Inert Doublet Dark Matter with an additional scalar singlet and 125 GeV Higgs Boson

TL;DR

This paper explores a particle dark matter model with an inert doublet and scalar singlet, analyzing its compatibility with Higgs data and relic density constraints, and examining its detection prospects.

Contribution

It introduces a model with an inert doublet and scalar singlet, linking dark matter properties with Higgs mixing and LHC constraints, extending previous inert doublet models.

Findings

Dark matter mass region $rac{m_1}{2} < m_H < m_W$ GeV satisfies LUX bounds.

Higgs mixing affects dark matter annihilation and relic density.

Model consistent with 125 GeV Higgs and LHC data.

Abstract

In this work we consider a model for particle dark matter where an extra inert Higgs doublet and an additional scalar singlet is added to the Standard Model (SM) Lagrangian. The dark matter candidate is obtained from only the inert doublet. The stability of this one component dark matter is ensured by imposing a $Z_2$ symmetry on this additional inert doublet. The additional singlet scalar has a vacuum expectation value (VEV) and mixes with the Standard Model Higgs doublet resulting in two CP even scalars $h_1$ and $h_2$. We treat one of these scalars, $h_1$, to be consistent with the SM Higgs like boson of mass around 125 GeV reported by the LHC experiment. These two CP even scalars affect the annihilation cross-section of this inert doublet dark matter resulting in a larger dark matter mass region that satisfies the observed relic density. We also investigate the $h_1 \rightarrow \gamma\gamma$ and $h_1 \rightarrow \gamma Z$ processes and compared these with LHC results. This is also used to constrain the dark matter parameter space in the present model. We find that the dark matter candidate in the mass region $\frac {m_1} {2} < m_H < m_W$ GeV ($m_1 = 125$ GeV, mass of $h_1$) satisfies the recent bound from LUX direct detection experiment.