Stellar populations in the large magellanic cloud: Evidence for a significant number of older stars or a steeper IMF?

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 656-668

  Holtzman, Jon A ^a   Mould, Jeremy R ⁱ   Gallagher III, John S ^b   Watson, Alan M ^a   Grillmair, Carl J ^c   Ballester, Gilda E ^d   Burrows, Christopher J ^d   Clarke, John T ^e   Crisp, David ^c   Evans, Robin W ^c   Griffiths, Richard E ^f   Hester, J Jeff ^g   Hoessel, John G ^b   Scowen, Paul A ^g   Stapelfeldt, Karl R ^c   Trauger, John T ^c   Westphal, James A ^h  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e AURA for the European Space Agency   (United States)

^f CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

ⁱ NONE

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EID: 0001628437     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/118284     Document Type: Article

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