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| Paper: |
The initial mass function in the young stellar core clusters of the giant H II regions NGC 3603 (Galaxy) and 30 Doradus (LMC) |
| Volume: |
13, The Formation and Evolution of Star Clusters |
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155 |
| Authors: |
Lapierre, Normand; Moffat, Anthony F. J. |
| Abstract: |
The study of the stellar clusters NGC 3603 and 30 Doradus leads to values of x = 2.3 +/- 0.4 and 1.8 +/- 0.4 respectively for their IMFs at the massive end. This is like the Salpeter value (2.35). There is no low-mass cutoff above M about 6 solar masses for 30 Doradus. For NGC 3603, the cutoff value could be as high as 10 solar masses, but might be caused by instrumental effects. |
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