An upper limit to the masses of stars

Nature

Volumn 434, Issue 7030, 2005, Pages 192-194

  Figer, Donald F ^a  

^a STScI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; PROBABILITY; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE RESEARCH;

MASS FUCTION; MOLECULAR CLOUDS; STAR-FORMATION PROCESS; STARS;

GALAXIES;

ASTRONOMY;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CLOUD; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAR; THEORY;

EID: 15244358218     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03293     Document Type: Article

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