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.

⚛️ high-energy experiments

Implementation and commissioning of an experimental system towards sub-eV axion-like particle searches with 0.1 PW laser at ELI-NP

This paper reports the successful development and commissioning of an integrated experimental system at ELI-NP, utilizing a 0.1 PW laser to search for axion-like particles via Four-Wave Mixing, which has been validated for background studies and is ready for a stepwise energy scale-up from 20 mJ to 2.5 J.

Yoshihide Nakamiya, Kensuke Homma, Madalin-Mihai Rosu, Liviu Neagu, Mihai Cuciuc, Vanessa Rozelle Maria Rodrigues, Stefa (…)2026-04-14
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Neutron Reconstruction via Blips in Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers

This paper presents a simulation-based proof-of-concept demonstrating that isolated MeV-scale energy deposits ("blips") from neutron inelastic scattering in Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers can be used to identify and reconstruct the direction and energy of final-state neutrons, thereby enhancing neutrino interaction studies such as neutrino-antineutrino separation.

Miguel Hernandez Morquecho, Bryce Littlejohn, Paola Sala, Linyan Wan2026-04-14
⚛️ high-energy experiments

First observation of CPCP violation and measurement of polarization in B+ρ(770)0K(892)+B^+\to\rho(770)^0 K^*(892)^+ decays

Using LHCb data, this study performs an amplitude analysis of B+ρ(770)0K(892)+B^+\to\rho(770)^0K^*(892)^+ decays to measure their polarization fractions and CPCP asymmetries, resulting in the first observation of CPCP violation in this channel with a significance exceeding nine standard deviations.

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta, F. Abudinén, T. Ackernley, A. A. Adefisoye, B. A (…)2026-04-13
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Test of lepton flavour universality with B0K0+B^0\to K^{*0}\ell^+\ell^- decays at large dilepton invariant mass

Using 9 fb⁻¹ of proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb detector, this study presents the first hadron collider measurement of the lepton flavour universality ratio RK0R_{K^{*0}} in B0K0+B^0 \to K^{*0} \ell^+ \ell^- decays at high dilepton invariant mass, finding a value of 1.080.12+0.14(stat) ±0.07(syst)1.08\,^{+0.14}_{-0.12}\text{(stat)} \ \pm 0.07\text{(syst)} that is consistent with Standard Model predictions.

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, M. Abdelfatah, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta, F. Abudinén, T. Ackernley, A. A. (…)2026-04-13
⚛️ high-energy experiments

New Deep Learning Data Analysis Method for PROSPECT using GAPE: Genetic Algorithm Powered Evolution

This paper introduces GAPE, a genetic algorithm-powered evolution method that optimizes deep learning models for the PROSPECT experiment, achieving a nearly 2.8-fold improvement in signal-to-background ratio for reactor antineutrino identification while addressing and mitigating time-dependent training biases.

M. Adriamirado, A. B. Balantekin, C. Bass, O. Benevides Rodrigues, E. P. Bernard, N. S. Bowden, C. D. Bryan, T. Classen (…)2026-04-13
⚛️ nuclear experiments

New limits on the Pauli forbidden transitions in 12C nuclei obtained with the complete Borexino dataset

Using the complete Borexino dataset from 2007 to 2021, researchers established the most stringent experimental limits to date on the lifetime of 12C^{12}\text{C} nuclei against Pauli exclusion principle-forbidden transitions, setting lower bounds ranging from 103010^{30} to 103210^{32} years for various decay channels and deriving extremely tight upper limits on the relative strengths of such non-Paulian processes.

Borexino collaboration, D. Basilico, G. Bellini, J. Benziger, R. Biondi, B. Caccianiga, A. Caminata, A. Chepurnov, D. D (…)2026-04-13
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Probing CP-Violating Neutral Triple Gauge Couplings at Electron-Positron Colliders

This paper proposes a new, gauge-symmetry-compatible formulation for CP-violating neutral triple gauge couplings within the SMEFT framework and demonstrates that future high-energy e+ee^+e^- colliders, particularly with polarized beams, can probe new physics scales ranging from TeV to 10 TeV with sensitivities improving from 10410^{-4} to 10810^{-8} as collision energy increases from 250 GeV to 5 TeV.

John Ellis, Hong-Jian He, Rui-Qing Xiao2026-04-10