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		| Paper: | 
		The Mass Function of the Arches Cluster from Gemini Adaptive Optics Data | 
	 
	
		| Volume: | 
		287, Galactic Star Formation Across the Stellar Mass Spectrum | 
	 
	
		| Page: | 
		433 | 
	 
	
		| Authors: | 
		Stolte, A.; Grebel, E. K.; Brandner, W.; Figer, D. F. | 
	 
	
	
		| Abstract: | 
		We present the mass function (MF) of the Arches cluster obtained from ground-based adaptive optics data in comparison with results derived from HST/NICMOS data. A MF slope of Γ = -0.8 ± 0.2 is obtained. Both datasets reveal a strong radial variation in the MF, with a flat slope in the cluster center, which increases with increasing radius. | 
	 
	
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