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arxiv: 2606.09604 · v1 · pith:II7ZRRV3new · submitted 2026-06-08 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE · astro-ph.SR

Modelling Galactic neutrino emission: contributions from massive star clusters and interstellar cosmic rays

Stefano Menchiari , Silvia Celli , Vittoria Vecchiotti , Giovanni Morlino , Giada Peron , Rub\'en L\'opez-Coto This is my paper

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keywords galactic neutrinosstar clusterscosmic ray seaIceCubeneutrino templatessupernova remnantshadronic emissiondiffusive shock acceleration
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The pith

Star clusters add a non-negligible unresolved neutrino component to the Galactic plane beyond the cosmic-ray sea.

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

The paper models neutrino production in the Milky Way by combining the guaranteed flux from cosmic rays interacting with interstellar gas and the hadronic emission from star clusters and supernova remnants. It treats particle acceleration at both collective wind termination shocks inside clusters and at individual supernova shocks. Using multiple synthetic realizations of the full cluster population that match local stellar data, the work produces new spatial and spectral neutrino template maps. These maps are offered for use in IceCube analyses, and their overall normalization aligns with existing best-fit Galactic templates.

Core claim

The overall neutrino production of the Milky Way star cluster population is computed, based on multiple synthetic realizations of the cluster population reproducing local stellar observations. The predicted flux of very-high energy neutrinos from individual star clusters is found to be marginally detectable even by cubic kilometer scale detectors, such that their cumulative contribution is expected to appear as an unresolved diffuse component, on top of that guaranteed by the CR sea interacting with the gas along the Plane. The normalization of our models is consistent with the IceCube best-fit of existing Galactic templates, suggesting that the unresolved contribution from cluster emission

What carries the argument

Synthetic realizations of the Galactic star-cluster population, combined with diffusive shock acceleration at collective wind termination shocks and supernova shocks, to generate cumulative neutrino emission maps.

If this is right

  • Individual clusters produce neutrino fluxes that remain below the detection threshold of current cubic-kilometer detectors but sum to a measurable diffuse excess.
  • The new template maps can be inserted directly into IceCube likelihood analyses to test the fraction of Galactic neutrinos arising from clusters versus the cosmic-ray sea.
  • The same cluster population modeling predicts correlated gamma-ray emission that can be cross-checked with existing and future TeV surveys.
  • If clusters dominate the unresolved component, the inferred cosmic-ray sea normalization in the inner Galaxy must be revised downward.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

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

  • Future detectors with improved angular resolution could begin to resolve the brightest individual clusters, turning the current diffuse excess into a catalog of point sources.
  • The same acceleration sites that produce neutrinos should also accelerate heavier nuclei, offering a testable prediction for the composition of the highest-energy Galactic cosmic rays.
  • If the cluster contribution proves substantial, it would imply that a non-negligible fraction of Galactic cosmic-ray power is injected at wind termination shocks rather than isolated supernova remnants.

Load-bearing premise

Particle acceleration proceeds efficiently via diffusion at both the collective wind termination shocks inside clusters and at supernova shocks.

What would settle it

A future IceCube or KM3NeT analysis that fits the Galactic plane data with the new cluster-inclusive templates and finds a best-fit normalization significantly below the predicted cluster contribution.

read the original abstract

The recent detection of Galactic neutrinos by the IceCube Observatory constitutes a remarkable achievement for neutrino astrophysics. By means of model dependent analyses based on spatial and spectral templates, a purely diffuse neutrino flux was measured in which no individual source was resolved. We present here a novel theoretical computation about the expected neutrino emission from the Galactic Plane that, differently from previous models, includes both the contributions from cosmic-ray (CR) sea and hadronic sources, represented by star clusters and supernova remnants therein, which are to date believed to be the dominant sources of Galactic CR protons. For the modelling of sources, diffusive particle acceleration is considered at both the collective wind termination shock blown by member stars and at the supernova shocks. The predicted flux of very-high energy neutrinos from individual star clusters is found to be marginally detectable even by cubic kilometer scale detectors, such that their cumulative contribution is expected to appear as an unresolved diffuse component, on top of that guaranteed by the CR sea interacting with the gas along the Plane. The overall neutrino production of the Milky Way star cluster population is computed, based on multiple synthetic realizations of the cluster population reproducing local stellar observations. As a result, we obtain novel neutrino template maps and provide them to the community, to be tested in future neutrino analyses in order to constrain the role of star clusters for extreme CR acceleration and neutrino production. The normalization of our models is consistent with the IceCube best-fit of existing Galactic templates, suggesting that the unresolved contribution from cluster emission may be non-negligible.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript presents a model for the very-high-energy neutrino emission from the Galactic plane that combines the diffuse cosmic-ray sea interacting with interstellar gas and the hadronic emission from star clusters and supernova remnants. Diffusive shock acceleration is assumed at both supernova remnant shocks and collective wind termination shocks within clusters. Synthetic realizations of the Milky Way star-cluster population are used to compute the cumulative neutrino output and to generate template maps, which are offered to the community. The authors state that the overall normalization of these models is consistent with the IceCube best-fit to existing Galactic templates, from which they conclude that the unresolved contribution from star clusters may be non-negligible.

Significance. If the modeling assumptions hold, the supplied neutrino template maps constitute a concrete, testable addition to the set of Galactic templates available for IceCube analyses and could help quantify the role of star clusters in extreme cosmic-ray acceleration. The explicit provision of the maps supports reproducibility. However, the central claim of consistency with IceCube data is obtained by construction through the normalization step rather than through an independent prediction, which reduces the strength of the inference that cluster emission is non-negligible.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: The claim that 'the normalization of our models is consistent with the IceCube best-fit ... suggesting that the unresolved contribution from cluster emission may be non-negligible' is undermined by the fact that the overall model normalization is explicitly adjusted to reproduce the IceCube flux level; the reported consistency is therefore tautological rather than an independent test of the cluster contribution.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract (modeling section): The neutrino flux from individual clusters rests on diffusive acceleration at the collective wind termination shock, yet no validation data, error propagation, or comparison to independent VHE observations is supplied to constrain the required assumptions on turbulence level, magnetic-field amplification, and confinement time; this is the least secure ingredient and directly affects whether the cumulative cluster flux reaches the level needed for the headline conclusion.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the detailed and constructive report. The comments highlight important points regarding the presentation of our results and the robustness of the modeling assumptions. We address each major comment below and indicate the revisions we will make to the manuscript.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: The claim that 'the normalization of our models is consistent with the IceCube best-fit ... suggesting that the unresolved contribution from cluster emission may be non-negligible' is undermined by the fact that the overall model normalization is explicitly adjusted to reproduce the IceCube flux level; the reported consistency is therefore tautological rather than an independent test of the cluster contribution.

    Authors: We agree that the abstract wording risks implying an independent validation. The overall normalization is chosen to match the IceCube best-fit Galactic flux level, after which the relative contribution of clusters is computed. We will revise the abstract to state explicitly that the models are normalized to the observed IceCube flux and that, under this normalization, the unresolved cluster component can reach a non-negligible fraction. The revised text will emphasize that the supplied template maps are intended for future tests rather than claiming an a-priori consistency test. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract (modeling section): The neutrino flux from individual clusters rests on diffusive acceleration at the collective wind termination shock, yet no validation data, error propagation, or comparison to independent VHE observations is supplied to constrain the required assumptions on turbulence level, magnetic-field amplification, and confinement time; this is the least secure ingredient and directly affects whether the cumulative cluster flux reaches the level needed for the headline conclusion.

    Authors: The acceleration modeling at collective wind termination shocks is based on standard diffusive shock acceleration assumptions whose parameters (turbulence level, magnetic-field amplification, confinement time) are not directly constrained by VHE observations of star clusters within this work. This constitutes a genuine source of uncertainty. We will add a dedicated paragraph in the discussion section that qualitatively explores the plausible range of these parameters and their impact on the cumulative neutrino output. The template maps are provided precisely so that IceCube data can empirically constrain the model. A quantitative error propagation or direct comparison to specific VHE sources lies outside the present scope and would require additional multi-wavelength datasets. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivation compares to external benchmark

full rationale

The paper computes neutrino emission from star clusters via diffusive acceleration at SNR and collective wind shocks plus synthetic populations based on local stellar observations, producing template maps whose normalization is stated to be consistent with IceCube Galactic-template fits. This is presented as a consistency check against independent external data rather than a fit that forces the result by construction. No equations, self-citations, or steps in the provided text reduce the central claim to its inputs; the modeling assumptions (acceleration efficiency, turbulence, etc.) remain independent of the IceCube comparison. The paper is therefore self-contained against external benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

Based on abstract only; several modeling assumptions about acceleration sites and population synthesis are invoked but not quantified or validated here.

free parameters (1)
  • Overall model normalization = IceCube best-fit
    Scale chosen to match IceCube best-fit of Galactic templates
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Star clusters and supernova remnants are the dominant sources of Galactic CR protons
    Stated as believed to be dominant
  • domain assumption Diffusive particle acceleration occurs at collective wind termination shocks and supernova shocks
    Used for source modeling

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