Publications

G. Finneman, O. Eichhorn, N. Meskell, T. Caplice, A. Benson, A. Abu-Halawa,
G. Ademoski, A. Clark, D. Gayer, K. Hendrickson, P. Debbins, Y Onel, A. Ayan and U. Akgun, “Development of a dosimeter prototype with machine learning based 3-D dose reconstruction capabilities”, Biomed. Phys. Eng. Express 8, 015009 (2022)

G. Finneman, N. Meskell, T. Caplice, O. Eichhorn, E. Abu-Halawa, M. Stobb, and U. Akgun, “Proton Imaging with Machine Learning”, Proc. SPIE 11595, Medical Imaging 2021: Physics of Medical Imaging, 1159551, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2580618, (2021).

H. Hoyhtya, H. Koster, M.M. Christiansen, and U. Akgun, “Human RhCG Ammonia Conduction Mechanism”, Computational Molecular Bioscience, 10, 81-94, (2020).

F. Duru, M. Miller, J. Schletzbaum, E. Gaeblear, M. Hamarat, Y. Onel, and U. Akgun, “Discriminating the Muon Noise at the PMT Windows in Calorimeters”, JINST 15 T06002, Journal of Instrumentation, (2020).

Akgun U., Onel Y. “Apparatus, System, And Method For Radiation Hardened Plastic And Flexible Elastomer Scintillator”. US Patent 20200264323, University of Iowa Research Foundation, (2020).

G. L. Ademoski, S. Simko, M. Teeple, I. Morrow, P. Kralik, C. J. Wilkinson, G. Varney, L. Yinong, J. K. Nimmagadda, S. Samant, Y. Wu, L. Pan, L. G. Jacobsohn, Q. Wilkinson, F. Duru, and U. Akgun, “A Glass Neutron Detector with Machine Learning Capabilities”, Journal of Instrumentation, JINST_021P_0319, (2019).

G. Varney, C. Dema, B. E. Gul, C.J. Wilkinson, U. Akgun, “Use of Machine Learning in CARNA Proton Imager”, Proc. SPIE 10948, Medical Imaging 2019: Physics of Medical Imaging, 109485P; doi: 10.1117/12.2512565, (2019).

M.W. Kielty, L. Pan, M.A. Dettmann, V. Herrig, U. Akgun, L.G. Jacobsohn, “Luminescence of Ce-doped aluminophosphate glasses”, Journal of Materials Science: Electronic Materials as part of the proceedings of ICOOPMA 2018, (2019).

C.J. Wilkinson, L. Ruane, W. Miller, A. Gunsch, A. Zieser, I. Tillman, Z. Thune, D. Wang, and U. Akgun, "CARNA – A Compact Glass Proton Imager", Proceedings of IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2017.8533076 (2018).

M.W. Kielty, M. Dettmann, V. Herrig, M.G. Chapman, M.R. Marchewka, A.A. Trofimov, U. Akgun, L.G. Jacobsohn, “Investigation of Ce3+ luminescence in borate-rich borosilicate glasses”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 471, 357–361, (2017).

C.J. Wilkinson, K. Goranson, A. Turney, Q. Xie, I.J. Tillman, Z.L. Thune, A. Dong, D. Pritchett, W. McInally, A. Potter, D. Wang, U. Akgun, "High density scintillating glass proton imaging detector", Proc. SPIE 10132, Medical Imaging 2017: Physics of Medical Imaging, 101323V; doi:10.1117/12.2252777; (2017).

M. Dettmann, V. Herrig, J. Maldonis, J. Neuhaus, D. Shrestha, P. Rajbhandari, Z. Thune, M. Been, M. Martinez-Szewczyk, V. Khristenko, Y. Onel and U. Akgun, “Radiation Hard Elastomer Scintillators for a New Generation of Particle Detectors”, Journal of Instrumentation, JINST 23 P0716, (2017).

I.J. Tillman, M.A. Dettmann, V. Herrig, Z.L. Thune, A.J. Zieser, S.F. Michalek, M.O. Been, M.M. Martinez-Szewczyk, H.J. Koster, C.J. Wilkinson, M.W. Kielty, L.G. Jacobsohn, U. Akgun “High-Density Scintillating Glasses for A Proton Imaging Detector”, Journal of Optical Materials, 68, 58-62, (2017)

L. K. Balcziak, T. H. Bach, L.R. Montgomery, M. E. Warwick, and U. Akgun, “Calmodulin Bound Aquaporin-0 Reveals Two Distinct Energy Profiles”, Computational Molecular Bioscience, 6, 66-79, (2016).

F. Duru, D. Baker, J. Schletzbaum, P. Bruecken, Y. Onel, A. Konik and U. Akgun, “Post Situ Neutron and Gamma Radiation Damage Tests on Different Quartz Types”, JINST 11 T10006, Journal of Instrumentation, (2016).

G.A. Nigmatkulov, A.K. Ponosov , U. Akgun, et al., “The transverse momentum dependence on charged kaon Bose-Einstein correlations in the SELEX experiment”, Physics Letters B 753, 458-464, (2016).

D. Vu, M. Dettmann, V. Herrig, L.G. Jacobsohn, M.W. Kielty, J. Wetzel, Y. Onel, and U. Akgun, “A Neutron Detector Based On Boron-10 Enriched Scintillating Glasses”, Additive Manufacturing and Strategic Technologies in Advanced Ceramics: Ceramic Transactions, Volume 258, 10.1002/9781119236016.ch6, (2016).

M. Affatigato, U. Akgun, B. Bilki, F. Corriveau, B. Freund, N. Johnson, C. Neubueser, Y. Onel, J. Repond, L. Xia, “Measurements of the Rate Capability of Various Resistive Plate Chambers”, JINST 035 P0715, Journal of Instrumentation, (2015).

 N. Johnson, G. Wehr, E. Hoar, S. Xian, U. Akgun, S. Feller, M. Affatigato, J. Repond, L. Xia, B. Bilki, Y. Onel, "Electronically Conductive Vanadate Glasses for Resistive Plate Chamber Particle Detectors", International Journal of Applied Glass Science, 1-8, (2015). 

 J. Jagodinsky and U. Akgun, "Characterizing the binding interactions between P-Glycoprotein and eight known cardiovascular transport ligands" , Pharmacology Research and Perspectives, Volume 3, Issue 2, e00114, DOI: 10.1002/prp2.114, (2015).

 J. M. Paley, M. D. Messier, R. Raja, U. Akgun et al., "Measurement of Charged Pion Production Yields off the NuMI Target", Physical Review D, 90, 032001, (2014).

 U. Akgun, G. Funk, J. Corso, Z. Jia, D. Southwick, L. Adams, J. Kingyon, E. Tiras, T. Munhollon, E. Troendle, P. Bruecken, V. Khristenko, Y. Onel, "Characterization of 1800 Hamamatsu R7600 PMTs for CMS HF Calorimeter Upgrade", JINST 9 T06005, Journal of Instrumentation, (2014).

Q. Xie, J. Schletzbaum, and U. Akgun, "High Density Scintillating Glass Calorimeter", JINST 9 T04001, Journal of Instrumentation, (2014).

S. Feller and U. Akgun, "A New Glassy State Of Matter: The Color Glass Condensate", International Journal of Applied Glass Science 4 [1], 1-4, (2013).

U. Akgun, E.A. Albayrak, Y. Onel, "CMS Hadronic Endcap Calorimeter Upgrade R&D Studies", Physics Procedia 37, 238 – 243, (2012).