Why is the mass function of NGC 6218 flat?

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 449, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 161-170

  De Marchi, G ^a   Pulone, L ^b   Paresce, F ^c  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA   (Italy)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxy: globular clusters: general; Globular clusters: individual: NGC 6218; Stars: Hertzsprung Russell (HR) and C M diagrams; Stars: luminosity function, mass function

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES; GRAVITATION; LUMINESCENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GALAXY: GLOBULAR CLUSTERS: GENERAL; GLOBULAR CLUSTERS: INDIVIDUAL: NGC 6218; STARS: HERTZSPRUNG-RUSSELL (HR) AND C-M DIAGRAMS; STARS: LUMINOSITY FUNCTION, MASS FUNCTION;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 33645697316     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053775     Document Type: Article

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