The lower main sequence of the globular cluster M3 with the Hubble Space Telescope - Luminosity and mass functions

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Feb 1998

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998mnras.293..479m&link_type=abstract

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 293, p. 479

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Main Sequence Stars, Globular Clusters, Hubble Space Telescope, Luminosity, Mass Distribution, Star Distribution, Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, Milky Way Galaxy

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We present HST observations of the lower main sequence of the Galactic globular cluster M3. Our data, obtained with WFPC2 in the F814W and F555W filters, sample a region centered about 4 arcmin away from the cluster center (at about 4.2 core radii). The photometry of the WF2, WF3 and WF4 fields extends down to V = 26.5 (I about 25), much deeper than any previous ground-based study on this cluster. The resulting luminosity function (LF) for the main sequence covers the interval MI = 3-10.5, and reaches a maximum between MI = 8.5 and 9, sharing in this feature the same behavior as other clusters studied with HST so far. Making use of four different mass-luminosity (M-L) relations (theoretical and semi-empirical) a present-day mass function (MF) has also been obtained, which spans the mass interval 0.8-0.18 solar mass. Independent of the adopted M-L relation, the MF clearly flattens out at the low-mass limits. However, no attempt has been made to take into account possible effects due, for instance, to mass segregation and evaporation.

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