Cosmological and astrophysical constraints on superconducting cosmic strings
- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582 (Japan)
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)
We investigate the cosmological and astrophysical constraints on superconducting cosmic strings (SCSs). SCS loops emit strong bursts of electromagnetic waves, which might affect various cosmological and astrophysical observations. We take into account the effect on the CMB anisotropy, CMB blackbody spectrum, BBN, observational implications on radio wave burst and X-ray or γ-ray events, and stochastic gravitational wave background measured by pulsar timing experiments. We then derive constraints on the parameters of SCS from current observations and estimate prospects for detecting SCS signatures in on-going observations. As a result, we find that these constraints exclude broad parameter regions, and also that on-going radio wave observations can probe large parameter space.
- OSTI ID:
- 22282790
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2013, Issue 07; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1475-7516
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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