Systematic variation of the stellar initial mass function in early-type galaxies.

Systematic variation of the stellar initial mass function in early-type galaxies.

Much of our knowledge of galaxies comes from analysing the radiation emitted by their stars, which depends on the present number of each type of star in the galaxy. The present number depends on the stellar initial mass function (IMF), which describes the distribution of stellar masses when the popu...

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Main Authors: Cappellari, M, McDermid, R, Alatalo, K, Blitz, L, Bois, M, Bournaud, F, Bureau, M, Crocker, A, Davies, R, Davis, T, de Zeeuw, P, Duc, P, Emsellem, E, Khochfar, S, Krajnović, D, Kuntschner, H, Lablanche, P, Morganti, R, Naab, T, Oosterloo, T, Sarzi, M, Scott, N, Serra, P, Weijmans, A, Young, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012

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