Binaries in star clusters and the origin of the field stellar population

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 368, Issue 1913, 2010, Pages 851-866

  Oodwin, Simon P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binaries: general; Galaxies: star clusters; Stars: formation; Stars: general

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES;

BINARIES: GENERAL; BINARY SYSTEMS; FIELD POPULATIONS; FORMATION MODEL; HIGHER ORDER; MULTIPLE SYSTEMS; STAR CLUSTERS; STAR FORMATIONS; STAR-FORMATION PROCESS; STARS:FORMATION-STARS; STELLAR POPULATIONS;

STARS;

EID: 76949086932     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2009.0254     Document Type: Review

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