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- W2000986721 abstract "We study the initial mass function (IMF) of one of the most massive Galactic star-forming regions NGC 3603 to answer a fundamental question in current astrophysics: is the IMF universal, or does it vary? Using our very deep, high angular resolution JHKSL' images obtained with NAOS-CONICA at the VLT at ESO, we have successfully revealed the stellar population down to the subsolar mass range in the core of the starburst cluster. The derived IMF of NGC 3603 is reasonably fitted by a single power law with index Γ ~ − 0.74 within a mass range of 0.4-20 M☉, substantially flatter than the Salpeter-like IMF. A strong radial steepening of the IMF is observed mainly in the inner r 30'' field, indicating mass segregation in the cluster center. We estimate the total mass of NGC 3603 to be about 1.0–1.6 × 104 M☉. The derived core density is ≥6 × 104 M☉ pc−3, an order of magnitude larger than, e.g., the Orion Nebula Cluster. The estimate of the half-mass relaxation time for solar-mass stars is about 10-40 Myr, suggesting that the intermediate- and low-mass stars have not yet been affected significantly by the dynamical relaxation in the cluster. The relaxation time for the high-mass stars can be comparable to the age of the cluster. We estimate that the stars residing outside the observed field cannot steepen the IMF significantly, indicating our IMF adequately describes the whole cluster. Analyzing thoroughly the systematic uncertainties in our IMF determination, we conclude that the power-law index of the IMF of NGC 3603 is Γ = − 0.74+ 0.62−0.47. Our result thus supports the hypothesis of a potential top-heavy IMF in massive star-forming clusters and starbursts." @default.
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- W2000986721 date "2008-03-10" @default.
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- W2000986721 title "The Initial Mass Function of the Massive Star‐forming Region NGC 3603 from Near‐Infrared Adaptive Optics Observations" @default.
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