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hep-ex

2585 papers

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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⚛️ high-energy experiments

Search for a new heavy resonance decaying to a top quark and a neutral scalar boson in proton-proton collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV

Using 138 fb−1^{-1} of 13 TeV proton-proton collision data from the CMS detector, this study presents the first fully hadronic search for a heavy vector-like top quark (T′\mathrm{T}') decaying to a top quark and a neutral scalar boson (ϕ→bbˉ\phi \to b\bar{b}), setting the most stringent limits to date on T′\mathrm{T}' masses above 2 TeV and excluding masses between 0.85 and 1.3 TeV for a standard model Higgs boson scenario without observing any significant excess over background predictions.

CMS Collaboration2026-04-14
⚛️ high-energy experiments

A search for microscopic black holes, string balls, and sphalerons in proton-proton collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV

Using 138 fb⁻¹ of proton-proton collision data at 13 TeV collected by the CMS detector, this study presents model-independent and model-dependent searches that exclude semiclassical black holes and string balls with masses below approximately 8.4–11.4 TeV and 9.0–10.7 TeV, respectively, while setting a 95% confidence level upper limit of 0.0034 on the fraction of quark-quark interactions producing electroweak sphalerons above 9 TeV.

CMS Collaboration2026-04-14
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Measurement of inclusive production of charmonium states in bb-hadron decays via their decay into ϕϕ\phi \phi

Using LHCb Run 2 data, this study measures the inclusive production branching fractions of χc0\chi_{c0}, χc1\chi_{c1}, and χc2\chi_{c2} charmonium states in bb-hadron decays via their ϕϕ\phi\phi decay mode, reports the production rate of ηc(2S)\eta_c(2S), and achieves the most precise measurement to date of the ηc(1S)\eta_c(1S) mass.

LHCb collaboration, R. Aaij, A. S. W. Abdelmotteleb, C. Abellan Beteta, F. Abudinén, T. Ackernley, A. A. Adefisoye, B. A (…)2026-04-14
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Observation of the charmless purely baryonic decay Λb0→Λppˉ\Lambda_b^{0} \to \Lambda p \bar{p} at LHCb

Using the full Run 2 LHCb dataset, the first observation of the charmless purely baryonic decay Λb0→Λppˉ\Lambda_b^{0} \to \Lambda p \bar{p} is reported with a statistical significance of 5.1σ5.1\sigma, yielding a measured relative branching fraction of (5.13±1.28stat±0.27syst)×10−2(5.13 \pm 1.28_{\rm stat} \pm 0.27_{\rm syst})\times 10^{-2}.

Alexande Brea Rodriguez2026-04-14
⚛️ 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