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KM3NeT 220 PeV event: A neutrino messenger from the grand unification scale?

Vernon Barger

APS Open Sci. - Accepted 2 September, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/51px-xpdh

Abstract

The 220~PeV neutrino KM3-230213A, in tension with IceCube and Auger unless the underlying spectrum is narrow (a ∼2σ upward fluctuation in any case), admits a two-body reading: relic decay X→νν‾ with mX≈4.4×108~GeV. Consistency with neutrino and γ-ray bounds sets τ/f≈1029–1030~s, lifetime over relic fraction. For a flavored 1S0 onium, the operator scale lands in the Majorana-mass range of unified models: one Higgs insertion gives a singlet mediator, $\Mmed/|C_7|^{1/3} \approx 10^{14}$–1016~GeV across the allowed relic fraction; two give the seesaw window; Dirac or Majorana neutrinos select the branch. We give the construction and its decisive tests.

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