Thermally produced scalar singlet as leptonphilic dark matter
Abstract
This work proposes a simple extension of the Standard Model where a scalar singlet and a leptonphilic scalar doublet exist. The scalar singlet could act as thermally produced dark matter. It annihilates into leptons through s-channel and benefit from the Breit--Winger resonance, so current thermally averaged cross-section are greatly enhanced. The constraints from the isotropic diffuse γ-ray background and correct dark matter relic abundance are analyzed. We find that the enhanced cross-section could fit the needed cross-section to explain the cosmic electron/positron excess.
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