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The Mass Function of the Arches Cluster from Gemini Adaptive Optics Data

Andrea Stolte, Eva K. Grebel, Wolfgang Brandner, Donald F. Figer

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0206360

Abstract

We present the mass function (MF) of the Arches cluster obtained from ground-based adaptive optics data in comparison with results derived from HST/NICMOS data. A MF slope of Gamma = -0.8 +- 0.2 is obtained. Both datasets reveal a strong radial variation in the MF, with a flat slope in the cluster center, which increases with increasing radius.

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