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.

⚛️ nuclear experiments

Green's Function Formalism for Impurity-Induced Resonances in Sub-barrier Proton-Nucleus Scattering

This paper establishes a non-perturbative Green's function formalism that models sub-barrier proton-nucleus scattering via a surface delta-shell impurity, successfully predicting resonance energies for p+7Lip + {}^{7}\text{Li}, p+14Np + {}^{14}\text{N}, and p+23Nap + {}^{23}\text{Na} systems while distinguishing between weak-coupling threshold states and saturated geometric plateau states.

Bahruz Suleymanli, Kutsal Bozkurt2026-03-19
⚛️ nuclear experiments

Resolving anomalous collectivity in the 41+4_1^+ to 21+2_1^+ transition of 58^{58}Fe

This study resolves a long-standing discrepancy in the 41+4_1^+ to 21+2_1^+ transition strength of 58^{58}Fe by using Coulomb-excitation measurements to demonstrate that previous lifetime data were overestimated due to outdated electronic stopping power models, thereby confirming the validity of shell-model predictions.

J. A. Woodside, B. J. Coombes, A. E. Stuchbery, A. J. Mitchell, M. Reece, G. J. Lane, T. J. Gray, G. Pasqualato, L. J. M (…)2026-03-19
⚛️ nuclear experiments

Measurement of the isoscalar giant monopole resonance in 86^{86}Kr via deuteron inelastic scattering using an active target CAT-M

Using deuteron inelastic scattering in inverse kinematics with the CAT-M active target, researchers measured the isoscalar giant monopole resonance in 86^{86}Kr at 17 ±\pm 1 MeV to investigate the nuclear matter incompressibility and its isospin dependence.

Fumitaka Endo, Shinsuke Ota, Masanori Dozono, Reiko Kojima, Jiawei Cai, Stefano Fracassetti, Shutaro Hanai, Tomoya Harad (…)2026-03-18
⚛️ nuclear experiments

Measurement of Proton-Induced Reactions on Lanthanum from 55--200 MeV by Stacked-Foil Activation

This study addresses discrepancies in existing data by measuring proton-induced reaction cross sections on lanthanum across a 55–200 MeV energy range using stacked-foil activation, and subsequently improves the predictive accuracy of nuclear reaction models like TALYS through parameter adjustments to better support the production of the therapeutic radionuclide analogue 134^{134}Ce.

Jonathan T. Morrell, Ellen M. O'Brien, Michael Skulski, Andrew S. Voyles, Dmitri G. Medvedev, Veronika Mocko, Lee A. Ber (…)2026-03-17
⚛️ lattice

Tensor-polarized twist-3 parton distribution functions fLT(x)f_{LT}(x) for the spin-1 deuteron by using twist-2 relations

This paper calculates the tensor-polarized twist-3 parton distribution function fLT(x)f_{LT}(x) for the spin-1 deuteron by applying twist-2 relations to the known twist-2 function f1LL(x)f_{1LL}(x), demonstrating that fLT(x)f_{LT}(x) is comparable in magnitude to f1LL(x)f_{1LL}(x) and suggesting that current and future facilities like JLab and the EIC are well-suited to investigate these higher-twist effects.

S. Kumano, Kenshi Kuroki2026-03-17
⚛️ nuclear experiments

Exploring the statistical properties of the neutron-deficient 109^{109}In isotope with the Oslo method

This study presents the first extraction of the nuclear level density and γ\gamma-ray strength function for the neutron-deficient 109^{109}In isotope using the Oslo method, revealing significant deviations from current model predictions and providing refined constraints for astrophysical pp-process simulations.

M. Markova, A. C. Larsen, P. von Neumann-Cosel, E. Litvinova, S. Goriely, L. T. Bell, T. K. Eriksen, A. Görgen, M. Gutto (…)2026-03-17