New constraints on singlet scalar dark matter model with LZ, invisible Higgs decay and gamma-ray line observations

TL;DR

This paper refines constraints on the singlet scalar dark matter model using recent experimental data, narrowing the viable parameter space to a small region near the Higgs resonance, and highlights future prospects for testing this model.

Contribution

It provides updated constraints on the minimal singlet scalar dark matter model by incorporating latest LZ, Higgs decay, and gamma-ray data, significantly narrowing the viable parameter space.

Findings

Viable parameter space is now limited to 60.5-62.5 GeV for scalar mass.

Constraints from LZ have significantly strengthened, excluding most of the parameter space.

Future experiments with three times the sensitivity could fully test the remaining parameter region.

Abstract

The singlet scalar dark matter (DM) model is a minimal extension of the Standard Model (SM). This model features only two free parameters: the singlet scalar mass $m_S$ and the quartic coupling $a_2$ between the singlet scalar and the SM Higgs doublet. Previous studies have suggested that only the resonant region remains viable under combined constraints. In this work, we revisit and refine the constraints using data from the direct detection experiment LZ, invisible Higgs decay measurements, and gamma-ray line observations conducted by Fermi-LAT and DAMPE. Our findings indicate that the latest results from LZ have significantly strengthened the constraints on the model parameters. We demonstrate that only a narrow parameter region remains viable, specifically $60.5\,\text{GeV}< m_S < 62.5\,\text{GeV}$ and $1.7\times10^{-4}<a_2< 4.7\times10^{-4}$. This suggests that a three-fold improvement in the current LZ results would thoroughly examine the parameter space below $1\,\rm{TeV}$ for the singlet scalar DM model.