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.

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

Three-body resonances of ααMααM clusters (M=ϕM=ϕ, J/ψJ/ψ, ηcη_c) in M8Be^{8}_{M}{\mathrm{Be}} nuclei

This study investigates the structural effects of ϕ\phi, J/ψJ/\psi, and ηc\eta_c mesons on 8^8Be nuclei using HAL QCD potentials and the Gaussian expansion method, revealing that the ϕ\phi meson strongly binds the system into stable states while J/ψJ/\psi and ηc\eta_c interactions are weaker and form only shallow bound states, with specific predictions for new α\alpha-charmonium bound states and the non-Borromean nature of J/ψ8Be^{8}_{J/\psi}\text{Be}.

Hao Zhou, Xiang Liu2026-01-27⚛️ nucl-ex

EveNet: A Foundation Model for Particle Collision Data Analysis

The paper introduces EveNet, a foundation model pretrained on 500 million simulated collision events that leverages a hybrid learning objective to outperform state-of-the-art methods in diverse high-energy physics tasks, demonstrate exceptional data efficiency, and successfully validate its transferability to real experimental data for precision physics and discovery.

Ting-Hsiang Hsu, Bai-Hong Zhou, Qibin Liu, Yue Xu, Shu Li, George Wei-Shu Hou, Benjamin Nachman, Shih-Chieh Hsu, Vinicius Mikuni, Yuan-Tang Chou, Yulei Zhang2026-01-27⚛️ hep-ex

Fermionic Dark Matter and New Scalar Production in e+eH+He^+e^- \to H^+H^- at Colliders

This paper investigates the pair production of charged scalars (e+eH+He^+e^- \to H^+H^-) within the scotogenic model, demonstrating that the process is dominated by tt-channel exchange of singlet right-handed fermions (including the dark matter candidate) and providing predictions for future high-energy e+ee^+e^- colliders to test the model's parameter space.

Asmaa AlMellah, Faeq Abed, Gaber Faisel2026-01-27⚛️ hep-ex

Gluon Generalized TMD signatures at the EIC from exclusive heavy (axial-)vector meson production

This paper proposes that exclusive heavy (axial-)vector meson production in lepton-proton collisions at the Electron-Ion Collider can serve as a unique experimental probe for the elusive gluon generalized transverse momentum-dependent distributions F1,4gF_{1,4}^g and G1,1gG_{1,1}^g by analyzing specific azimuthal-angle-dependent observables arising from virtual-photon polarization interference.

Shohini Bhattacharya, David DeAngelo, Lei Yang, Duxin Zheng, Jian Zhou2026-01-27⚛️ hep-ex

Evaluating Application Characteristics for GPU Portability Layer Selection

This paper presents a study analyzing representative heterogeneous applications from major High Energy Physics experiments to identify key characteristics that influence performance across various GPU portability layers, thereby guiding developers in selecting the most suitable technology for their specific needs.

Mohammad Atif, Meghna Bhattacharya, Mark Dewing, Zhihua Dong, Julien Esseiva, Oliver Gutsche, Matti Kortelainen, Ka Hei Martin Kwok, Charles Leggett, Meifeng Lin, Aleksei Strelchenko, Vakhang Tsulaia (…)2026-01-27⚛️ hep-ex

Search for the pair production of long-lived supersymmetric partners of the tau lepton in proton-proton collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV

Using 138 fb1^{-1} of proton-proton collision data at s\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV collected by the CMS experiment, this paper presents the first search for long-lived stau pair production employing a graph neural network to identify displaced tau leptons, resulting in improved exclusion limits on stau masses and decay lengths within gauge-mediated supersymmetry-breaking models.

CMS Collaboration2026-01-27⚛️ hep-ex

Water Cherenkov Detectors in Precision Agriculture: A Novel Approach for High-Resolution Soil Moisture Monitoring

This study explores the novel application of repurposed Water Cherenkov Detectors for high-resolution, non-invasive soil moisture monitoring in precision agriculture, demonstrating through experiments and simulations that this cosmic-ray-based approach offers a scalable and sensitive alternative to conventional methods for optimizing water use.

Christian Sarmiento-Cano, Jaime Betancour, Alejandro Núñez Selin, Luigui Miranda-Leuro, Iván Sidelnik, Hernán Asorey, Luis A. Núñez2026-01-27⚛️ hep-ex

Lattice determination of the neutrino background for J/ψγ+invisibleJ/ψ\rightarrow γ+ \textrm{invisible}

This paper presents the first lattice QCD calculation of the irreducible Standard Model background for the J/ψγ+invisibleJ/\psi \to \gamma + \text{invisible} decay, determining the branching fraction for J/ψγννˉJ/\psi \to \gamma\nu\bar{\nu} to be 1.00(9)(7)×10101.00(9)(7)\times 10^{-10} to provide a critical benchmark for dark matter searches.

Yu Meng, Ning Li, Chuan Liu, Haobo Yan, Ke-Long Zhang, Xue-Ze Zhang2026-01-27⚛️ hep-lat