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

From Qubits to Couplings: A Hybrid Quantum Machine Learning Framework for LHC Physics

This paper proposes a Hybrid Quantum Machine Learning framework that integrates parameterized quantum circuits with classical neural networks to significantly enhance the sensitivity of double Higgs boson searches in the HHbbˉγγHH \to b\bar{b}\gamma\gamma channel at the LHC, outperforming both state-of-the-art classical and purely quantum models in constraining production cross-sections and coupling parameters.

Marwan Ait Haddou, Mohamed Belfkir, Salah Eddine El Harrauss2026-06-01
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Performance of an LYSO-Based Active Converter for a Conversion Spectrometer aiming for 52.8 MeV photon detection in Future μ+e+γ\mu^+ \to e^+ \gamma Search Experiments

This paper reports the successful development and test-beam validation of a prototype LYSO-based active converter for future μ+e+γ\mu^+ \to e^+ \gamma experiments, demonstrating a time resolution of 25 ps and a light yield of 10410^4 photoelectrons that significantly exceed the design requirements for detecting 52.8 MeV photons.

Sei Ban, Lukas Gerritzen, Fumihito Ikeda, Toshiyuki Iwamoto, Wataru Ootani, Atsushi Oya, Rei Sakakibara, Rintaro Yokota2026-06-01
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Characterizing the energy resolution of the MicroBooNE LArTPC at the MeV scale using monoenergetic features of 208^{208}Tl decays

This paper presents the first-ever measurement of energy resolution in a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) at the MeV scale, utilizing monoenergetic signals from 208^{208}Tl decays in the MicroBooNE detector to determine a resolution of approximately 7.52% and validate simulation predictions.

MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, D. Andrade Aldana, J. Asaadi, A. Ashkenazi, S. Balasubramanian, B. Baller, A. Ba (…)2026-06-01
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Searching for Lepton Flavor Violating decays of the Higgs Boson into μτ\mu\tau, eτe\tau, and eμe\mu final states at FCC-ee

This paper investigates the projected sensitivity of the FCC-ee at s=240\sqrt{s}=240 GeV with 5 ab1^{-1} luminosity to Lepton Flavor Violating Higgs decays into μτ\mu\tau, eτe\tau, and eμe\mu final states, establishing 95% CL upper limits on their branching ratios and demonstrating that FCC-ee constraints surpass low-energy searches for the eτe-\tau and μτ\mu-\tau channels, while remaining less stringent for the eμe-\mu channel.

P. Sriling, N. Srimanobhas, P. Uttayarat, R. Uttho, V. Wachirapusitanand2026-06-01
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Measurement of the cross-section for the production of a WW boson in association with bb-jets in $pp$ collisions at s=13\sqrt{s}=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Using 140 fb1^{-1} of 13 TeV proton-proton collision data collected by the ATLAS detector, this paper presents a measurement of the W+bW+b-jet production cross-section that achieves a relative precision twice as good as previous results and is consistent with next-to-leading-order QCD predictions.

ATLAS Collaboration2026-06-01
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Deep-learning-based low-energy trigger algorithms for the Hyper-Kamiokande experiment

This paper demonstrates that deep-learning-based trigger algorithms, particularly a supervised neural network and an MPDR-based anomaly detection model, significantly outperform traditional hit-count triggers in identifying low-energy neutrino events for the Hyper-Kamiokande experiment while maintaining real-time feasibility with sub-millisecond GPU inference latencies.

Katharina Lachner, Saúl Alonso-Monsalve, Benjamin Richards, Davide Sgalaberna2026-06-01
⚛️ lattice

CJ26 Global QCD Analysis with Large-xx Jefferson Lab 6 and 12 GeV Data

The CJ26 global QCD analysis presents a new set of NLO parton distribution functions by incorporating the complete suite of JLab 6 GeV and the first published 12 GeV data to uniquely disentangle higher-twist effects from off-shell nucleon corrections, thereby significantly reducing uncertainties in the large-xx n/pn/p structure function and d/ud/u valence quark ratios.

Alberto Accardi, Matteo Cerutti, Cynthia E. Keppel, Shujie Li, J. F. Owens, Sanghwa Park, Peter Risse2026-06-01
🔬 materials science

Resource-aware Research on Universe and Matter: Call-to-Action in Digital Transformation

Drawing from a May 2023 workshop, this paper calls for resource-aware research in the fields of Universe and Matter by outlining a portfolio of digital transformation measures designed to simultaneously advance scientific progress and mitigate climate change through reduced fossil fuel reliance.

Ben Bruers, Marilyn Cruces, Markus Demleitner, Guenter Duckeck, Michael Düren, Niclas Eich, Torsten Enßlin, Johannes Erd (…)2026-05-29