PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles :

E. Vazquez-Jauregui, J. Engelfried, U. Akgun et al., "First Observation of the Cabibbo-suppressed Decays Xi_c+ -> Sigma+ pi- pi+ and Xi_c+ -> Sigma- pi+ pi+ and Measurement of their Branching Ratios", FERMILAB-PUB-08-084-E, hep-ex/0804.2298, Apr 2008.  Submitted to Physics Letters B.

F. Duru, U. Akgun et al.,
"CMS Hadronic EndCap Calorimeter Upgrade Studies for SLHC - Cerenkov Light Collection from Quartz Plates", CMS-NOTE 2007/019,  IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol 55, Issue 2, 734-740, Apr 2008.

G. Baiatian, …, U. Akgun et al. "Design, Performance, and Calibration of CMS Hadron Endcap Calorimeters", CMS-NOTE 2008/010, Mar 2008.

U. Akgun et al., "Afterpulse Timing and Rate investigation of Three Different Hamamatsu Photomultipler Tubes", Journal of Instrumentation, 3 T01001,  Jan 2008.


S. Abdullin, …, U. Akgun et al., "Design, Performance, and Calibration of CMS Forward Calorimeter Wedges", CMS-NOTE 2006/044,   Euro. Phys. Jour. C 53 (1), 139-166, Jan 2008.

J. L. Sanchez-Lopez, K.D. Nelson, J. Engelfried, U. Akgun et al., "Polarization of Lambda0 and anti-Lambda0 inclusively produced by 610-GeV/c Sigma- and 525-GeV/c proton beams", hep-ex/07063660, Submitted to Phys. Rev. D, 2007

G. Baiatian, …, U.Akgun et al., "CMS Physics Technical Design Report, Volume II: Physics Performance", Journal of Physics G, 34, 995-1579, 2007

M. Iori, A.S. Ayan, U. Akgun et al., "Measurement of the ­Omega_c_0 lifetime", FERMILAB-PUB-07-011-E, hep-ex/0701021, 2007

U. Akgun et al., "Radiation damage and light transmission studies on air core light guides", IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol 53, No. 3, 1547, 2006

D. Isenhower, …, U. Akgun et al., "Proposal to Upgrade the MIPP Experiment", hep-ex/0609057, 2006

G. Baiatian, …, U. Akgun et al.
"Design, Performance, and Calibration of CMS Hadron-Barrel Calorimeter Wedges", CMS-NOTE 2006/138

G. Baiatian, …, U. Akgun et al., "Synchronization and Timing in CMS HCAL", CMS-NOTE 2006/139, 2006

G. Baiatian, …, U. Akgun et al., "CMS physics: Technical Design Report", CERN-LHCC-2006-001, CMS-TDR-008-1, 2006

A. Ocherashvili, …, U. Akgun et al., "Confirmation of the Double Charm Baryon Xi_cc+ via its Decay to p D+ K-",  Fermilab-Pub-04-082-E, Jun 2004. 5pp., hep-ex/0406033     Phys.Lett.B628:18-24, 2005

U. Akgun et al., "Complete tests of 2000 Hamamatsu R7525HA Phototubes for the CMS-HF Forward Calorimeter", CMS-NOTE 2004/019   Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A550:145-156, 2005

S. Ayan, N. Akchurin, U. Akgun et al., "Energy Resolution and the Linearity of the CMS Forward Quartz Fiber Calorimetry Pre-Production-Prototype (PPP-I)", CMS-NOTE 2003/030 J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 30, N33-N44, 2004

A.V. Evdokimov, U. Akgun et al., "First observation of a narrow charm-strange meson DsJ(2632) -> Ds eta and D0 K+",   Fermilab-Pub-04/087-E, hep-ex/0406045   Phys.Rev.Lett.93:242001, 2004,

U. Akgun et al., "Comparison of PMTs from three different manufacturers for the CMS-HF Forward Calorimeter", CMS-NOTE 2003/029IEEE Trans.Nucl.Sci.51:1909-1915, 2004

I. Dumanoglu, …, U. Akgun et al., "Radiation-hardness studies of high OH- content quartz fibres irradiated with 500 MeV electrons", CMS-NOTE 2001/020, Nucl.Instr.Meth.A490:444-455, 2002


Conference Proceedings:

U. Akgun et al., "Preliminary Cascade_c_+ Lifetime Measurement from SELEX", Nuclear Physics B (Proc. Suppl.) 167 46-49, 2007

U. Akgun and Y. Onel, "Radiation-Hard Quartz Čerenkov Calorimeters", AIP Conf.Proc.867:282-289,2006. Also in "Chicago 2006, Calorimetry in high energy physics" 282-289, 2006

E. Gulmez, …, U. Akgun et al., "Using Single Photoelectron Spectra in the Calibration of the CMS-HF Calorimeter", Proceedings Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2005

E. Gulmez, U. Akgun et al., "Selection and Testing of 2000 Photomultiplier Tubes for the CMS-HF Forward Calorimeter", Proceedings IMTC 2004 - Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2004

Dumanoglu, … U.Akgun et al., "Radiation Hardness Studies of High OH-Quartz Fibers for a Hadronic Forward Calorimeter of the Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider",  Published in "Pasadena 2002 Calorimetry in Particle Physics" 521-528, 2002


Other Publications:

F. Duru, U. Akgun et al., "Mass Reconstruction and Missing Et Studies on MSSM A/H -->Tau+Tau- Leptonic Decay", CMS-IN 2007/021, 2007

J. Olson, U. Akgun et al., "Comparison of resistive and parallel dynode bases", CMS-IN 2006/019, 2006

K.Dindar, ..., U.Akgun et al., "Comparison of PMT Relative Gains Measured at the University of Iowa and at CERN", CMS-IN 2005/045, 2005

J. Olson, U. Akgun et al., "Parallel Dynode Base for HF", CMS-IN 2005/042, 2005

A.Mestvirishvili, U.Akgun et al., "Higgs Boson Production Via WW Fusion", CMS-IN 2005/008, 2005

E.Gulmez, U.Akgun et al., "Variation of relative gains as a function of HV for the Hamamatsu R7525HA PMTs used in the HF Forward Calorimeter", CMS-IN 2005/006, 2005

U. Akgun et al., "Afterpulse Studies for HF Calorimeter PMTs", CMS-IN 2004/034, 2004

U. Akgun et al., "CMS HF Calorimeter Light Guide System Radiation Damage Studies", CMS-IN 2003/029, 2003

U. Akgun et al., "CMS HF Calorimeter PMTs & Xc+ Lifetime Analysis", Ph.D. Thesis,UMI-31-14464, FERMILAB-THESIS-2003-43, Dec 2003

S. Wang, …, U. Akgun et al., "Administration, Operation, and Planning of a Proof-of-Concept CMS Tier-2 Center", Technical Report - TR-GROW02-10, 2002

U. Akgun et al., "Timing, Gain and Dark current Measurements of PMTs from Three Different Manufacturers for HF Calorimeter", CMS-IN 2002/032, 2002

P. Bruecken, …, U. Akgun et al., "Radiation Effect Studies on High Efficiency Mirror (HEM) and Aluminized Mylar for the HF Optical Design", CMS-IN 2002/031, 2002

U. Akgun et al., "Single and Double Pulse Linearity Studies Performed on Candidate PMTs for HF Calorimeter", CMS-IN 2002/030, 2002

U. Akgun et al., "Tests of the CMS-HF Light Guide System at the University of Iowa PMT Test Station", CMS-IN 2002/029, 2002

U. Akgun et al., "Single Photoelectron Spectrum Measurements of HF Calorimetry Candidate PMTs in The University of Iowa Test Station", CMS-IN 2002/026, 2002

S. Ayan, ... , U. Akgun et al., "Results From the Beam Test of the CMS Forward Quartz Fiber Calorimeter Pre-Production-Prototype (PPP-I)", CMS-IN 2002/064, 2002

U. Akgun, "Charm Baryon Lifetime Analysis & University of Iowa PMT Test Station", Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal, May 2001