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arxiv: 2605.28275 · v1 · pith:56DBMZ3Ynew · submitted 2026-05-27 · ✦ hep-ph · astro-ph.CO· hep-ex

Dark Matter Interpretation of the Super-Kamiokande Antineutrino Excess in U(1)_(L_μ-L_τ) model

Motoi Endo , Yushi Mura , Tenta Tsuji This is my paper

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keywords dark matterantineutrino excessSuper-KamiokandeU(1) Lμ-LτZ' mediatorthermal freeze-outneutrino oscillationsrelic abundance
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A 22 MeV Dirac fermion dark matter particle in a U(1) Lμ-Lτ model explains the Super-Kamiokande antineutrino excess while also producing the observed relic abundance.

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

Super-Kamiokande data show a mild 2.3 sigma excess of electron-like antineutrinos near 20 MeV that could come from galactic dark matter. The paper proposes that a Dirac fermion dark matter candidate of mass around 22 MeV annihilates through a light Z' mediator into muon and tau neutrinos. These neutrinos partly convert to electron antineutrinos via oscillations, reproducing the excess events. The same annihilation rate also yields the correct dark matter density through thermal freeze-out in the early universe. The authors confirm that the required parameters remain compatible with existing laboratory and cosmological limits.

Core claim

In the U(1)_{L_μ - L_τ} model a Dirac fermion dark matter particle with mass approximately 22 MeV annihilates via a light Z' mediator into ν_μ ar ν_μ and ν_τ ar ν_τ pairs. Flavor oscillations convert a fraction of these into ar ν_e, accounting for the Super-Kamiokande excess. The annihilation cross section is fixed so that thermal freeze-out simultaneously produces the observed relic abundance.

What carries the argument

The light Z' boson from the U(1)_{L_μ - L_τ} gauge symmetry, which mediates dark matter annihilation into muon and tau neutrinos while permitting the required flavor oscillations.

If this is right

  • The model parameters are fixed to match both the neutrino excess and the relic density at the same time.
  • Flavor oscillations allow production in the muon and tau channels to appear as an electron antineutrino signal.
  • The chosen Z' mass and couplings satisfy current bounds from neutrino trident production, NA64-μ, and Borexino.
  • The scenario contributes to Delta N_eff at a level still allowed by cosmological data.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

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

  • Confirmation would directly connect a low-energy neutrino telescope excess to the measured cosmic dark matter density.
  • The same framework could be tested by searching for spectral features near 11 MeV in future neutrino data.
  • Related U(1) models might be explored for other low-energy neutrino anomalies if the excess holds.

Load-bearing premise

The 2.3 sigma excess is a genuine signal from galactic dark matter annihilation rather than a statistical fluctuation or unaccounted background.

What would settle it

Higher-statistics data from Super-Kamiokande or another neutrino detector showing either no excess or an energy spectrum incompatible with neutrinos from 22 MeV dark matter annihilation would rule out the interpretation.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.28275 by Motoi Endo, Tenta Tsuji, Yushi Mura.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Dark matter annihilation into neutrinos exchanging [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Parameter region in the (𝑚𝑍′ , 𝑔𝜇𝜏 ) plane for 𝑚𝜒 = 22.1 MeV and 𝑔𝜒 = 0.1. The three panels correspond to the halo normalizations, 𝐽avg = 4, 6, and 17. The blue shaded region shows the SK-fit 2𝜎 region, while the red dot-dashed curve shows the parameter points reproducing the observed dark matter relic abundance. The black, magenta, orange, and gray shaded regions denote the constraints from CCFR trident p… view at source ↗
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Recent Super-Kamiokande analyses of the diffuse supernova neutrino background, based on data across all SK phases, indicate a mild preference over the zero-DSNB hypothesis at the level of about $2.3\sigma$ with electron-like antineutrino events at $E_{\bar{\nu}_e} \simeq 20\,\mathrm{MeV}$. We investigate whether this excess can be explained by MeV-scale dark matter annihilation into neutrinos in a $\mathrm{U}(1)_{L_\mu - L_\tau}$ model. The dark matter is a Dirac fermion with $m_\chi \simeq 22\,\mathrm{MeV}$ that annihilates via a light $Z'$ mediator into $\nu_\mu \bar{\nu}_\mu$ and $\nu_\tau \bar{\nu}_\tau$, which are partly converted into $\bar{\nu}_e$ through flavor oscillations. We find that this scenario simultaneously accounts for the excess and the observed relic abundance via thermal freeze-out. We further discuss the relevant laboratory and cosmological constraints, including neutrino trident production, NA64-$\mu$, Borexino, and the contribution to $\Delta N_\mathrm{eff}$.

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript proposes that a Dirac fermion dark matter particle of mass m_χ ≃ 22 MeV in a U(1)_{L_μ-L_τ} model annihilates via a light Z' into ν_μ/ν_τ pairs (with subsequent oscillation to ar ν_e) to explain a 2.3σ excess of electron-like antineutrino events at E_{ar ν_e} ≃ 20 MeV reported by Super-Kamiokande in its DSNB analysis, while the same parameters simultaneously reproduce the observed relic density Ω_χ h² via thermal freeze-out. Laboratory constraints (trident production, NA64-μ, Borexino) and the contribution to ΔN_eff are also discussed.

Significance. If the joint fit to the excess rate and relic density holds after explicit calculation and the chosen (g', m_{Z'}) values are shown to satisfy all bounds without additional tuning, the work would provide a concrete, testable link between a simple gauge extension and both dark matter phenomenology and a neutrino anomaly. The low (2.3σ) significance of the excess, however, means the result remains an interpretation rather than a robust detection claim even if the parameter mapping succeeds.

major comments (2)
  1. Abstract and the section presenting the simultaneous fit: the claim that the scenario 'simultaneously accounts for the excess and the observed relic abundance via thermal freeze-out' is the central result, yet the text provides no explicit derivation of the annihilation cross-section fixed by the relic density, the resulting galactic neutrino flux at E ≃ 20 MeV, or the oscillation probability that yields the reported excess rate at 2.3σ. Without these steps (including error propagation and background subtraction), the joint explanation cannot be assessed.
  2. The constraint-evasion discussion (trident, NA64-μ, Borexino, ΔN_eff): the specific values of m_χ ≃ 22 MeV, m_{Z'}, and the U(1) gauge coupling used for the relic-density and flux fit must be shown numerically to lie inside the allowed regions; if the parameters are selected to match both the excess and Ω_χ h², an explicit scan or boundary plot is required to demonstrate that no additional tuning is needed to evade the bounds.
minor comments (2)
  1. Notation for the mediator mass and coupling should be standardized throughout (e.g., consistent use of m_{Z'} and g').
  2. The 2.3σ excess level should be stated with its precise statistical definition (e.g., whether it is from a profiled likelihood or simple excess count) when first introduced.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and constructive comments. We address the two major comments point by point below. We agree that additional explicit derivations and a parameter-space plot will strengthen the presentation and will incorporate these changes in the revised manuscript.

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  1. Referee: Abstract and the section presenting the simultaneous fit: the claim that the scenario 'simultaneously accounts for the excess and the observed relic abundance via thermal freeze-out' is the central result, yet the text provides no explicit derivation of the annihilation cross-section fixed by the relic density, the resulting galactic neutrino flux at E ≃ 20 MeV, or the oscillation probability that yields the reported excess rate at 2.3σ. Without these steps (including error propagation and background subtraction), the joint explanation cannot be assessed.

    Authors: The manuscript contains the relevant calculations: Section 3 derives the velocity-averaged annihilation cross section from the thermal relic density using the standard Boltzmann equation solution for freeze-out, Section 4 computes the galactic neutrino flux from the DM density profile and annihilation rate, and the oscillation probabilities to ar ν_e are obtained from the three-flavor framework with the chosen mixing parameters. We acknowledge, however, that the intermediate numerical steps, explicit cross-section value, flux at 20 MeV, and propagation of uncertainties (including background considerations) are not presented with sufficient detail. We will revise by adding a dedicated subsection that walks through these derivations explicitly, including the numerical values and error estimates. revision: yes

  2. Referee: The constraint-evasion discussion (trident, NA64-μ, Borexino, ΔN_eff): the specific values of m_χ ≃ 22 MeV, m_{Z'}, and the U(1) gauge coupling used for the relic-density and flux fit must be shown numerically to lie inside the allowed regions; if the parameters are selected to match both the excess and Ω_χ h², an explicit scan or boundary plot is required to demonstrate that no additional tuning is needed to evade the bounds.

    Authors: The benchmark point (m_χ ≃ 22 MeV together with the corresponding m_{Z'} and g') is chosen so that the annihilation cross section simultaneously reproduces the observed relic density and the required neutrino flux for the excess; the text states that this point satisfies the listed laboratory and cosmological bounds. To address the request for explicit demonstration, we will add a figure in the revised manuscript showing the (m_{Z'}, g') plane with the relic-density contour, the flux contour needed for the 2.3σ excess, and the excluded regions from trident production, NA64-μ, Borexino, and ΔN_eff. This will make clear that the selected point lies inside the allowed region without further tuning. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity detected

full rationale

The paper selects m_χ ≈ 22 MeV by kinematics to match the reported excess energy scale and identifies couplings such that thermal freeze-out yields the observed relic density while the resulting galactic neutrino flux (after oscillation) is consistent with the excess rate. This is a standard consistency check against two independent external observables (relic density and the 2.3σ excess), subject to separate laboratory and cosmological bounds. No quoted step reduces a claimed prediction to a fitted input by construction, no self-citation is load-bearing for a uniqueness claim, and the derivation does not rely on ansatz smuggling or renaming. The central claim remains an existence proof for viable parameters rather than a tautological re-derivation of its inputs.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

3 free parameters · 2 axioms · 2 invented entities

The central claim rests on a new Dirac fermion DM particle and Z' mediator whose mass and couplings are adjusted to the excess energy and relic density, plus standard assumptions on cosmology and oscillations that are not independently verified here.

free parameters (3)
  • m_χ = 22 MeV
    Chosen near 22 MeV to match the energy of the reported excess events.
  • m_Z'
    Light mediator mass required for efficient annihilation at low velocity.
  • U(1) gauge coupling
    Adjusted to produce the correct annihilation rate for both excess and relic density.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Standard three-flavor neutrino oscillation parameters and mixing angles
    Invoked for partial conversion of ν_μ/ν_τ to ν_e.
  • domain assumption Thermal freeze-out in standard cosmology determines relic density
    Used to claim the annihilation cross-section also matches observed DM abundance.
invented entities (2)
  • Dirac fermion dark matter χ no independent evidence
    purpose: Annihilates to neutrinos to produce the excess
    New particle postulated to explain the SK data and relic density.
  • Z' gauge boson no independent evidence
    purpose: Mediator enabling the annihilation channel
    New force carrier introduced by the U(1)_{Lμ-Lτ} extension.

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