Clustering of Superstring Loops
  The fragmentation of horizon crossing superstrings creates loops that accrete
and bind to collapsing matter perturbations if the string tension is less than
a critical value and if the loops are large-scale. For typical model parameters
(velocity dispersion of newly formed loops, loop length distribution, etc.) the
galactic loop density is greatly enhanced as compared to the universe's mean
loop density. The limiting enhancement of loop (energy) density is 0.25-0.4
times the enhancement of cold dark matter (ratio of galaxy to universe's dark
matter densities) and is fully achieved for dimensionless string tensions less
than 10^-13 at galactic scales less than 100 kpc. The enhancement is
substantial for any tension less than the critical value which is of order
10^-9. The fact that the string loop enhancement roughly tracks that of cold
dark matter is a robust result for small tension and large-scale fragmentation.
Experiments sensitive to the local Galactic population of loops, especially
microlensing, should enjoy characteristic detection rates greatly boosted over
homogeneous estimates.
