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with the High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) and Historical Astronomy Division (HAD) 223RD MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY WitH HiGH enerGy AstrOPHysics divisiOn (HeAd) And HistOricAl AstrOnOMy divisiOn (HAd) 5-9 JAnuAry 2014 • WAsHinGtOn, dc session numbering Key COUNCIL .................................. 2 100’s Monday 200’s Tuesday EXHIBITORS .............................. 6 300’s Wednesday FLOOR PLANS ......................... 10 400’s Thursday Sessions are numbered in the Program ATTENDEE SERVICES ............... 13 Book by day and ti me. SCHEDULE .............................. 18 Changes aft er 6 December are included only in the online program materials. SATURDAY .............................. 35 SUNDAY ................................. 37 MONDAY ................................ 47 TUESDAY .............................. 131 WEDNESDAY ........................ 215 THURSDAY............................ 293 AUTHOR INDEX .................... 371 Follow us on Twitt er @aas_offi ce #aas223 1 AAs Officers & CouncilOrs Officers CouncilOrs President (2012-2014) 2011-2014 David J. Helfand, Quest University Bruce Balick, University of Canada Washington President-Elect (2013-2014) Eileen D. Friel, Indiana University C. Megan Urry, Yale University Angela Speck, University of Missouri Vice-President (2011-2014) Edward B. Churchwell, University of 2012-2015 Wisconsin Nancy S. Brickhouse, Harvard- Smithsonian CfA Vice-President (2012-2015) Paula Szkody, University of Todd J. Henry, Georgia State Washington University Steven D. Kawaler, Iowa State Vice-President (2013-2016) University Chryssa Kouveliotou, NASA/MSFC Treasurer (2011-2014) 2013-2016 Hervey (Peter) Stockman, STScI Geoffrey Clayton, Louisiana State University Secretary (2010-2014) G. Fritz Benedict, University of Texas, Dawn M. Gelino, ExoPlanet Science Austin Institute Dara J. Norman, NOAO Publications Board Chair (2012-2015) Anne P. Cowley, Arizona State University Press Officers Press Officer (2009-Present) Education Officer (2012-2015) Rick Fienberg, AAS Edward E. Prather, University of Arizona Deputy Press Officer Inge Heyer, Loyola University Executive Officer (2006-Present) Maryland Kevin B. Marvel, AAS Deputy Press Officer Larry Marschall, Gettysburg College 2 sPOnsOrs GOld sPOnsOrs silver sPOnsOrs brOnze sPOnsOrs cOntributOrs TM 3 We would like to thank our GOld sPOnsOrs for the generous support of the AAs Meeting: Apogee imaging systems Apogee systems have contributed to discoveries in many diff erent fi elds, from astronomy to life science. They are operated in a variety of extreme conditi ons, from the Arcti c to orbiti ng around the Earth. We’re proud of our accomplishments, but recognize that we must strive to conti nually improve our products and our processes. From bio array readers and radiance measurement systems to backyard astronomy and bright fi eld microscopy imaging we’ve supplied the tools for serious research and discovery work for over a decade. We are a corporate sponsor of the American Astronomical Society and support various local educati onal insti tuti ons. northrop Grumman Since the dawn of the space age, Northrop Grumman has put good ideas into orbit and beyond. From systems engineering, spacecraft manufacturing, precision sensors, space instrument design, ground stati ons development and orbiti ng space platf orms, Northrop Grumman’s space capabiliti es have transformed loft y concepts into high-fl ying realiti es for a wide variety of missions. usrA Universiti es Space Research Associati on, an independent, nonprofi t research corporati on that combines eff orts of in-house talent and university-based experti se to advance space science & technology. USRA was founded in 1969, near the beginning of the Space Age, driven by the vision of two individuals, James Webb (NASA Administrator 1961-1968) and Frederick Seitz (Nati onal Academy of Sciences President 1962-1969). Together, they worked to create USRA to sati sfy not only the ongoing need for innovati on in space, but also the need to involve society more broadly so the benefi ts of space acti viti es would be realized. Today, USRA works across a wide spectrum of disciplines stemming from the range of challenges originally posed by the space program. From biomedicine to astrophysics, from basic research to facility management and operati ons, USRA is helping enable the study of the Universe from ground, airborne, and orbiti ng observatories, the study of Earth from space-based platf orms, and more. 4 sPOnsOred Activities Opening reception education and Public Outreach Universities Space Research student event Association (USRA) Associated Universities, Inc. Meeting Program Hack day Apogee Imaging Systems Microsoft WorldWide Telescope; Northrop Grumman cybercafe Northrop Grumman Handout station Springer lanyards Ball Aerospace CCD camera donation Apogee Imaging Systems charging station Northrop Grumman; Finger Lakes Instru- telescope donation mentation, LLC Celestron LCD display Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) underGrAduAte OrientAtiOn sPOnsOrs Arizona State University University of California, San Diego Astrobites University of California, Santa Barbara Boston University University of Colorado Brigham Young University University of Denver Columbia University University of Kansas Dartmouth College University of Maryland Florida State University University of Michigan Georgia State University University of New Mexico Harvard University University of North Carolina at Indiana University Chapel Hill Johns Hopkins University University of Oklahoma Louisiana State University University of Texas at Austin National Radio Astronomy Observatory University of Toledo New Mexico State University University of Virginia The Pennsylvania State University University of Wisconsin, Madison Rutgers University University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Society of Physics Students Vanderbilt University Steward Observatory - University of Wesleyan University Arizona West Virginia University Texas Christian University Yale University The George Washington University 5 exHibitOrs (AlPHAbeticAlly) 406 American Astronomical Society Journals 500 American Astronomical Society 101 Apogee Imaging Systems 120 Arecibo Observatory 111 Associated Universities, Inc.- AUI 514 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy - AURA 505 AstroBites and AstroBetter 501 AstroHaven Enterprises 420 ASTRON - Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy 103 Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation 314 Cambridge University Press 210 CCAT Observatory 301 Chandra X-ray Center 215 Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy - CARMA 223 CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science 327 Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy - CIRA 332 Digitalis Education Solutions 320 e2v aerospace and defense 242 Elsevier 310 Eureka Scientific, Inc. 232 Fermi and Swift 300 Finger Lakes Instrumentation 421 Gemini Observatory/AURA 211 Giant Magellan Telescope 526 Hands On Optics 500 High Energy Astrophysics Division 500 Historical Astronomy Division 304 Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias 408 IOP Publishing 130 Infrared Processing and Analysis Center - IPAC 528 Konica Minolta Planetarium - Magna-Tech Electronic Co. Inc. 414 Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope - LCOGT 429 Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory - LIGO 201 Lockheed Martin 508 Large Synoptic Survey Telescope - LSST 112 Microsoft WorldWide Telescope 6 exHibitOrs (AlPHAbeticAlly) continued 415 Millennium Space Systems 426 NASA Astrophysics Data System - ADS 224 NASA Science Mission Directorate 309 National Geographic Society 214 National Radio Astronomy Observatory - NRAO 220 National Science Foundation 126 NExScI/Kepler 104 Northrop Grumman 322 Oxford University Press 329 Pan - STARRS, Institute for Astronomy, Univ. of Hawaii 313 Pearson 503 Physics Today 205 PlaneWave Instruments 209 Princeton University Press 427 Rayleigh Optical Corporation 122 Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - SOFIA 402 Sapling Learning 321 Schott 428 SIMBAD Astronomical Database 326 SKA Organisation 315 Sloan Digital Sky Survey 417 Southwest Research Institute 409 Space Science Institute 521 Space Telescope Science Institute 200 Spectral Instruments 221 SPIE - The International Society for Optics and Photonics 202 Springer 412 Submillimeter Array 110 Teledyne Imaging Sensors 308 The National Academies 520 The National Optical Astronomy Observatory - NOAO 243 Thirty Meter Telescope - TMT 217 University Science Books 118 Universities Space Research Association - USRA 124 W. H. Freeman 400 W. W. Norton & Company 7 exHibitOrs (by bOOtH nuMber) 101 Apogee Imaging Systems 103 Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation 104 Northrop Grumman 110 Teledyne Imaging Sensors 111 Associated Universities, Inc. - AUI 112 Microsoft WorldWide Telescope 118 Universities Space Research Association - USRA 120 Arecibo Observatory 122 Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - SOFIA 124 W. H. Freeman 126 NExScI/Kepler 130 Infrared Processing and Analysis Center - IPAC 200 Spectral Instruments 201 Lockheed Martin 202 Springer 205 PlaneWave Instruments 209 Princeton University Press 210 CCAT Observatory 211 Giant Magellan Telescope 214 National Radio Astronomy Observatory - NRAO 215 Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy - CARMA 217 University Science Books 220 National Science Foundation 221 SPIE - The International Society for Optics and Photonics 223 CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science 224 NASA Science Mission Directorate 232 Fermi and Swift 242