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Two-Component Dark Matter in the Type-I 2HDM

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-03-20 v1

Abstract

We investigate a two-component dark matter scenario in the type-I two-Higgs-doublet model. The dark sector contains a real scalar ss and a Dirac fermion χ\chi, whose stability is ensured by a Z4Z_4 symmetry together with kinematic conditions. The scalar interacts with the visible sector through Higgs-portal couplings, while the fermion interacts with the scalar via Yukawa interactions. In this framework, we analyze the thermal freeze-out production of both candidates, accounting for annihilation, conversion, and semi-annihilation processes. A comprehensive scan over the multidimensional parameter space is performed in terms of physical masses, mixing angles, and portal couplings, imposing theoretical requirements such as perturbativity and vacuum stability. We confront the model with current experimental constraints, including the observed relic abundance, invisible Higgs decays, direct detection limits on spin-independent scattering cross sections, and electroweak precision observables. We find that viable regions of parameter space can satisfy all dark matter constraints, but collider bounds strongly constrain the scalar sector, narrowing the allowed regions and creating tension with those favored by dark matter phenomenology, particularly in the sub-TeV mass regime.

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@article{arxiv.2603.18158,
  title  = {Two-Component Dark Matter in the Type-I 2HDM},
  author = {Patricio Escalona and Jacinto P. Neto and M. J. Neves and Camila Ramos and David Suarez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.18158},
  year   = {2026}
}

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28 pages

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