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The initial mass function obtained from an infrared study of 38 young stellar clusters in the Perseus Arm is presented. The main results are that star formation processes are able to create clusters with the same number of stars but either massive or low-mass, with M cluster in the massive case about three times larger. An “average” IMF for young stellar clusters is constructed, which results flatter (Γ = -1.00 ± 0.10) than both Salpeter’s and Scalo’s IMF.
Based on observations obtained at the Observatorio Astronómico Nacional at San Pedro Mártir, B.C., México.
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Porras, A., Cruz-González, I., Salas, L. (2002). About the IMF in Young Stellar Clusters. In: Chávez, M., Bressan, A., Buzzoni, A., Mayya, D. (eds) New Quests in Stellar Astrophysics: The Link Between Stars and Cosmology. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 274. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0393-3_23
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