The IMF of the massive star forming region NGC 3603 from VLT adaptive optics observations

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Harayama, Y [1 ]
Eisenhauer, F [1 ]
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[1] Max Planck Inst Extraterr Phys, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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Initial Mass Function 50 years Later | 2005年 / 327卷
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We present our preliminary results of the IMF of the central star-forming cluster HD 97950 in NGC 3603 focussing particularly on low-mass regions. NGC 3603 is the best-studied template for extragalactic starbursts so far, and our recent high resolution data in the H and K bands have shown us the deepest sources in the cluster. The IMF have revealed the existence of low-mass stars down to 0.1 M-circle dot or even below, towards the hydrogen burning limit of 0.08 M-circle dot. The IMF continues to increase towards similar to 0.1 M-circle dot, but the flat slope indicates the significant deficiency of subsolar mass stars in the cluster core.
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