Momentum fraction and hard scale dependence of double parton scattering in heavy-ion collisions

This paper extends the study of double parton scattering in proton-proton collisions to heavy-ion systems by incorporating nuclear effects and a model for transverse parton distributions, demonstrating that the effective cross section's dependence on final-state observables can probe the transverse structures of both bound nucleons and nuclei.

Joao Vitor C. Lovato, Edgar Huayra, Emmanuel G. de Oliveira2026-03-06⚛️ hep-ph

Improved supernova bounds on CP-even scalars: cooling and decay constraints

This paper presents significantly improved supernova constraints on CP-even scalars mixing with the Higgs boson by combining updated cooling calculations with new decay-based limits, thereby probing mixing angles down to $10^{-9}andYukawacouplingsto and Yukawa couplings to 10^{-10}$, which extends sensitivity by over five orders of magnitude beyond existing collider bounds.

Melissa Joseph, Samuel Liebersbach, Anirudhan A. Madathil + 1 more2026-03-06⚛️ hep-ph

Dynamics of Simplest Chiral Gauge Theories

This paper investigates the dynamics of SO(10)\mathrm{SO}(10) chiral gauge theories with NfN_f spinor fermions using supersymmetric limits and anomaly-mediated breaking, predicting that the theory is gapped for Nf=1,2N_f=1,2 while exhibiting spontaneous breaking of the SU(Nf)\mathrm{SU}(N_f) global symmetry to SO(Nf)\mathrm{SO}(N_f) for Nf3N_f \geq 3.

Dan Kondo, Hitoshi Murayama, Cameron Sylber2026-03-05⚛️ hep-ph

Impact of new results from the ultraperipheral collision on modeling the proton and neutron emission in photon-induced nuclear processes

This paper utilizes a hybrid theoretical model combining equivalent photon approximations, GiBUU pre-equilibrium dynamics, and statistical decay frameworks to analyze new ALICE ultraperipheral collision data, successfully explaining proton and neutron emission patterns in photon-induced nuclear processes, particularly the near-maximal cross-section for single-proton emission and the high-energy tail of neutron distributions.

P. Jucha, K. Mazurek, A. Szczurek + 1 more2026-03-05⚛️ hep-ph

Dispersion relations of deeply virtual Compton scattering: investigating twist-4 kinematic power corrections

This paper demonstrates that including twist-four kinematic power corrections modifies the subtracted constants in deeply virtual Compton scattering dispersion relations, causing the helicity-conserving amplitude to depend on double distributions in addition to the DD-term, a mixing effect that significantly impacts the extraction of pressure forces from Jefferson Lab data.

Víctor Martínez-Fernández, Cédric Mezrag2026-03-05⚛️ hep-ph