The Initial Mass Functions of Four Embedded Stellar Clusters
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We present near-infrared J , H , and K images of four embedded stellar clusters in the Galaxy. We find a significant fraction of pre-main-sequence stars present in at least one of the clusters. For the clusters dominated by main-sequence stars, we determine the initial mass function (IMF) both by using the K luminosity function and a global extinction correction and by deriving individual extinction corrections for each star based on their placement in the K vs. H − K color-magnitude diagram. Based on our IMFs we find a significant discrepancy between the mean IMF derived via the different methods, suggesting that taking individual extinctions into account is necessary to correctly derive the IMF for an embedded cluster. Subject headings: open clusters and associations: general — stars: formation — stars: luminosity function, mass function
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تاریخ انتشار 2006