What KM3-230213A event may tell us about the neutrino mass and dark matter
Basabendu Barman, Arindam Das, Prantik Sarmah
Abstract
Within the general <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <a:mi>U</a:mi> <a:mo stretchy="false">(</a:mo> <a:mn>1</a:mn> <a:mo stretchy="false">)</a:mo> </a:math> scenario, we demonstrate that the ultrahigh-energy neutrinos recently detected by KM3NeT could originate from a decaying right-handed neutrino dark matter, with a mass of 440 PeV. Considering dark matter production via freeze-in, we delineate the parameter space that satisfies the observed relic abundance and also lies within the reach of multiple gravitational wave detectors. Our study provides a testable new physics scenario, enabled by multimessenger astronomy.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsDark matterNeutrinoEvent (particle physics)Gravitational waveParticle physicsAstronomyAstrophysicsSpace (punctuation)Sterile neutrinoPhysics beyond the Standard ModelParameter spaceGravitationCosmologyWarm dark matterHot dark matterNeutrino detectorParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesNeutrino Physics ResearchDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena