REVIEW 2 cited by
Generalized Blind Spots for Dark Matter Direct Detection in the 2HDM
Not yet reviewed by Pith; the record is open.
This paper has not been read by Pith yet. Machine review is queued; the pith claim, tier, and objections will appear here once it completes.
SPECIMEN: schema-true, not a live event
T0 review · schema-true
One-sentence machine reading of the paper's core claim.
pith:XXXXXXXX · record.json · timestamp
Signed reviews
read the original abstract
In this paper we study the presence of generalized blind spots, i.e. regions of the parameter space where the spin-independent cross section for dark matter direct detection is suppressed, in the context of a generic 2HDM and a minimal fermionic Higgs-portal dark sector. To this end, we derive analytical expressions for the couplings of the dark matter to the light and heavy Higgses, and thus for the blind spot solutions. Unlike the case of a standard Higgs sector, blind spots can occur even without a cancellation between different contributions, while keeping unsuppressed and efficient the annihilation processes in the early Universe involving Higgs states. As a consequence, the allowed parameter space is dramatically enhanced.
Forward citations
Cited by 2 Pith papers
-
Inert dark matter in three Higgs doublet model: a blind spot narrative
In a Z3 x Z2-symmetric three-Higgs-doublet model with one inert doublet, the tree-level dark matter-nucleon scattering cross-section can vanish in a blind spot set by the dark sector mass splitting.
-
WIMPs Below the Radar: Blind Spots and Benchmarks Beyond the Neutrino Floor
In three WIMP models, blind spots and loop corrections keep spin-independent scattering below current bounds and, in parts of parameter space, below the neutrino floor, while satisfying thermal relic density.
Discussion (0). Continue with ORCID to comment.