Nucl-Ex represents the dynamic frontier where scientists probe the fundamental building blocks of matter through high-energy experiments. By smashing particles together at incredible speeds or observing rare cosmic events, researchers uncover the forces that govern our universe and test the limits of our current understanding of physics.

At Gist.Science, we ensure these breakthroughs reach a broader audience by processing every new preprint in this field directly from arXiv. For each study, we provide both a clear, plain-language explanation of the core discoveries and a detailed technical summary for those seeking deeper insights. Below are the latest papers in nuclear experiment research, curated to help you stay informed on the latest developments from the lab.

Probing Jet-Medium Interactions in Heavy-Ion Collisions Using Energy-Energy Correlators

This paper proposes an augmentation method utilizing momentum conservation in γ\gamma-jet events to correct for jet-medium interaction effects in Energy-Energy Correlators (EECs) within heavy-ion collisions, thereby enabling a more precise extraction of jet shower dynamics and providing a novel tool to test QGP energy loss scenarios.

Rushil Saraswat, Aditya Prasad Dash, Huan Zhong Huang, Gang Wang, Xin-Nian Wang, Zhong Yang2026-05-12⚛️ nucl-th

Charge radii of Cl isotopes from x-ray spectroscopy of muonic atoms

Using high-precision x-ray spectroscopy of muonic chlorine atoms combined with advanced theoretical calculations, researchers determined the charge radii of stable 35^{35}Cl and 37^{37}Cl isotopes with an order-of-magnitude improvement in precision, resolving previous discrepancies in mirror nuclei trends and establishing new reference values for future studies.

K. A. Beyer, T. E. Cocolios, C. Costache, P. Demol, M. Deseyn, A. Doinaki, O. Eizenberg, M. Gorchtein, M. Heines, A. Herzáň, P. Indelicato, K. Kirch, A. Knecht, R. Lică, V. Matousek, E. A. Maugeri, B. (…)2026-05-12⚛️ nucl-ex

Kaonic Copper and Fluorine Absolute Yields Measurement with a CZT-based Detection System at DAΦ\PhiNE

The SIDDHARTA-2 collaboration utilized a novel room-temperature CZT detection system at the DAΦ\PhiNE collider to report the first absolute X-ray yield measurements for kaonic fluorine and new data for kaonic copper, revealing systematic transition dependencies and strong-interaction effects that provide crucial constraints for exotic atom cascade models.

Francesco Artibani Simone Manti, Leonardo Abbene, Antonino Buttacavoli, Manuele Bettelli, Gaetano Gerardi, Fabio Principato, Andrea Zappettini, Massimiliano Bazzi, Giacomo Borghi, Damir Bosnar, Mario (…)2026-05-12⚛️ nucl-ex

Construction, commissioning, and beam test of a pilot 3D-projection opaque water-based liquid scintillator detector

This paper reports the successful design, construction, and beam testing of a pilot 3D-projection detector using opaque water-based liquid scintillator (oWbLS), demonstrating its effective optical confinement and high timing resolution to validate the technology as a scalable concept for future particle physics experiments.

H. Che, M. V. Diwan, S. Gokhale, P. Kumar, C. Reyes, R. Rosero, J. J. Wang, G. Yang, M. Yeh2026-05-12⚛️ nucl-ex

In-situ high voltage generation with Cockcroft-Walton multiplier for xenon gas time projection chamber

The authors successfully demonstrated a new in-situ Cockcroft-Walton high-voltage generation system integrated into the AXEL xenon gas time projection chamber, which eliminated the need for external high-voltage feedthroughs and achieved an energy resolution of 0.67% at 2615 keV during a 40-day operation at 6.8 bar.

Shinichi Akiyama, Junya Hikida, Masashi Yoshida, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Sei Ban, Masanori Hirose, Atsuko K. Ichikawa, Yoshihisa Iwashita, Tatsuya Kikawa, Yasuhiro Nakajima, Kiseki D. Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Na (…)2026-05-11⚛️ hep-ex

The SWEET project: probing sugar crystals for direct dark matter searches

This paper presents the first results from the SWEET project, demonstrating the use of sucrose crystals as a hydrogen-rich phonon detector with scintillation capabilities for probing sub-GeV/c2^2 dark matter through elastic nuclear scattering.

A. Bento, F. Casadei, E. Cipelli, S. Di Lorenzo, F. Dominsky, P. V. Guillaumon, D. Hauff, A. Langenkaemper, M. Mancuso, B. Mauri, C. Moore, F. Petricca, F. Proebst, M. Zanirato2026-05-11⚛️ nucl-ex

Detailed study of non-equilibrium characteristics of quasi-neutral TNSA plasmas

This work analyzes experimental data from a 2022 petawatt laser facility to derive an effective single-shot temperature and a non-equilibrium "TNSA equation of state" for quasineutral plasmas and demonstrates that deviations from the ideal gas limit are well described by Korteweg-de Vries soliton solutions.

Zhe Zhu, A. Bonasera, D. Batani, M. R. D. Rodrigues, K. Batani, J. A. Pérez-Hernández, M. Ehret, E. Filippov, H. Larreur, D. Molloy, G. G. Rapisarda, D. Lattuada, G. L. Guardo, C. Verona, Fe. Consoli (…)2026-05-08⚛️ nucl-ex