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

Implications of the evidence for direct CP\mathbf{CP} violation in Dπ+πD\to \pi^+\pi^- decays

This paper demonstrates that the observed CPCP violation in Dπ+πD\to \pi^+\pi^- decays implies a penguin amplitude significantly larger than Standard Model predictions and cannot be explained by rescattering alone, thereby providing strong model-independent evidence for physics beyond the Standard Model.

Rahul Sinha, Thomas E. Browder, N. G. Deshpande, Dibyakrupa Sahoo, Nita Sinha2026-04-10
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Probing Neutral Triple Gauge Couplings via ZZZZ Production at e+ee^+e^- Colliders with Machine Learning

This paper investigates the sensitivity of future high-energy e+ee^+e^- colliders to dimension-8 neutral triple gauge couplings in ZZZZ production, demonstrating that machine learning techniques applied to angular distributions and beam polarization can significantly enhance the discovery potential for new physics scales up to the multi-TeV range.

John Ellis, Hong-Jian He, Rui-Qing Xiao, Shi-Ping Zeng2026-04-10
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Measurement of charged-current muon neutrino-argon interactions without pions in the final state using the MicroBooNE detector

Using 1.3×10²¹ protons on target, the MicroBooNE collaboration reports new flux-integrated differential cross-section measurements for charged-current muon neutrino-argon interactions without final-state pions, finding good agreement with event generators in single-differential distributions but more limited agreement in double-differential ones.

MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi, A. Ashkenazi, S. Balasubramanian, B. (…)2026-04-10
⚛️ high-energy experiments

In-Situ Performance of FBK VUV-HD3 and HPK VUV4 SiPMs in the LoLX Liquid Xenon Detector

This paper presents a direct in-situ comparison of FBK VUV-HD3 and HPK VUV4 SiPMs within the LoLX liquid xenon detector, revealing that HPK devices detect 33–38% less light than FBK devices under operating conditions and demonstrating that this discrepancy is resolved by an optical simulation incorporating angular and wavelength-dependent surface shadowing effects.

Xiang Li, David Gallacher, Stephanie Bron, Thomas Brunner, Austin de St Croix, Frédéric Girard, Colin Hempel, Mouftahou (…)2026-04-10
⚛️ high-energy experiments

A Way of Axion Detection with Mass 104-10310^{-4} \text{-}10^{-3}eV Using Cylindrical Sample with Low Electric Conductivity

This paper proposes a novel axion detection method for masses between 10410^{-4} and 10310^{-3} eV that utilizes a large cylindrical sample with low electrical conductivity to generate a measurable bulk oscillating current under a magnetic field, offering a feasible signal-to-noise ratio even at cryogenic temperatures.

Aiichi Iwazaki2026-04-10
⚛️ nuclear experiments

Precise 136^{136}Xe Double Beta Decay Measurement in PandaX-4T with Implications on the Nuclear Matrix Elements and Majorons

Using 39.1 kg·yr of exposure from the PandaX-4T experiment, this study presents the most precise measurement to date of the 136^{136}Xe two-neutrino double beta decay half-life, provides a consistent measurement of the nuclear matrix element ratio ξ312ν\xi_{31}^{2\nu}, and establishes the world's most stringent limit on Majoron-emitting modes with spectral index n=7n=7.

PandaX Collaboration, Zhe Yuan, Zihao Bo, Wei Chen, Xun Chen, Yunhua Chen, Chen Cheng, Xiangyi Cui, Manna Deng, Yingjie (…)2026-04-10
⚛️ phenomenology

Axion-like Particles and Lepton Flavor Violation in Muonic Atoms

This paper investigates the potential for the Mu2e experiment to detect lepton-flavor-violating μeee\mu^- e^- \to e^- e^- transitions in muonic atoms mediated by axion-like particles, concluding that while light mediators can parametrically enhance the rate, stringent constraints from electron anomalous magnetic moments and other flavor-violating processes severely limit the observable branching ratio to at most O(1020)\mathcal{O}(10^{-20}), making the upcoming Mu3e experiment the most promising probe for the viable parameter space.

Girish Kumar, Alexey A. Petrov2026-04-10
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Development of Faster and More Accurate Supernova Localization at Super-Kamiokande

This paper presents significant upgrades to the Super-Kamiokande "SNWATCH" system, including a new HEALPix-based fitter and an optimized maximum-likelihood fitter that leverage gadolinium-enhanced data to reduce supernova alert generation time to approximately 90 seconds while improving the accuracy of pointing direction reconstruction.

K. Abe (Super-Kamiokande collaboration), Y. Asaoka (Super-Kamiokande collaboration), M. Harada (Super-Kamiokande collabo (…)2026-04-10
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Multiplicity dependence of prompt and non-prompt J/ψ\psi production at midrapidity in pp collisions at s=13\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV

This paper presents measurements of prompt and non-prompt J/ψ\psi production yields at midrapidity in 13 TeV pp collisions, revealing a stronger-than-linear increase in self-normalized yields with charged-particle multiplicity that varies depending on the azimuthal region relative to the J/ψ\psi momentum.

ALICE Collaboration2026-04-10