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

Electromagnetic deflection effects in the integrated luminosity measurement at the CEPC

This paper quantifies the impact of electromagnetic deflection effects from incoming bunches on both initial and final state particles for integrated luminosity measurements at the CEPC's Z⁰ pole, while discussing their simulation-based characterization and potential experimental correction methods to achieve a relative precision of 10⁻⁴.

Ivan Smiljanić, Ivanka Božović, Ivana Vidaković, Nataša Vukašinović, Goran Kačarević2026-05-29
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Search for long-lived particles using displaced vertices with low-momentum tracks in proton-proton collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV

Using 100 fb1^{-1} of 13 TeV proton-proton collision data from the CMS experiment, this study presents a search for long-lived particles via displaced vertices with low-momentum tracks, setting the most stringent limits to date on top squark and wino-like neutralino masses in specific supersymmetric coannihilation scenarios.

CMS Collaboration2026-05-29
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Measurement of the Higgs boson total decay width using the H \to WW \to eνμν\nu\mu\nu decay channel in proton-proton collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV

Using 138 fb1^{-1} of 13 TeV proton-proton collision data, the CMS experiment measured the Higgs boson total decay width to be 3.92.2+2.7^{+2.7}_{-2.2} MeV via the H \to WW \to eνμν\nu\mu\nu channel, achieving a threefold improvement in uncertainty over previous results while confirming consistency with the Standard Model.

CMS Collaboration2026-05-29
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Search for heavy long-lived charged particles with level-1 trigger scouting data from proton-proton collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 13.6 TeV

This paper presents the first search for heavy long-lived charged particles using novel level-1 trigger scouting data from 2024 CMS proton-proton collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 13.6 TeV, establishing upper limits on production cross-sections and demonstrating a proof of concept for extending sensitivity to lower β\beta values through the analysis of particles interacting across multiple bunch crossings.

CMS Collaboration2026-05-29
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Neural Scaling Laws for Jet Generation

This paper investigates neural scaling laws for particle jet generation, confirming logarithmic scaling with model size and validating next-token prediction loss as a proxy for physical accuracy, while observing weaker scaling trends for dataset size and compute due to rapid saturation in autoregressive learning.

Oz Amram, Darius A. Faroughy, Tjarko Gerdes, Anna Hallin, Gregor Kasieczka, Michael Krämer, Humberto Reyes-Gonzalez, Dav (…)2026-05-29
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Alignment and Enhanced Multi-Higgs Production

This paper proposes that in specific extended scalar-sector scenarios near the alignment limit, higher-dimensional interactions and suppressed mixing can suppress conventional decay modes to make multi-Higgs final states (two to four Higgs bosons) the leading discovery channels for new physics at the LHC, with distinct kinematic features allowing differentiation between single-scalar and two-singlet realizations.

Subhojit Roy, Carlos E. M. Wagner2026-05-29
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Search for Ξ0p\Xi^0p, Ωp\Omega^- p, and Ωn\Omega^- n dibaryons in Υ(1S)\Upsilon(1S) and Υ(2S)\Upsilon(2S) decays at Belle

Using data from 102 million Υ(1S)\Upsilon(1S) and 158 million Υ(2S)\Upsilon(2S) decays collected by the Belle detector, researchers found no evidence for Ξ0p\Xi^0p, Ωp\Omega^-p, or Ωn\Omega^-n dibaryon states and established the first 90% confidence-level upper limits on their production branching fractions at the level of O(107)O(10^{-7})O(106)O(10^{-6}).

Belle, Belle II Collaborations, :, M. Abumusabh, I. Adachi, A. Aggarwal, Y. Ahn, H. Aihara, N. Akopov, S. Alghamdi, M. (…)2026-05-29