title: D-term inflation, cosmic strings, and consistency with cosmic microwave background measurements.
abstract: Standard D-term inflation is studied in the framework of supergravity. D-term inflation produces cosmic strings; however, it can still be compatible with cosmic microwave background (CMB) measurements without invoking any new physics. The cosmic strings contribution to the CMB data is not constant, nor dominant, contrary to some previous results. Using current CMB measurements, the free parameters (gauge and superpotential couplings, as well as the Fayet-Iliopoulos term) of D-term inflation are constrained.
authors.affiliation: Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, GReCO, FRE 2435-CNRS, 98bis boulevard Arago, 75014 Paris, France. rocher@iap.fr
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rocher
authors.forename: Mairi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakellariadou