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.

🔬 atomic physics

Black hole scalar sirens in the Milky Way

This paper proposes that spinning black holes in the Milky Way can act as persistent "scalar sirens" by ejecting light scalar particles via superradiant instability, thereby generating a detectable, high-velocity scalar background that offers a novel, independent probe of isolated black hole populations and scalar field properties.

Daniel Gavilan-Martin, Olivier Simon, Dhashin Krishna, Derek F. Jackson Kimball, Dmitry Budker, Arne Wickenbrock2026-03-11
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Synchrotron radiation leveling at future circular hadron colliders

This paper proposes and analyzes a novel "synchrotron radiation power leveling" strategy for the Future Circular Collider (FCC-hh), where beam energy is dynamically adjusted during a physics store to manage heat loads from synchrotron radiation, thereby increasing both peak and integrated luminosity and significantly boosting the production rates of key physics processes like di-Higgs events.

Frank Zimmermann2026-03-11
⚛️ phenomenology

JLab and J-PARC for the J/{\ensuremath{\psi}} Production at the Threshold

This paper synthesizes new threshold measurements of J/ψJ/\psi production from JLab experiments (007 and CLAS12) with previous GlueX data to confirm a consistent phenomenological determination of the J/ψJ/\psi-proton scattering length, while highlighting how upcoming J-PARC measurements will further clarify the systematic trend of vector meson-nucleon interactions predicted by the "young vector meson" hypothesis.

Igor I. Strakovsky (GWU), Jung Keun Ahn (Korea U.), William J. Briscoe (GWU), Misha G. Ryskin (PNPI), Axel Schmid (GWU)2026-03-11
⚛️ phenomenology

First Estimation of Model Parameters for Neutrino-Induced Nucleon Knockout Using Simulation-Based Inference

This paper demonstrates that simulation-based inference (SBI) is a viable and potentially superior alternative to traditional empirical tuning for determining neutrino interaction model parameters, as it successfully reproduces and slightly improves upon the MicroBooNE collaboration's tuned GENIE configuration while also approximating the NuWro simulation.

Karla Tame-Narvaez, Steven Gardiner, Aleksandra Ćiprijanović, Giuseppe Cerati2026-03-11
⚛️ phenomenology

Polarization transfer in ψ′→ψππ\psi'\to\psi\pi\pi: a complete spin density matrix analysis framework

This paper establishes a comprehensive Spin Density Matrix framework for analyzing polarization transfer in the decay chain e+e−→ψ′→ψππe^+e^- \rightarrow \psi^\prime \rightarrow \psi\pi\pi, demonstrating that the ψ\psi state perfectly preserves the initial polarization in the dominant SS-wave limit while providing a unified method to quantify DD-wave deviations and extend these insights to other hadronic and electroweak processes.

Jiabao Gong, Guanyu Wang, Dongyu Yuan, Libo Liao, Yilun Wang, Jiarong Li, Xiaoshen Kang, Lei Zhang, Jin Zhang, Gang Li2026-03-11