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Faeq Abed

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Fermionic Dark Matter and New Scalar Production in $e^+e^- \to H^+H^-$ at Colliders

We investigate the pair production process $e^+e^- \to H^+H^-$ in the framework of the scotogenic model. The production mechanism receives contributions at tree level from photon and $Z$-boson exchange, as well as from $t$-channel exchange of the new singlet right-handed fermions $N_{1,2,3}$. where neutrino masses are generated radiatively and one of the singlet right-handed fermions serves as a viable dark matter candidate. We evaluate the individual contributions of these diagrams and compute the total production cross section after imposing all relevant theoretical and experimental constraints on the model parameters, including those associated with dark matter relic abundance and direct detection limits. Our results demonstrate that the dominant contribution to the cross section originates from the exchange of the singlet fermions $N_{1,2,3}$, particularly from the dark matter component of the spectrum. In addition, we examine the dependence of the cross section on the center-of-mass energy for several benchmark scenarios in the allowed parameter space. These predictions can be probed at future high-energy $e^+e^-$ colliders, providing a sensitive test of the scotogenic framework and the role of fermionic dark matter, as well as enabling more stringent constraints on the model parameters.

hep-ph

Enhanced Dark Matter Sensitivity using a Hybrid SiPM-SNSPD-Qubit Detector in Liquid Argon

We investigate novel strategies to extend the sensitivity of dark matter direct detection experiments to energy deposits well below the thresholds of conventional detectors. In liquid-argon time-projection chambers equipped with silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs), we show that improved optical readout, combined with a nuclear dielectric constant (NDC) correction to the WIMP nucleus interaction, enhances the response to low-momentum-transfer nuclear recoils. The NDC effectively amplifies the interaction strength at small recoil energies, increasing the expected ionization and scintillation yields without modifying the high-energy behavior constrained by calibration data. When coupled to SiPM based light collection, this mechanism lowers the effective detection threshold to the subKeV regime, significantly improving sensitivity to low-mass WIMPs and other weakly interacting particles. Complementarily, we present the design and projected performance of a qubit-based detector optimized for ultra-low-energy depositions. A novel two-chip architecture is employed to minimize signal dissipation, while quantum parity measurements enable enhanced single-phonon sensitivity. Full simulations of phonon propagation and quasiparticle dynamics demonstrate that energy deposits at the level of $\gtrsim 30 meV$ can be detected with nearly unit efficiency and high energy resolution. This capability is expected to advance sensitivity to dark-matter scattering for masses $m_\chi \gtrsim 0.01 MeV$ by several orders of magnitude for both light and heavy mediators, and to enable competitive searches for axion and dark-photon absorption in the $0.04 - 0.2 eV$ mass range.

physics.ins-det

Dark Higgs in Hidden Sector as a Probe for Dark Matter

This study presents a sensitivity analysis of exotic Higgs boson decays at the electron--positron stage of the Future Circular Collider (FCC-ee), performed within the FCCAnalyses framework. The analysis investigates Higgs boson production in association with a Z boson in electron--positron collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 240~GeV. The Higgs boson is assumed to decay into a pair of long-lived scalar particles, while the Z boson decays leptonically. A hadronic final state is considered, in which the long-lived scalars subsequently decay into bottom--antibottom quark pairs. The simulation chain is implemented using the FCCAnalyses framework, with event generation performed using \textsc{MadGraph} and \textsc{Pythia}, and detector effects modeled with \textsc{Delphes}. Displaced vertices arising from the decays of long-lived particles are reconstructed using the FCCAnalyses implementation of the \textsc{LCFIPlus} secondary vertex finding algorithm, enhanced with extended features such as customized track selection. The final event selection requires the reconstruction of a Z boson together with at least two displaced vertices. This strategy efficiently suppresses Standard Model backgrounds while retaining at least three expected signal events, including statistical uncertainties, over most of the explored parameter space. The study considers scalar masses of 20~GeV and 60~GeV and mixing angles of $10^{-5}$, $10^{-6}$, and $10^{-7}$. The results demonstrate that FCC-ee will be sensitive to long-lived scalars with decay lengths ranging from approximately 1~mm to 10~m, with optimal sensitivity around a decay length of 0.3~m.

hep-ex