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The Mass Function of Young Star Clusters in the “Antennae” Galaxies

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Zhang, Qing, Fall, S. Michael·1999·The Astrophysical Journal
DOI 10.1086/312412
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We determine the mass function of young star clusters in the merging galaxies known as the "Antennae" (NGC 4038/9) from deep images taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope. This is accomplished by means of reddening-free parameters and a comparison with stellar population synthesis tracks to estimate the intrinsic luminosity and age, and hence the mass, of each cluster. We find that the mass function of the young star clusters (with ages less, similar160 Myr) is well represented by a power law of the form psi&parl0;M&parr0;~M-2 over the range 104 less, similarM less, similar106 M middle dot in circle. This result may have important implications for our understanding of the origin of globular clusters during the early phases of galactic evolution.

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Authors
Zhang, Q., & Fall, S. M.
Venue
The Astrophysical Journal
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Published
1999-12-20
Volume
527
Issue
2
Pages
L81-L84
ISSN
0004-637X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1086/312412
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W2023809198
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377
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13.24
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journal article
Language
en
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