On the age and mass function of the globular cluster M4: A different interpretation of recent deep HST observations

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 415, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 971-985

  De Marchi, G ^a   Paresce, F ^b   Staniero, O ^c   Prada Moroni, P G ^c,d,e  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

^b EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI COLLURANIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brown dwarfs; Cosmology: cosmological parameters; Globular clusters: individual: M4; Mass function; Stars: low mass; Stars: luminosity function; Stars: white dwarfs

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; DATA REDUCTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUMINESCENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOMETRY; SPACE RESEARCH;

AGE AND MASS FUNCTION; AGE OF UNIVERSE; BROWN DWARFS; COSMOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; GLOBULAR CLUSTER; LUMINOSITY FUNCTION; MASS FUNCTION; WHITE DWARF;

GALAXIES;

EID: 1542366457     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031588     Document Type: Article

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