  We present a phenomenological framework for starburst-driven neutrino
production via proton-proton collisions and apply it to (ultra)luminous
infrared galaxies (U/LIRGs) in the Great Observatories All-Sky LIRG Survey
(GOALS). The framework relates the infrared luminosity of a GOALS galaxy,
derived from consistently available Herschel Space Observatory data, to the
expected starburst-driven neutrino flux. The model parameters that define this
relation can be estimated from multiwavelength data. We apply the framework in
a case study to the LIRG NGC 3690 (Arp 299, Mrk 171) and compare the obtained
neutrino fluxes to the current sensitivity of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
Using our framework, we also conclude that the neutrino emission in the LIRG
NGC 1068, recently presented as the first steady IceCube neutrino point source,
cannot be explained by a starburst-driven scenario and is therefore likely
dominated by the active galactic nucleus in this galaxy. In addition to the
single-source investigations, we also estimate the diffuse starburst-driven
neutrino flux from GOALS galaxies and the total LIRG population over cosmic
history.
