The initial-final mass relation: Direct constraints at the low-mass end

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 676, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 594-609

  Kalirai, Jasonjot S ^a   Hansen, Brad M S ^b   Kelson, Daniel D ^c   Reitzel, David B ^b   Rich, R Michael ^b   Richer, Harvey B ^d  

^a University of California at Santa Cruz   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE OBSERVATORIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Open clusters and associations: individual (NGC 6819, NGC 7789); Stars: evolution; Techniques: photometric; Techniques: spectroscopic; White dwarfs

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149189672     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/527028     Document Type: Article

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