Hep-Ex explores the fascinating intersection where particle physics meets experimental reality. This field investigates how scientists build massive detectors and accelerate particles to test the fundamental laws of nature, turning abstract theories into measurable data. It is the rigorous process of searching for new particles or forces that could reshape our understanding of the universe, often requiring years of collaboration and engineering.

At Gist.Science, we ensure these discoveries become accessible to everyone. We process every new preprint in this category directly from arXiv, generating both plain-language explanations for curious readers and detailed technical summaries for specialists. Our goal is to bridge the gap between complex experimental results and public understanding without losing scientific nuance.

Below are the latest papers in Hep-Ex, freshly summarized and ready for you to explore.

Axial-vector neutral-current measurements in coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering experiments

This paper identifies fluorine-based compounds, particularly octafluoropropane, as optimal targets for measuring subleading axial-vector contributions in coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering, demonstrating that such experiments could determine the axial coupling at the 10%\sim 10\% level and probe spin-dependent new physics.

D. Aristizabal Sierra, Pablo M. Candela, Valentina De Romeri, Dimitrios K. Papoulias, Laura Trincado S2026-03-05⚛️ hep-ph

Exploring TΥΥT_{ΥΥ} tetraquark candidates in a coupled-channels formalism

Using a coupled-channels framework derived from a constituent quark model, this study predicts a rich spectrum of resonant and virtual TbbbˉbˉT_{bb\bar{b}\bar{b}} tetraquark candidates exhibiting heavy-quark spin symmetry multiplets, with specific guidance provided for their experimental detection through characteristic decay patterns and widths.

P. G. Ortega, D. R. Entem, F. Fernandez, J. Segovia2026-03-05⚛️ hep-ph

Connecting Flavor and Baryon Asymmetry via Leptogenesis in Effective Froggatt-Nielsen Theory

This paper presents a unified Froggatt-Nielsen effective theory with three right-handed neutrinos and complex coefficients that simultaneously explains fermion flavor hierarchies, neutrino masses, dark matter, and the baryon asymmetry of the Universe, demonstrating that successful thermal leptogenesis is viable in both freeze-in and freeze-out scenarios.

Cheshta Batra, Rusa Mandal, Kunal Rawat, Tom Tong2026-03-05⚛️ hep-ph

New Limit on Axion-Like Dark Matter using Cold Neutrons

Using a Ramsey-type apparatus with cold neutrons, researchers analyzed 24 hours of data to find no evidence of oscillating axion-like dark matter, thereby establishing the most stringent limits to date on the coupling between axion-like particles and gluons within a specific mass range.

Ivo Schulthess, Estelle Chanel, Anastasio Fratangelo, Alexander Gottstein, Andreas Gsponer, Zachary Hodge, Ciro Pistillo, Dieter Ries, Torsten Soldner, Jacob Thorne, Florian M. Piegsa2026-03-04⚛️ hep-ex

Resonant Cancellation Effect in Ramsey-type Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Experiments

This paper investigates and analytically describes the "resonant cancellation" effect, where an additional oscillating magnetic field aligned with the static main field causes the modulation of Larmor precession to vanish when the particle interaction time matches the oscillation period, a phenomenon experimentally verified using a monochromatic cold neutron beam.

Ivo Schulthess, Ivan Calic, Estelle Chanel, Anastasio Fratangelo, Philipp Heil, Christine Klauser, Gjon Markaj, Marc Persoz, Ciro Pistillo, Jacob Thorne, Florian M. Piegsa2026-03-04⚛️ hep-ex

Data-driven core collapse supernova multilateration with first neutrino events

This paper presents a data-driven multilateration method that utilizes the arrival times of the first inverse beta decay neutrino events across multiple detectors, combined with a reference lightcurve from a larger detector, to rapidly estimate the direction and generate probability skymaps for Galactic core-collapse supernovae without relying on simulations.

Farrukh Azfar, Jeff Tseng, Marta Colomer Molla, Kate Scholberg, Alec Habig, Segev BenZvi, Melih Kara, James Kneller, Jost Migenda, Dan Milisavljevic, Evan O'Connor2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph