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.

⚛️ lattice

Tensor-polarized twist-3 parton distribution functions fLT(x)f_{LT}(x) for the spin-1 deuteron by using twist-2 relations

This paper calculates the tensor-polarized twist-3 parton distribution function fLT(x)f_{LT}(x) for the spin-1 deuteron by applying twist-2 relations to the known twist-2 function f1LL(x)f_{1LL}(x), demonstrating that fLT(x)f_{LT}(x) is comparable in magnitude to f1LL(x)f_{1LL}(x) and suggesting that current and future facilities like JLab and the EIC are well-suited to investigate these higher-twist effects.

S. Kumano, Kenshi Kuroki2026-03-17
⚛️ high-energy experiments

TrackFormers Part 2: Enhanced Transformer-Based Models for High-Energy Physics Track Reconstruction

This paper presents an enhanced version of the TrackFormers framework for High-Energy Physics track reconstruction, introducing custom Transformer attention mechanisms, a novel geometric projection with lightweight clustering, and joint model conditioning to improve both accuracy and efficiency for upcoming High-Luminosity LHC data challenges.

Sascha Caron, Nadezhda Dobreva, Maarten Kimpel, Uraz Odyurt, Slav Pshenov, Roberto Ruiz de Austri Bazan, Eugene Shalugin (…)2026-03-17
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Measurement of the tt-channel single top quark cross section in proton-proton collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 5.02 TeV

This paper presents the first CMS measurement of the tt-channel single top quark production cross section in proton-proton collisions at s=5.02\sqrt{s} = 5.02 TeV, utilizing 302 pb1^{-1} of 2017 data to report combined and individual cross sections for top quarks and antiquarks that are consistent with Standard Model predictions.

CMS Collaboration2026-03-17
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Measurements of the electron neutrino-argon differential cross section without pions in the final state in MicroBooNE

Using the full MicroBooNE dataset, this paper presents a new measurement of the electron neutrino-argon differential cross section without pions in the final state, revealing good agreement with generator predictions for lepton kinematics but notable discrepancies in hadronic system modeling, particularly regarding proton angles.

MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana, L. Arellano, J. Asaadi, A. Ashkenazi, S. Balasubramanian, B. (…)2026-03-17
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Projected Sensitivity of Paleo-Detectors to Dark Matter Effective Interactions with Nuclei

This paper projects the sensitivity of paleo-detectors to various non-relativistic effective field theory dark matter-nucleus interactions, demonstrating that they offer superior or comparable discovery potential to current conventional direct detection experiments across a wide range of dark matter masses and interaction types.

Dionysios P. Theodosopoulos, Katherine Freese, Chris Kelso, Patrick Stengel2026-03-17
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Shapes are not enough: CONSERVAttack and its use for finding vulnerabilities and uncertainties in machine learning applications

This paper introduces the CONSERVAttack, a novel adversarial method designed to expose hidden vulnerabilities and uncertainties in machine learning models used in High Energy Physics by exploiting deviations between simulation and data that evade standard physical validation checks, while also proposing strategies to mitigate these risks.

Philip Bechtle, Lucie Flek, Philipp Alexander Jung, Akbar Karimi, Timo Saala, Alexander Schmidt, Matthias Schott, Philip (…)2026-03-17