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The mass function of dense molecular cores and the origin of the IMF
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Context.Stars form in the cold dense cores of interstellar molecular clouds and the detailed knowledge of the spectrum of masses of such cores is clearly a key for the understanding of the origin of the IMF. To date, observations have presented somewhat contradictory evidence relating to this issue.
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- Authors
- Alves, J., Lombardi, M., & Lada, C. J.
- Venue
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Publisher
- EDP Sciences
- Published
- 2006-12-19
- Volume
- 462
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- L17-L21
- ISSN
- 0004-6361 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-0746
- OpenAlex
- W2138267038
- Cited by
- 476
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 15.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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