Search for Cosmic Strings in CMB Anisotropies

E. Jeong, G. F. Smoot

We have searched the 1st-year WMAP W-Band CMB anisotropy map for evidence of cosmic strings. We have set a limit of $\delta =8\pi G\mu /c^2<8.2\times 10^{-6}$ at 95% CL for statistical…