Analysis of freeze-in scenario with a scalar Leptoquark and a scalar Dark Matter

TL;DR

This paper investigates how a scalar leptoquark influences dark matter relic density in a freeze-in scenario, analyzing parameter space and interaction rates to align with observational constraints.

Contribution

It introduces a model with a scalar leptoquark affecting freeze-in dark matter production, exploring its parameter space and relic density outcomes.

Findings

Scalar leptoquark mass ≥ 1.5 TeV impacts relic density.

Parameter space identified consistent with dark matter constraints.

Numerical analysis of interaction rates and relic density.

Abstract

Dark Matter relic density generation through \textit{freeze-in} mechanism where dark matter particles interact feebly with visible sector particles, is an alternative approach to well-studied and most popular \textit{freeze-out} paradigm. We study this \textit{freeze-in} scenario in the presence of a scalar leptoquark interacting with both dark matter and Standard Model particles with renormalizable interactions. We discuss the effect of the presence of such heavy particle, a scalar leptoquark with mass $\geq 1.5 \TeV$, in the thermal bath and subsequent relic density generation. We explore the parameter space of such framework, consisting of two masses and three dimensionless couplings. We numerically study the interaction rates and relic density as a function of these parameters and determine their values consistent with the dark matter constraints.