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

Search for Higgs boson pair production in association with top-quark pairs using 196 fb−1^{-1} of proton-proton collision data at s=\sqrt{s}= 13 and 13.6 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Using 196 fb−1^{-1} of proton-proton collision data at s=\sqrt{s}= 13 and 13.6 TeV collected by the ATLAS detector, this paper presents the first search for non-resonant Higgs boson pair production in association with top-quark pairs (ttˉHHt\bar{t}HH), setting a 95% confidence-level upper limit of 20 times the Standard Model prediction on the production cross-section and constraining the corresponding Higgs effective field theory Wilson coefficient.

ATLAS Collaboration2026-03-16
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Constraints on Dark Matter Models from Supermassive Black Hole Evolution

This paper utilizes a semi-analytical model of galaxy and supermassive black hole evolution within the Λ\LambdaCDM paradigm to demonstrate that the observed stellar mass–black hole mass relation at high redshifts disfavours fuzzy dark matter fields with masses below 2.0×10−202.0\times 10^{-20} eV and warm dark matter particles with masses below 7.2 keV at the 95% confidence level.

John Ellis, Malcolm Fairbairn, Juan Urrutia, Ville Vaskonen2026-03-13
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Decoding the structure near the π+π−\pi^+\pi^- mass threshold in ψ(3686)→J/ψπ+π−\psi(3686) \rightarrow J/\psi \pi^+\pi^- decays

Using dispersion theory to account for strong pion-pion final-state interactions, this study demonstrates that the substructure near the π+π−\pi^+\pi^- threshold in ψ(3686)→J/ψπ+π−\psi(3686) \rightarrow J/\psi \pi^+\pi^- decays can be reproduced without invoking an extra resonance, attributing the observed dip primarily to a helicity-flip amplitude rather than the virtual exchange of the Zc(3900)Z_c(3900) state.

Yun-Hua Chen, Xiang-Kun Dong, Feng-Kun Guo, Christoph Hanhart, Bastian Kubis2026-03-13
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Searching solo for the invisible at Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)

Using 138 fb−1^{-1} of proton-proton collision data at 13 TeV collected by the CMS detector, this paper presents three "mono-X" searches for invisible new physics in pencil-jet, mono-photon, and mono-top final states, finding no significant deviations from Standard Model predictions and setting stringent exclusion limits on dark matter and large extra dimension models.

Abhishikth Mallampalli (for the CMS Collaboration)2026-03-13
⚛️ nuclear experiments

Hidden Light Scalars in Heavy-Ion Collisions: A Phenomenological Resolution to High-pTp_T Quarkonium Anomalies

This paper proposes that a minimal dark scalar with a mass of approximately 9.40 GeV, which shares high-pTp_T fragmentation scaling with NRQCD color-octet production, can simultaneously explain the anomalous high-pTp_T plateau in Υ(1S)\Upsilon(1S) nuclear modification factors, the vanishing elliptic flow, and the quarkonium polarization puzzle in heavy-ion collisions while evading historical low-pTp_T constraints.

Yi Yang2026-03-13
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Unified Flavor: Lattice Quantization, Chain Locality, and a Dynamical Origin of Hierarchical Yukawas

The paper proposes "Unified Flavor," a framework where hierarchical Yukawa couplings and CP violation emerge from TeV-scale vectorlike fermion chains on a BB-lattice governed by a single flavon, successfully reproducing quark and lepton mass spectra while simultaneously addressing flavor constraints, strong CP, and offering testable predictions for future experiments.

Vernon Barger2026-03-13