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THE INITIAL MASS FUNCTION OF EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 2010 We determine an absolute calibration of the initial mass function (IMF) of early-type galaxies, by studying a sample of 56 gravitational lenses identified by the SLACS Survey. Under the assumption of standard Navarro, Frenk & White dark matter halos, a combination of lensing, dynamical, and stellar population synthesis models is used to disentangle
Treu, Tommaso +5 more
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The initial mass function: Now and then
AIP Conference Proceedings, 1997 10 pages, postscript. To appear in "Proceedings 7th Annual Astrophysics Conference in Maryland-STAR FORMATION NEAR AND FAR"
Richer, Harvey B., Fahlman, Gregory G.
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Variation of the High-mass Slope of the Stellar Initial Mass Function: Theory Meets Observations
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 We present observational evidence of a correlation between the high-mass slope of the stellar initial mass function (IMF) in young star clusters and their stellar surface density, σ _* .
Sami Dib
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On the variation of the initial mass function [PDF]
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2001 (shortened) In this contribution an average or Galactic-field IMF is defined, stressing that there is evidence for a change in the power-law index at only two masses: near 0.5 Msun and 0.08 Msun. Using this supposed universal IMF, the uncertainty inherent to any observational estimate of the IMF is investigated, by studying the scatter introduced by ...
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Fragmentation and the initial mass function [PDF]
International Astronomical Union Colloquium, 1989 A central problem in the theory of star formation is to understand the spectrum of masses, or Initial Mass Function, with which stars are formed. The fundamental role of the IMF in galactic evolution has been described by Tinsley (1980), and an extensive review of evidence concerning the IMF and its possible variability has been presented by Scalo ...
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Theories of the initial mass function [PDF]
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2010 AbstractWe review the various theories which have been proposed along the years to explain the origin of the stellar initial mass function. We pay particular attention to four models, namely the competitive accretion and the theories based respectively on stopped accretion, MHD shocks and turbulent dispersion.
Hennebelle, Patrick, Chabrier, Gilles
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The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 Low-mass stars and substellar objects are essential in tracing the initial mass function (IMF). We study the nearby young σ Orionis cluster ( d ∼ 408 pc, age ∼ 1.8 Myr) using deep near-infrared (NIR) photometric data in the J , W , and H bands from ...
Belinda Damian +13 more
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Feedback and the Initial Mass Function [PDF]
, 2007 To appear in IMF@50: The Stellar Initial Mass Function Fifty Years Later, eds E. Corbelli, F. Palla, and H. Zinnecker, held at Abbazia di Spineto, Siena, Italy, May 2004, to be published by Kluwer Acad emic Publishers, Astrophysics and Space Science Library; and in The Young Local Universe, eds. A. Chalabaev, Y. Fukui and T.
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The Initial Mass Function of Be Stars [PDF]
Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 2004 Allowing for systematic differences in the counting of Be Stars due to their overluminosity, changes produced by their fast rotation on spectral types and time spent in the main sequence, a difference between the IMF (Be) and IMF(B) appears, which indicates that the appearance of the Be phenomenon may relay on differences in the initial star formation ...
J. Zorec +7 more
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The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2023 This work presents and releases a catalog of new photometrically derived physical properties for the ∼10 ^5 most well-measured galaxies in the COSMOS field on the sky.
Vadim Rusakov +2 more
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