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.

⚛️ nuclear theory

AI-assisted modeling and Bayesian inference of unpolarized quark transverse momentum distributions from Drell-Yan data

This paper presents a global Bayesian analysis of unpolarized quark transverse-momentum-dependent parton distribution functions using Drell-Yan data at N3LO{\rm N^3LO} and N4LL{\rm N^4LL} accuracy, leveraging AI-driven functional form selection and machine-learning emulators to enable efficient Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampling and quantify uncertainties.

Zhong-Bo Kang, Luke Sellers, Congyue Zhang, Curtis Zhou2026-04-16
⚛️ nuclear experiments

Measurement of coherent exclusive J/ψμ+μJ/\psi\to\mu^+\mu^- production in ultraperipheral Pb+Pb collisions at sNN=5.36\sqrt{s_{\textrm{NN}}}=5.36 TeV with the ATLAS detector

The ATLAS experiment measured the differential cross sections of coherent exclusive J/ψμ+μJ/\psi \to \mu^+\mu^- production in ultraperipheral Pb+Pb collisions at sNN=5.36\sqrt{s_{\textrm{NN}}}=5.36 TeV using 2023 data, finding results consistent with theoretical predictions but in tension with previous Run-2 measurements in the central rapidity region.

ATLAS Collaboration2026-04-15
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Phenomenology of Non-Abelian Gauge and Goldstone Bosons in a U(2) Flavor Model

This paper investigates the phenomenology of pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone bosons and light gauge bosons arising from the SU(2)FSU(2)_F subgroup of a U(2)FU(2)_F flavor model, demonstrating that their unsuppressed flavor-violating couplings allow low-energy flavor experiments to probe symmetry breaking scales up to 101210^{12} GeV, surpassing current astrophysical limits.

Lorenzo Calibbi, Jiangyi Yi2026-04-15
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Study of time-like electromagnetic form factors of Λ, Σ\Lambda,~\Sigma and Ξ+\Xi^{+} in light-front quark model

This paper employs a light-front quark model based on the Bethe-Salpeter formalism to calculate the time-like electromagnetic form factors of Λ\Lambda, Σ\Sigma, and Ξ\Xi hyperons, demonstrating that the results, including effective form factors and the ratio of electric to magnetic form factors at specific q2q^2 values, closely match experimental data from the BESIII collaboration.

Chong-Chung Lih, Chao-Qiang Geng2026-04-15
⚛️ nuclear experiments

Search for the QCD Critical Point in High Energy Nuclear Collisions: A Status Report

This paper reviews recent STAR experiment results on net-proton multiplicity fluctuations from RHIC BES-II collisions to search for the QCD critical point by comparing fourth-order cumulant and factorial cumulant ratios with non-critical theoretical models while addressing initial volume fluctuations and outlining future research directions.

Yu Zhang, Zhaohui Wang, Xiaofeng Luo, Nu Xu2026-04-15
⚛️ phenomenology

ALP production in Lepton Flavour Violating meson, tau and gauge boson decays

This paper investigates the production and prompt decay of axion-like particles (ALPs) with lepton-flavour-violating couplings in the mass regime above the muon threshold, proposing new search strategies across meson, gauge boson, quarkonium, and tau decays to leverage the distinctive aeμa \to e\mu signature and assess the discovery potential of future high-energy and fixed-target experiments.

Marco Ardu, Lorenzo Calibbi, Marco Fedele, Federico Mescia2026-04-15
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Cross-Domain Transfer with Particle Physics Foundation Models: From Jets to Neutrino Interactions

This paper demonstrates that the OmniLearned particle physics foundation model, pre-trained on high-energy collision data, can be effectively transferred to low-energy fixed-target neutrino experiments to outperform models trained from scratch on tasks like energy regression and pion classification, thereby validating the potential for detector-agnostic inference across vastly different energy scales and physics processes.

Gregor Krzmanc, Vinicius Mikuni, Benjamin Nachman, Callum Wilkinson2026-04-15
⚛️ lattice

Deciphering the nature of PψsΣP^{\Sigma}_{\psi s} pentaquarks in the light of their electromagnetic multipole moments

This paper utilizes QCD light-cone sum rules to calculate the electromagnetic multipole moments of Σ\Sigma-type strange hidden-charm pentaquarks, revealing distinct magnetic dipole, electric quadrupole, and magnetic octupole signatures that depend on diquark structure and provide key discriminants to differentiate between compact pentaquark and molecular interpretations.

Ulaş Özdem2026-04-15