Bounds on Cosmic Strings from WMAP and SDSS

Abstract

We find the constraints from WMAP and SDSS data on the fraction of cosmological fluctuations sourced by local cosmic strings using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) analysis. In addition to varying the usual 6 cosmological parameters and the string tension ($\mu$), we also varied the amount of small-scale structure on the strings. Our results indicate that cosmic strings can account for up to 7 (14)% of the total power of the microwave anisotropy at 68 (95)% confidence level. The corresponding bound on the string mass per unit length, within our string model, is $G\mu <1.8(2.7)\times 10^{-7}$ at 68 (95)% c.l., where this constraint has been altered from what appears below following the correction of errors in our cosmic string code outlined in a recent erratum, astro-ph/0604141. We also calculate the B-type polarization spectra sourced by cosmic strings and discuss the prospects of their detection.

11 pages, 7 figures. A few errors in the computer code used to calculated CMB anistotropy from strings are fixed, resulting in a somewhat tighter bound on Gμand an enhanced B-mode polarization. Details of the corrected errors and their implications can be found in astro-ph/0604141. Go to http://physics.syr.edu/~lepogosi/cmbact.html for our now-corrected cosmic string CMB and LSS code

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