Prospects for PBR detection of KM3-230213A-like events

Abdullahi M, Abrate M, Adams JH, Allard D, Alldredge P, Aloisio R, Ammendola R, Anastasio A, Anchordoqui L, Andreoli V, Anzalone A, Arnone E, Badoni D, von Ballmoos P, Baret B, Barghini D, Battisti M, Bellotti R, Belov AA, Bertaina M, Betts M, Biermann P, Bisconti F, Blin-Bondil S, Boezio M, Bowaire AN, Buckland I, Burmistrov L, Burton-Heibges J, Cafagna F, Campana D, Capel F, Caraca J, Caruso R, Casolino M, Cassardo C, Castellina A, Černý K, Conti L, Coretti AG, Cremonini R, Creusot A, Cummings A, Davarpanah S, De Santis C, de la Taille C, Di Giovanni A, Di Salvo A, Ebisuzaki T, Eser J, Fenu F, Ferrarese S, Filippatos G, Finch WW, Fornaro C, Fuglesang C, Galvez Molina P, Garbolino S, Garg D, Gardiol D, Garipov GK, Golzio A, Guépin C, Haungs A, Heibges T, Isgrò F, Iuppa R, Judd EG, Kajino F, Kupari L, Kim SW, Klimov PA, Kreykenbohm I, Krizmanic JF, Lesrel J, Liberatori F, Lima HP, M’sihid E, Mandát D, Manfrin M, Marcelli A, Marcelli L, Marszał W, Masciantonio G, Masone V, Matthews JN, Mayotte E, Meli A, Mese M, Meyer SS, Mignone M, Miller M, Miyamoto H, Montaruli T, Moses J, Munini R, Nathan C, Neronov A, Nicolaidis R, Nonaka T, Mongelli M, Novikov A, Nozzoli F, Ogawa T, Ogio S, Ohmori H, Olinto AV, Onel Y, Osteria G, Panico B, Parizot E, Passeggio G, Paul T, Pech M, Penalo Castillo K, Perfetto F, Perrone L, Petta C, Picozza P, Piotrowski LW, Plebaniak Z, Prévôt G, Przybylak M, Qureshi H, Reali E, Reno MH, Reynaud F, Ricci E, Ricci M, Rivetti A, Saccà G, Sagawa H, Saprykin O, Sarazin F, Saraev RE, Schovánek P, Scotti V, Sharakin SA, Scherini V, Schieler H, Shinozaki K, Schröder F, Sotgiu A, Sparvoli R, Stillwell B, Szabelski J, Takeda M, Takizawa Y, Thomas SB, Torres Saavedra RA, Triggiani R, Trimarelli C, Trofimov DA, Unger M, Venters TM, Venugopal M, Vigorito C, Vrabel M, Wada S, Washington D, Weindl A, Wiencke L, Wilms J, Wissel S, Yashin IV, Zotov MY, Zuccon P (2025)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2025

Journal

Publisher: Sissa Medialab Srl

Book Volume: 501

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of Science

Event location: Geneva

DOI: 10.22323/1.501.0980

Abstract

POEMMA-Balloon with Radio (PBR) is a scaled-down version of the Probe Of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (POEMMA) design, optimized to be flown as a payload on one of NASA’s sub-orbital super pressure balloons circling the Earth above the southern oceans for a mission duration of more than 20 days. One of the main science objectives of PBR is to follow up astrophysical event alerts in search of neutrinos with very high energy (10⁸. Ev/GeV. 10¹⁰). Of particular interest for anticipated PBR observations, the KM3NeT Collaboration has recently reported the detection of the neutrino KM3-230213A with 10^7.8. Ev/GeV. 10^9.0. Such an unprecedented event is in tension with upper limits on the cosmic neutrino flux from IceCube and the Pierre Auger Observatory: for a diffuse isotropic neutrino flux there is a 3.5σ tension between KM3NeT and IceCube measurements, and about 2.6σ if the neutrino flux originates in transient sources. Therefore, if KM3-230213A was not beginner’s luck, it becomes compelling to consider beyond Standard Model (BSM) possibilities which could lead to a signal at KM3NeT-ARCA but not at IceCube/Auger. We calculate the PBR horizon-range sensitivity to probe BSM physics compatible with observation at KM3NeT-ARCA and non-observation at IceCube/Auger. As an illustration, we consider a particular class of BSM physics models which has been described in the literature as a possible explanation of KM3-230213A.

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National Institute for Nuclear Physics / Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) Italy (IT) Université Paris-Sud France (FR) University of Iowa United States (USA) (US) University of Geneva / Université de Genève (UNIGE) Switzerland (CH) Colorado School of Mines United States (USA) (US) Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe (IFPU) Italy (IT) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) United States (USA) (US) Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut, MPP) / Max Planck Institute for Physics Germany (DE) Università degli Studi di Trento Italy (IT) University of Tokyo Japan (JP) Università degli Studi di Catania Italy (IT) University of Delaware (UDEL) United States (USA) (US) Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) United States (USA) (US) Lomonosov Moscow State University / Московский государственный университет имени М.В.Ломоносова Russian Federation (RU) University of Chicago United States (USA) (US) Stefan Batory Academy of Applied Sciences / Akademia Nauk Stosowanych Stefana Batorego Poland (PL) Riken Institute of Physical and Chemical Research / 理化学研究所 Japan (JP) University of Utah United States (USA) (US) Space Regatta Consortium (SRC) / Консорциум "Космическая регата" Russian Federation (RU) Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR) / Akademie věd České republiky (AVČR) Czech Republic (CZ) Gran Sasso Science Institute Italy (IT) University of Warsaw / Uniwersytet Warszawski Poland (PL) University of Lodz / Uniwersytet Łódzki Poland (PL) Royal Institute of Technology / Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH) Sweden (SE) Cardiovascular Research Foundation United States (USA) (US) Italian Space Agency / Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) Italy (IT) Università degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata' Italy (IT) University of Montpellier / Université Montpellier France (FR) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Germany (DE) National Centre for Nuclear Research (früher:Institute of Atomic Energy POLATOM & Andrzej Sołtan Institute for Nuclear Studies) / Narodowe Centrum Badań Jądrowych (NCBJ) Poland (PL) Università telematica internazionale Uninettuno Italy (IT) Università del Salento Italy (IT) Palacky University Olomouc / Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci Czech Republic (CZ) University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) United States (USA) (US) Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Italy (IT) City University of New York (CUNY) United States (USA) (US) National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF) Italy (IT) Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées France (FR) University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) United States (USA) (US) École Polytechnique - Université Paris-Saclay France (FR) Konan University / 甲南大学 Japan (JP) Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) Korea, Republic of (KR) North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University United States (USA) (US) Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA) Italy (IT)

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APA:

Abdullahi, M., Abrate, M., Adams, J.H., Allard, D., Alldredge, P., Aloisio, R.,... Zuccon, P. (2025). Prospects for PBR detection of KM3-230213A-like events. In Proceedings of Science. Geneva, CH: Sissa Medialab Srl.

MLA:

Abdullahi, M., et al. "Prospects for PBR detection of KM3-230213A-like events." Proceedings of the 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2025, Geneva Sissa Medialab Srl, 2025.

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