Neutrino experiments probe hadrophilic light dark matter

We use Super-K data to place new strong limits on interactions of sub-GeV Dark Matter (DM) with nuclei, that rely the DM flux inevitably induced by cosmic-ray upscatterings. derive analogous sensitivities at Hyper-K and DUNE compare them others, e.g. JUNO. Using simplified models, we find our proposal tests genuinely parameter space, allowed both theoretical consistency other direct detection experiments, cosmology, meson decays recast monojet. Our results thus motivate shape a physics case for any large volume detector sensitive nuclear recoils.