Publication Date:
2013-04-11
Description:
Author(s): Yi-Zen Chu and Tanmay Vachaspati Photons can gravitationally scatter off a cosmic string loop and gain or lose energy. We consider the spectral distortion induced by cosmic string loops placed in an ambient thermal bath of photons. The fractional deviation from a thermal spectrum caused by cosmic strings is estimated to scale as ( G ... [Phys. Rev. D 87, 083512] Published Wed Apr 10, 2013
Keywords:
Astrophysics & Cosmology
Print ISSN:
0556-2821
Electronic ISSN:
1089-4918
Topics:
Physics