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

On-Detector Machine Learning for Beam-Induced Background Rejection at a 10 TeV Muon Collider

This paper demonstrates that lightweight neural networks implemented directly on the vertex detector can effectively reject 88–90% of beam-induced background while maintaining 99% signal efficiency, offering a viable hardware-compatible strategy for managing readout constraints at a future 10 TeV Muon Collider.

Daniel Abadjiev, Eliza Howard, Tsz Ngong You, Ryan Michaud, Benjamin Ryan Roberts, Benjamin Rosser, Karri Folan Di Petri (…)2026-08-24
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Construction of the a4a_4 family

This paper investigates the mass spectra and strong decays of the a4a_4 family using the modified Godfrey-Isgur quark model and the quark-pair creation model, suggesting that the recently observed a4(2610)a_4(2610) resonance is a promising candidate for the a4(2H)a_4(2H) state while also predicting the properties of the a4(1H)a_4(1H) and a4(3F)a_4(3F) states.

Ya-Rong Wang, Cheng-Qun Pang, Hao Chen, Xiao-Hai Liu2026-08-21
⚛️ nuclear theory

Polarization, Maximal Concurrence, and Pure States in High-Energy Collisions

This paper establishes a quantitative framework linking local spin polarization and quantum entanglement in two-qubit systems by deriving a closed-form upper bound on concurrence that is saturated by pure states, and demonstrates its application to the e+e−→Z0→qqˉe^+e^- \to Z^0 \to q\bar{q} process where polarization significantly constrains maximal entanglement.

Yu-Xuan Liu, Wei Qi, Luo-Ting He, Bo-Wen Xiao2026-08-21
🔬 physics

Cosmic-ray characterization of a timing detector based on extruded scintillators and wavelength-shifting fibers read-out through SiPMs

This paper presents the results of cosmic-ray tests on timing detectors utilizing extruded scintillators and wavelength-shifting fibers read out by SiPMs, detailing their performance in terms of light yield, time resolution, and longitudinal coordinate resolution.

F. Anulli, A. Betti, C. Bini, M. Corradi, C. Luci, L. Martinelli, A. Nisati, M. Pantalena, S. Rosati, R. Vari, S. Venezi (…)2026-08-21
🔬 physics

Multivariate amplitude analysis of the cascade particle decays based on the Nearest Neighbors fitting

This paper introduces a Nearest Neighbors-based fitting method for multivariate amplitude analysis of particle decays that utilizes weighted Monte Carlo events to construct probability density functions, thereby eliminating the need for analytic formulas or intensive re-generation while ensuring accurate reconstruction modeling and efficient multi-threaded performance.

I. V. Yeletskikh, A. O. Vasyukov2026-08-21
⚛️ high-energy experiments

PSEC6: an 8-Channel 40 GSa/s Waveform Sampling ASIC in TSMC 65nm with 10.24 GHz PLL

This paper presents the design, specifications, and simulation results of PSEC6, an 8-channel 40 GSa/s waveform sampling ASIC fabricated in TSMC 65nm technology that features a novel 10.24 GHz PLL and achieves picosecond-level timing resolution for advanced particle physics applications.

Ahan Datta, Andrew Arzac, Davide Braga, Gordon Chen, Troy England, Farah Fahim, Henry J. Frisch, Nathan Gehl, Mary Heint (…)2026-08-21
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Search for top quark flavor-changing neutral currents in multilepton final states using an effective field theory approach in proton--proton collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV

Using 138 fb−1^{-1} of proton-proton collision data at s\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV collected by the CMS detector, this study presents the first global simultaneous search for top quark flavor-changing neutral currents within the Standard Model effective field theory framework, establishing the most stringent limits to date on relevant Wilson coefficients and decay branching fractions without observing any evidence for such interactions.

CMS Collaboration2026-08-21
⚛️ phenomenology

Electroweak Baryogenesis in Top-Philic Type-III Two-Higgs-Doublet Model motivated by the ttˉt\bar{t} Excess at the LHC

Motivated by the recent LHC ttˉt\bar{t} excess, this paper investigates whether a top-philic Type-III Two-Higgs-Doublet Model can simultaneously explain the anomaly and generate the observed baryon asymmetry of the Universe through electroweak baryogenesis, finding that while the model supports a strong first-order phase transition, only the explicit CP violation scenario remains viable within the current one-loop treatment compared to the transitional CP violation scenario.

Yoshiki Matsuoka2026-08-21
⚛️ nuclear experiments

Tracing Vacuum Hadronization with Conserved Currents

This paper demonstrates that color triality constraints on vacuum hadronization allow the simultaneous measurement of conserved current flows (electric charge, baryon number, and strangeness) in jets to directly probe nonperturbative QCD parameters, specifically the diquark-to-quark production ratio and strange-to-light pair-production ratio, while satisfying the Gell-Mann–Nishijima relation.

Weiyao Ke, Hai Tao Li, Wanchen Li, Xiaohui Liu, Ding Yu Shao2026-08-21