Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998apj...498..278e&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal v.498, p.278
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
94
Stars: Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, Ism: H Ii Regions, Ism: Individual Ngc Number: Ngc 3603, Stars: Formation, Stars: Luminosity Function, Mass Function
Scientific paper
We present near-infrared adaptive optics imaging of the Galactic starburst template NGC 3603 and its stellar center HD 97950. There is clear evidence for the presence of stars down to 1 Msolar or less. No cutoff or turnover in the initial mass function is evident. Applying theoretical models of the pre-main-sequence evolution of intermediate-mass stars to the observed color-color diagram, the color-magnitude diagram, and the luminosity function, we constrain both the age distribution and the initial mass function. Within the systematic errors, this initial mass function follows a Salpeter power law with index Gamma <= -0.73 down to the observational limit of less than 1 Msolar . The stars with less than 4 Msolar appear to be younger than 106 yr, in contrast to previous age determinations of the high-mass content of HD 97950.
Eisenhauer Frank
Genzel Reinhard
Quirrenbach Andreas
Zinnecker Hans
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