-Optical Imaging”, Eds. T.H.Johansen and D.V.Shantsev, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Hardbound, ISBN 1-4020-1997-1, May 2004.142175-182
Yohannes, DanielChen, W.; Patel, V.; Tolpygo, S.K.; Yohannes, D.; Pottorf, S.; Lukens, J.E.;2003 Development toward high-speed integrated circuits and SQUID qubits with Nb/AlOx//Nb Josephson junctionsIEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity13103 - 106
Zetocha, ValeriuV. Zetocha, T. Schaefer2003Instanton contribution to scalar charmonium and glueball decaysPhysical Review D67114003

Public External Presentations

Name of StudentList of AuthorsYearTitle of PresentationName of MeetingLocation
Bandres, MiguelJ. C. Gutierrez-Vega, Miguel A. Bandres-Motola, and Sabino Chavez-Cerda2003New class of invariant optical fields: Parabolic beamsOSA Annual Meeting Tucson, Arizona
Bandres, MiguelJ. C. Gutierrez-Vega, M. A. Bandres-Motola, E. Ley-Koo, K. Volke-Sepulveda, and S. Chavez-Cerda2003Parabolic propagation-invariant optical beamsCLEO EuropeMunich Germany
Beetz, Tobias2003Towards high-resolution 3D imaging using soft X-raysXradia, Inc., Concorde
Beetz, Tobias2004Single particle imaging using soft X-raysNSLS, Brookhaven
Beetz, Tobias 2003A new apparatus for soft X-ray holography and diffraction imagingEighth International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation InstrumentationSan Francisco
Butsyk, SergeySergey Butsyk2003Heavy flavor production in p+p collisions at RHICAPS Fall Meeting Division of Nuclear PhysicsTucson, AZ
Butsyk, SergeySergey Butsyk2004Heavy flavor production in p+p and d+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 200 GeV at RHIC (Poster)Quark Matter 2004Oakland, CA
Calaga, RamaR. Calaga2004The Design of a High-Current ERL CavitySecond Electron-Ion Collider WorkshopJefferson Lab
Carmell, MattthewMatthew Carmell, Madappa Prakash, James L. Lattimer2003Developments in the Equation of State of Supernova MatterInvited Talk: Conference on Physics and Astrophysics of Neutron Stars Santa Fe, New Mexico
Carmell, MattthewMatthew Carmell, Madappa Prakash, James L. Lattimer2004The Role of Pionic Excitations in Supernova MatterInvited Talk: SciDac Terascale Supernova Initiative meetingChapel Hill, North Carolina
Eardley, MatthewS. H. Lee, M. Eardley, O. Boiko, H. Metcalf2003Single-Frequency Light Amplification by Injection into a Broad Area, High Power Diode LaserAPS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical PhysicsBoulder, Colorado
Field, BryanB. Field2003Higgs Plus One Jet at the LHC and TevatronHigh Energy Theory Lunch SeminarBrookhaven National Labs, Upton, NY
Fliller III, RaymondR. P. Fliller III, A. Drees, D. Gassner, L. Hammons, G. McIntyre, D. Trbojevic, V. Biryukov, Y. Chesnokov, V. Terekhov2004RHIC Crystal CollimationRelativistic Channeling and Related Coherent PhenomenaINFN-LNF Frascati, Italy
Franchini, FabioFabio Franchini2003Emptiness Formation Probability for the XY Spin Chain in a Magnetic FieldInternational Workshop and Seminar on Quantum Phase TranstionsMax-Planck Institut fur Physik Komplexer Systeme - Dresden (Germany)
Franchini, FabioF. Franchini and A. Abanov2003Emptiness Formation Probability for the XY Spin Chain in a Magnetic FieldThird Stig Lundqvist Conference on Advancing Frontiers of Condensed Matter Physics: "Fundamental Interactions and Excitations in Confined Systems"Abdus Salam ICTP - Trieste (Italy)
Franchini, FabioFabio Franchini, Alexander Abanov2004Emptiness Formation Probability for the XY ModelAPS March MeetingMontreal (Canada)
Franchini, FabioFabio Franchini and Alexander Abanov2003Emptiness Formation Probability for the XY Spin Chain in a Magnetic FieldInternational Workshop on Field Theory in Correlated Nanoscale SystemsBrookhaven National Laboratory
Gomez, EduardoE. Gomez, S. Aubin, L. A. Orozco, and G. D. Sprouse2004Lifetime and hyperfine splitting measurement in francium and rubidiumcleo iqecSan Francisco, California
Gomez, EduardoE. Gomez, S. Aubin, L. A. Orozco, and G. D. Sprouse2004Two-photon spectroscopy in franciumDAMOPTucson, Arizona
Grandchamp-desraux, LoicL. Grandchamp, R. Rapp and G.E. Brown2004In-medium modifications of charm and charmonium in heavy-ion collisionsQuark Matter 2004Oakland, CA
Lerotic, MirnaM. Lerotic, C. Jacobsen, T. Schäfer, S. Vogt2003Poster: Cluster analysis of soft x-ray spectromicroscopy data Eighth International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation San Francisco, California
Lerotic, MirnaM. Lerotic, C. Jacobsen2003Cluster analysis in spectromicroscopyNational Synchrotron Light Source Lunch Time SeminarNSLS, Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, NY
Lerotic, MirnaM. Lerotic and C. Jacobsen2004Cluster analysis of soft x-ray spectromicroscopy dataCEMS Graduate Student ConferenceStony Brook University
Matthew, PartlowM. Partlow, J. Bochmann, X. Miao, H. Metcalf2004Progress Towards a Bright Metastable Helium BeamDAMOP 2004 (APS Division of Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics Annual Meeting)Tucson, AZ
Ratkovic, SasaSasa Ratkovic (Collaborators: Sharada Iyer and Madappa Prakash)2003 Differential Neutrino Rates and Emissivities from the Plasma Process in Astrophysical SystemsPhysics and Astrophysics of Neutron Stars Santa Fe, New Mexico
Schaefer, GailSchaefer, G. H., Beck, T. L., Prato, L., and Simon, M.2004Dynamical Mass of the T Tau Sa-Sb Binary203rd American Astronomical Society MeetingAtlanta, GA
Schaefer, GailBeck, T. L., Schaefer, G. H., Fisher, R. S., and Kerr, T.2004Changes in Obscuration Along the Line of Sight Toward T Tau S203rd American Astronomical Society MeetingAtlanta, GA
Schaefer, GailSchaefer, G. H., Simon, M., Nelan, E., and Holfeltz, S. T.2003Dynamical Masses of Young StarsAstronomical Society of New YorkSaratoga Springs, NY
Talbayev, DiyarDiyar Talbayev, Laszlo Mihaly2004Antiferromagnetic resonance in LaMnO3 at low temperatureMarch 2004 APS MeetingMontreal, Canada
Ye, Zuxin„h Zuxin Ye, Qiang Li, Y. Zhu, W. D. Si and P. D. Johnson2003Magneto-Optical Studies of Thickness Dependence of Flux Pinning in YBCO Films Grown on Twinned LaAlO3 Substrates2003 Materials Research Society Fall MeetingBoston
Ye, Zuxin„h Zuxin Ye, Qiang Li, V. F. Solovyov, M. Suenaga, and W. D. Si2004Fractal Flux Penetration in Type II Superconductors with Different Disorder Size2004 American Physical Society March MeetingMontreal, Canada

Post-graduate Appointments

Name of StudentJob TitleHiring InstitutionLocation
Zetocha, ValeriuQuantitative analystBear Stearns InternationalLondon