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.

⚛️ phenomenology

Associated ZHZH production in gluon fusion process at NLO+NLL

This paper presents precise NLO+NLL QCD calculations for associated ZHZH production via gluon fusion at the LHC, demonstrating that threshold resummation enhances the cross-section by approximately 20% and significantly reduces scale uncertainties compared to fixed-order NLO results, while also combining these findings with Drell-Yan type calculations to achieve the most accurate predictions for hadron collisions.

Pulak Banerjee, Chinmoy Dey, Niraj Koirala, M. C. Kumar, Vaibhav Pandey2026-05-26
⚛️ high-energy experiments

High Statistics Measurements of νμ\nu_{\mu} Charged-Current Single π+\pi^{+} Production with Zero Pion Kinetic Energy Threshold in MINERvA

This MINERvA paper presents high-statistics measurements of νμ\nu_{\mu} charged-current single π+\pi^{+} production cross sections down to zero pion kinetic energy, revealing significant discrepancies of up to 20% between the data and current neutrino event generator models across key kinematic regions.

E. Granados, B. Messerly, S. Akhter, M. Sajjad Athar, S. A. Dytman, J. Felix, L. Fields, P. K. Gaur, S. M. Gilligan, R. (…)2026-05-26
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Search for low-mass resonances decaying to ττ\tau\tau and measurement of the Υ\Upsilon \to ττ\tau\tau decay in proton-proton collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 13.6 TeV

Using 61.9 fb1^{-1} of proton-proton collision data at s\sqrt{s} = 13.6 TeV, the CMS collaboration performed an inclusive search for low-mass spin-zero resonances decaying to ττ\tau\tau in the 20–60 GeV range and achieved a 5.8σ\sigma observation of Υττ\Upsilon \to \tau\tau decays, while setting 95% confidence level upper limits on the production cross section times branching fraction for any new resonances.

CMS Collaboration2026-05-26
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Studies of Z \to 4\ell decays in proton-proton collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 8 and 13 TeV

This paper presents a study of Z boson decays into four charged leptons using proton-proton collision data at 8 and 13 TeV collected by the CMS detector, reporting precise measurements of inclusive and individual branching fractions, differential decay rates, and triple-product asymmetries that are consistent with Standard Model predictions and used to set limits on new gauge bosons.

CMS Collaboration2026-05-26