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arxiv: 2510.26126 · v2 · pith:2EAED2MYnew · submitted 2025-10-30 · ✦ hep-ph · astro-ph.CO

KM3-230213A and IceCube Neutrino Events from Metastable Dark Matter of Primordial Black Hole Origin

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Superheavy dark matter produced by primordial black hole evaporation can decay into neutrinos that explain the KM3-230213A event at 220 PeV and IceCube high-energy detections while satisfying the relic abundance limit.

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The paper investigates whether the decay of superheavy metastable dark matter particles created during the evaporation of primordial black holes can produce the ultra-high-energy neutrinos observed in the KM3-230213A event and by IceCube. The authors first use the observed dark matter relic density to place limits on the primordial black hole abundance parameter as a function of initial black hole mass and dark matter mass. They then compute the resulting neutrino flux and show that dark matter masses between the PeV and EeV scales generate neutrinos at the right energies to account for both sets of observations. The model stays consistent with existing cosmological and astrophysical constraints across a wide range of parameters and does not predict accompanying signals in photons or other messengers.

Core claim

Dark matter masses in the PeV-EeV range produced via primordial black hole evaporation, when decaying into neutrinos with appropriate lifetime and branching ratio, generate a neutrino flux that matches the KM3-230213A event at median energy of approximately 220 PeV as well as IceCube high-energy neutrinos, all while satisfying the relic abundance constraint on the primordial black hole parameter β.

What carries the argument

Primordial black hole evaporation producing superheavy metastable dark matter whose decays yield the observed ultra-high-energy neutrinos.

If this is right

  • Neutrino energies from the decays match the observed PeV to EeV range events.
  • The model remains consistent with the dark matter relic abundance for a range of initial PBH masses and DM masses.
  • The scenario satisfies existing cosmological and astrophysical bounds over a broad parameter space.
  • No multimessenger signatures accompany the neutrino events.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Future neutrino telescopes could search for the specific spectral shape predicted by this decay channel.
  • The mechanism connects early-universe black hole formation directly to present-day high-energy neutrino detections.
  • Absence of events in certain energy windows could further narrow the allowed dark matter mass range.

Load-bearing premise

The dark matter particles must be metastable with a lifetime and neutrino branching ratio tuned to match the observed flux once the primordial black hole abundance is fixed by the relic density constraint.

What would settle it

Detection of high-energy photons, cosmic rays, or a mismatched neutrino energy spectrum from the same sources would rule out a pure neutrino-decay origin.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2510.26126 by Mansi Dhuria, Nathanael Varghese Job, Prabhav Singh.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1: Constraints on the PBH abundance, [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2: Phase-space distribution function of neutrinos pro [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3: The energy squared differential neutrino flux per steradian with respect to the energy of the neutrinos. Figure shows [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4: The energy squared differential neutrino flux per steradian with respect to the energy of the neutrinos for a fixed [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5: The neutrino flux as a function of PBH constituting the fraction of dark matter [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_5.png] view at source ↗
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We investigate a scenario in which the recently observed ultra-high-energy neutrino event KM3-230213A, with a median energy of approximately 220 PeV, as well as the high-energy neutrinos detected by IceCube Observatory, originate from the decay of superheavy dark matter (DM) particles produced through primordial black hole (PBH) evaporation. To establish this connection, we derive constraints on the PBH abundance parameter $\beta$ as a function of the initial PBH mass $M_{\mathrm{BH_0}}$ and DM mass $m_{\mathrm{DM}}$, by considering the bound from the observed relic DM abundance. Using these constraints, we compute the resulting neutrino flux and show that DM masses in the PeV-EeV range can yield neutrinos of comparable energies, capable of accounting for both the KM3-230213A and IceCube events while remaining consistent with the relic abundance constraint. Interestingly, the scenario remains viable over a broad region of parameter space while satisfying existing cosmological and astrophysical bounds. Overall, our results demonstrate that PBH evaporation followed by DM decay provides a consistent and natural explanation for the observed ultra-high-energy neutrino events in the absence of accompanying multimessenger signatures.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript proposes that the KM3-230213A ultra-high-energy neutrino event (~220 PeV) and IceCube high-energy neutrinos arise from the decay of metastable superheavy dark matter particles produced via primordial black hole evaporation. Constraints on the PBH abundance β(M_BH0, m_DM) are derived from the observed relic DM density; these normalized densities are then used to compute the present-day neutrino flux for m_DM in the PeV-EeV range, with lifetime and branching ratio chosen to reproduce the observed rates while satisfying cosmological and astrophysical bounds.

Significance. If the result holds, the work supplies a viable mechanism connecting PBH evaporation, superheavy DM, and UHE neutrinos without requiring multimessenger counterparts. It applies standard PBH-to-DM yield formulas and cosmological decay flux integrals, explicitly normalizing to relic abundance and scanning a broad parameter space consistent with stated limits. This constitutes a concrete, falsifiable extension of PBH-DM scenarios into neutrino astronomy.

major comments (1)
  1. [§4] §4: the neutrino flux is computed after fixing β from relic abundance and then selecting a metastable lifetime and neutrino branching ratio to match the KM3-230213A and IceCube rates. This post-hoc adjustment demonstrates consistency but reduces the predictive power of the central claim; an independent theoretical range or prior for the lifetime (e.g., from a concrete decay model) should be provided to show the window is not solely data-driven.
minor comments (3)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the phrase 'in the absence of accompanying multimessenger signatures' should cite the specific gamma-ray or other bounds used later in the text for immediate clarity.
  2. [§3] §3: the relic-abundance constraint on β assumes the DM particles account for the full observed density; a brief explicit statement confirming that evaporation products do not violate BBN or other early-universe bounds for the adopted M_BH0 range would strengthen the derivation.
  3. [§2] Notation: M_BH0 and m_DM are introduced without a consolidated table of symbols; adding one would improve readability across §§2–4.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We are grateful to the referee for their thorough review and insightful comments on our manuscript. We have carefully considered the feedback and provide our responses below.

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  1. Referee: [§4] §4: the neutrino flux is computed after fixing β from relic abundance and then selecting a metastable lifetime and neutrino branching ratio to match the KM3-230213A and IceCube rates. This post-hoc adjustment demonstrates consistency but reduces the predictive power of the central claim; an independent theoretical range or prior for the lifetime (e.g., from a concrete decay model) should be provided to show the window is not solely data-driven.

    Authors: We acknowledge the referee's observation that the lifetime and branching ratio are chosen to match the observed rates. Our primary goal is to demonstrate the consistency of the PBH-evaporated metastable DM scenario with the KM3-230213A and IceCube data, while respecting the relic abundance constraint derived from β. This is inherently a consistency check rather than a parameter-free prediction, as the decay properties of the superheavy DM are not fixed by the PBH production mechanism alone. In the absence of a specific UV-complete model for the DM decay, the lifetime remains a free parameter that can be constrained by the neutrino observations. We believe this does not diminish the predictive power in the sense that the model predicts the possibility of explaining the events for DM masses in the PeV-EeV range with appropriate lifetimes that are still allowed by other bounds. To address the concern, we have added a paragraph in the revised version of Section 4 discussing possible theoretical origins for the metastable lifetime from high-scale physics, providing some theoretical context for the parameter choices. This strengthens the presentation without requiring a full concrete decay model. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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full rationale

The paper's chain starts from the standard PBH evaporation yield to place an upper bound on β(M_BH0, m_DM) using the observed relic DM abundance as an external input. The resulting normalized DM density then enters the standard cosmological decay flux integral. Selection of m_DM in the PeV-EeV window and a metastable lifetime plus neutrino branching ratio simply tunes the model to reproduce the observed event rates while remaining inside the relic-allowed window; this is ordinary parameter fitting to data rather than any equation reducing to its own input by construction. No self-citation is load-bearing for the central result, and all steps rely on externally verifiable cosmological and astrophysical limits stated in the text.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

2 free parameters · 2 axioms · 1 invented entities

The central claim rests on standard early-universe cosmology plus the postulate of metastable DM with neutrino decay channels; parameters β and m_DM are adjusted within the relic-abundance window to match neutrino energies.

free parameters (2)
  • β (PBH abundance fraction)
    Constrained as a function of initial PBH mass and DM mass by the observed relic DM density; used to normalize the neutrino flux.
  • m_DM (DM particle mass)
    Selected in the PeV-EeV range so that decay products reach the observed neutrino energies.
axioms (2)
  • standard math Standard Hawking evaporation and cosmological evolution of PBHs
    Invoked to relate initial PBH mass to the produced DM abundance and to derive the β constraint.
  • domain assumption Metastable DM decays dominantly into neutrinos with suitable lifetime
    Required to convert the constrained DM density into the predicted neutrino flux at Earth.
invented entities (1)
  • Metastable superheavy dark matter particles from PBH evaporation no independent evidence
    purpose: Source of ultra-high-energy neutrinos matching KM3-230213A and IceCube events
    Postulated to link PBH evaporation to the observed neutrinos; no independent falsifiable signature outside the neutrino flux itself is provided.

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