Evidence for a long-standing top-heavy initial mass function in the central parsec of the galaxy

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 669, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1024-1041

  Maness, H ^a   Martins, F ^b   Trote, S ^b   Genzel, R ^a,b   Graham, J R ^a   Sheehy, C ^c   Salaris, M ^d   Gillessen, S ^b   Alexander, T ^e   Paumard, T ^b   Ott, T ^b   Abuter, R ^b   Eisenhauer, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Galaxy: center; Stars: formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749145286     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/521669     Document Type: Article

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