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.

⚛️ nuclear experiments

A New Low Q2Q^2 Measurement of the Proton's g1g_1 Spin Structure Function from Longitudinal & Transverse Polarized Data

This paper presents new high-precision measurements of the proton's g1g_1 spin structure function at low momentum transfer from the Jefferson Lab E08-027 experiment, utilizing longitudinally polarized data to complement previously published transverse results and provide updated insights into proton spin sum rules and moments.

D. Ruth (Cummings), R. Zielinski (Cummings), C. Gu (Cummings), M. Allada (Cummings), T. Badman, M. Huang, J. Liu, P. Zhu (…)2026-07-08
⚛️ phenomenology

ggxy: Fast and flexible NLO QCD corrections to gluon-initiated processes

The paper introduces **ggxy**, a fast and flexible C++ library that calculates Next-to-Leading Order (NLO) QCD corrections for gluon-initiated top-mediated processes like ggHHgg\to HH, ggZHgg\to ZH, and ggZZgg\to ZZ with full top-quark mass dependence, featuring analytical approximations for two-loop virtual amplitudes and an interface to Powheg for parton shower matching.

Daniel Stremmer2026-07-08
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Simultaneous efficiency measurements of bb- and cc-jets in ttˉt\bar{t} events from s=13.6\sqrt{s}=13.6 TeV $pp$ collision data collected with the ATLAS detector

This paper presents simultaneous measurements of bb-jet identification and cc-jet misidentification efficiencies for the GN2 tagger using 56 fb1^{-1} of s=13.6\sqrt{s}=13.6 TeV ATLAS ttˉt\bar{t} data, achieving precisions better than 2% and 5% respectively by leveraging known branching fractions and kinematic likelihood reconstruction.

ATLAS Collaboration2026-07-08
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Efficiency measurements of GEM GE1/1 chambers in the upgraded CMS Endcap Muon System using 2023 collision data at s=13.6\sqrt{s}=13.6 TeV

Using 2023 proton-proton collision data at s=13.6\sqrt{s}=13.6 TeV, this study measures the detection efficiency of 137 GE1/1 GEM chambers in the upgraded CMS Endcap Muon System, finding an average efficiency of approximately 93.3% (rising to 96% for fully functional detectors) that remains unaffected by pile-up.

M. Abbas, S. Abbott, M. Abbrescia, H. Abdalla, A. Abdelalim, S. AbuZeid, D. Aebi, A. Ahmad, W. Ahmed, C. Aimè, T. Akhter (…)2026-07-08
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Predictions for bb-baryon lifetimes at NNLO-QCD

This paper presents updated predictions for bb-baryon lifetimes and their ratios within the heavy quark expansion framework by incorporating next-to-next-to-leading-order QCD corrections to free bb-quark decay and complete next-to-leading-order corrections to dimension-five contributions, resulting in significantly reduced theoretical uncertainties and excellent agreement with experimental data.

Alexander Lenz, Maria Laura Piscopo, Aleksey V. Rusov2026-07-08