Does the mass function of galactic globular clusters depend upon metallicity?

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Globular Clusters: Mass Function, Globular Clusters: Metal Content, Globular Clusters: Galaxy

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In the last three-four decades galactic globular clusters (GCs) have been known to constitute an excellent laboratory for the investigation of primordial star formation and chemical enrichment during the collapse of the parent galaxy. Until the advent of the CCDs, however, the study of the faint main-sequence stars, several magnitudes below the turn-off, has remained beyond our reach. The first high-quality CCD became available at the ESO 1.54 m Danish telescope in the early 80's (followed by the detectors installed at the 3.6 m and 2.2 m telescopes). It provided the European astronomers with the unique opportunity to share the venture of exploring the faint main sequence stellar population of the galactic GCs, particularly numerous in the Southern sky.

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