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arxiv: 2604.08193 · v1 · submitted 2026-04-09 · ✦ hep-ph · astro-ph.CO· astro-ph.IM· physics.ins-det· physics.optics

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Probing Majoron Dark Matter with Gravitational Wave Detectors

Ippei Obata, Tsutomu T. Yanagida

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keywords Majorondark matterbirefringencegravitational wave detectorsQED anomalylepton number symmetryphoton coupling
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Majoron dark matter induces oscillatory birefringence that laser interferometers can detect.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper proposes using the optical systems in gravitational wave detectors to search for Majoron dark matter. This dark matter candidate arises when a global lepton number symmetry breaks spontaneously and couples to photons through a QED anomaly. The coherent oscillation of the Majoron field then causes the polarization of light in the detector cavity to rotate at a frequency set by the particle mass. The anomaly strength is fixed once the model is required to produce both the electroweak scale and a right-handed neutrino mass, placing the effect inside the sensitivity of current instruments. Adding dedicated optics to extract the rotation signal therefore turns Advanced LIGO, KAGRA and similar facilities into probes of this dark matter scenario.

Core claim

The central claim is that the coherent background of Majoron dark matter, coupled to photons through the QED anomaly, produces an oscillatory photon birefringence that can be extracted using additional optics in linear optical cavities of interferometric gravitational wave detectors such as Advanced LIGO and KAGRA, thereby probing a region of the Majoron dark matter parameter space where the anomaly coefficient is determined by matching the electroweak scale and right-handed neutrino masses.

What carries the argument

The QED anomaly coupling of the Majoron to photons, which generates time-varying birefringence in the presence of the coherent dark matter field.

If this is right

  • Detection of the signal would confirm spontaneous breaking of global lepton number symmetry at a high scale.
  • The oscillation frequency of the birefringence directly measures the Majoron mass.
  • Non-observation would exclude Majorons as dark matter for the predicted coupling strength.
  • Future detectors with improved polarization sensitivity could reach lower masses or weaker couplings.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

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

  • The same birefringence technique could be applied to other axion-like particles that couple to photons through anomalies.
  • It links dark matter searches to the neutrino seesaw mechanism through the shared symmetry-breaking scale.
  • Existing LIGO data-analysis pipelines could be extended to search for this monochromatic polarization signature in parallel with gravitational-wave events.

Load-bearing premise

The anomaly coefficient takes a specific value because the model must simultaneously reproduce the electroweak Higgs scale and a typical right-handed Majorana neutrino mass.

What would settle it

Absence of an oscillatory birefringence signal at the predicted amplitude and frequency in data from Advanced LIGO or KAGRA would rule out Majoron dark matter with the coupling fixed by the scale-matching condition.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.08193 by Ippei Obata, Tsutomu T. Yanagida.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Time evolution of the energy density of Majoron field with [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_1.png] view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Schematic diagram of a dark matter experiment: FI: Faraday isolator; M1(2): mirror [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Sensitivity curves of several gravitational wave detectors for the Majoron-photon cou [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_3.png] view at source ↗
read the original abstract

The Majoron is a hypothetical (pseudo) Nambu-Goldstone boson arising from the spontaneous breaking of a global lepton number symmetry, and is known as a candidate for dark matter in our Universe. In this paper, we investigate the possibility of probing the Majoron dark matter with a linear optical cavity used in the interferometric gravitational wave detectors. We consider a scenario in which the Majoron dark matter couples to photons through a QED anomaly, leading to an oscillatory photon birefringence induced by the coherent dark matter background. The anomaly coefficient is fixed by requiring the model to simultaneously reproduce the electroweak Higgs scale and a typical right-handed Majorana neutrino mass scale, and the resulting dark matter-photon coupling naturally falls within the sensitivity range of optical interferometers. By incorporating additional optics to extract the birefringence signal, we find that ground-based laser interferometers such as Advanced LIGO, KAGRA, as well as future detectors, can probe a region of the parameter space of Majoron dark matter.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript investigates Majoron dark matter arising from spontaneous breaking of global lepton number symmetry. It argues that the Majoron couples to photons via a QED anomaly, inducing an oscillatory birefringence signal in a coherent dark matter background. The anomaly coefficient is fixed by simultaneously reproducing the electroweak Higgs vev and a typical right-handed Majorana neutrino mass scale, placing the resulting photon coupling in the sensitivity range of optical interferometers. With additional optics to extract the birefringence, ground-based detectors such as Advanced LIGO, KAGRA, and future instruments can probe part of the Majoron DM parameter space.

Significance. If the central claim is substantiated, the work provides a concrete proposal to search for a well-motivated dark matter candidate using infrastructure already deployed for gravitational-wave detection. The suggestion to repurpose interferometers for a birefringence observable is a practical strength, and the attempt to anchor the coupling to independent scales (Higgs and neutrino) avoids direct fitting to the signal. These elements could open a new experimental channel if the parameter fixing and sensitivity estimates are made rigorous.

major comments (2)
  1. [§2] §2 (model construction) and the paragraph following Eq. (anomaly coupling): the statement that the anomaly coefficient is fixed by requiring simultaneous reproduction of the electroweak vev (~246 GeV) and a chosen right-handed Majorana mass scale does not uniquely determine the photon coupling g_φγ. The coupling depends on the U(1)_L charge assignments of the lepton fields and on the Yukawa couplings y that relate m_N = y v; both remain free parameters. Varying these by O(1) factors while preserving the two scales changes g_φγ by the same factor, so the claim that the coupling 'naturally falls within' the interferometer window rests on an implicit choice rather than being fixed by the quoted requirements alone.
  2. [§4] §4 (detector sensitivity and signal extraction): the manuscript asserts that Advanced LIGO, KAGRA and future detectors can probe the relevant region once additional optics are added, but provides neither the explicit derivation of the birefringence amplitude, the propagation of uncertainties from the anomaly coefficient, nor quantitative sensitivity curves that include realistic noise budgets and integration times. Without these, it is not possible to verify that the signal exceeds the noise floor across the claimed parameter space.
minor comments (2)
  1. [§2] The definition of the anomaly coefficient A and its relation to the electromagnetic fine-structure constant should be written explicitly (e.g., g_φγ = A α_em / v) at first appearance rather than left implicit.
  2. [§4] Figure captions for the projected sensitivity curves should state the assumed integration time, polarization averaging, and any cuts on the Majoron mass range.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and constructive comments. We address each major comment below and outline the revisions we will make to strengthen the manuscript.

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  1. Referee: [§2] §2 (model construction) and the paragraph following Eq. (anomaly coupling): the statement that the anomaly coefficient is fixed by requiring simultaneous reproduction of the electroweak vev (~246 GeV) and a chosen right-handed Majorana mass scale does not uniquely determine the photon coupling g_φγ. The coupling depends on the U(1)_L charge assignments of the lepton fields and on the Yukawa couplings y that relate m_N = y v; both remain free parameters. Varying these by O(1) factors while preserving the two scales changes g_φγ by the same factor, so the claim that the coupling 'naturally falls within' the interferometer window rests on an implicit choice rather than being fixed by the quoted requirements alone.

    Authors: We thank the referee for this clarification. In the minimal Majoron model we employ, the U(1)_L charges are the standard ones (left-handed lepton doublets carry charge +1, right-handed charged leptons +1, right-handed neutrinos +1), which fixes the anomaly coefficient in terms of the number of generations once the electroweak vev and m_N scale are imposed. The Yukawa y is chosen to set m_N at the desired scale, but we agree that O(1) variations in charges or y are possible while preserving the two scales. We will revise the text to state the charge assignments explicitly, derive the anomaly coefficient step by step, and qualify that g_φγ is determined up to O(1) factors for natural parameter choices. This range still lies within the interferometer sensitivity window for viable models, and we will add a short discussion of the impact of such variations. revision: partial

  2. Referee: [§4] §4 (detector sensitivity and signal extraction): the manuscript asserts that Advanced LIGO, KAGRA and future detectors can probe the relevant region once additional optics are added, but provides neither the explicit derivation of the birefringence amplitude, the propagation of uncertainties from the anomaly coefficient, nor quantitative sensitivity curves that include realistic noise budgets and integration times. Without these, it is not possible to verify that the signal exceeds the noise floor across the claimed parameter space.

    Authors: We agree that the current presentation lacks sufficient technical detail for independent verification. In the revised version we will add the explicit derivation of the birefringence amplitude from the anomaly-induced coupling, including the oscillatory time dependence arising from the coherent Majoron background. We will propagate uncertainties associated with the anomaly coefficient and include quantitative sensitivity curves for Advanced LIGO, KAGRA, and future detectors. These curves will incorporate realistic noise budgets, the proposed additional optics for birefringence extraction, and representative integration times, allowing direct assessment of the parameter space where the signal exceeds the noise floor. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity; coupling derived from independent scale-matching constraints

full rationale

The paper fixes the anomaly coefficient via the requirement that the model simultaneously reproduce the electroweak Higgs vev and a chosen right-handed Majorana neutrino mass. The resulting photon coupling is then computed from that coefficient and stated to lie in the interferometer window. This is a forward derivation from external scales and standard model-building inputs, not a self-definition, a fit to the target signal, or a reduction to a self-citation. No equations or steps in the abstract or described chain collapse the output back to the detector sensitivity by construction. The claim remains falsifiable and independent of the final observable.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 2 axioms · 1 invented entities

The claim rests on the Majoron being coherent dark matter, the existence of a QED anomaly coupling whose coefficient is set by matching to the electroweak and neutrino scales, and the assumption that this produces a detectable oscillatory birefringence in optical cavities.

free parameters (1)
  • right-handed Majorana neutrino mass scale
    Described as 'typical' and used together with the Higgs scale to fix the anomaly coefficient; treated as an input rather than derived.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Majoron arises from spontaneous breaking of global lepton number symmetry
    Standard assumption for Majoron models invoked in the abstract.
  • domain assumption Majoron couples to photons through QED anomaly leading to oscillatory birefringence from coherent DM background
    Central mechanism stated in the abstract.
invented entities (1)
  • Majoron as dark matter no independent evidence
    purpose: Candidate for the observed dark matter density
    Hypothetical particle introduced as the dark matter; no independent evidence provided in the abstract.

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