The initial mass function and stellar birthrate in the solar neighborhood. Miller, G. E. & Scalo, J. M. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 41:513–547, November, 1979.
Paper doi abstract bibtex The paper examines the initial mass function (IMF) and time history of the stellar birthrate in the solar neighborhood under the assumption of a time-independent IMF over the lifetime of the galactic disk. All relevant observational quantities and the associated uncertainties are discussed. Also discussed are IMFs derived for a range of birthrate histories consistent with the continuity constraint. Finally, the study summarizes observational and theoretical arguments concerning the basic assumptions that the IMF is time independent and a continuous function of mass.
@article{miller_initial_1979,
title = {The initial mass function and stellar birthrate in the solar neighborhood},
volume = {41},
issn = {0067-0049},
url = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1979ApJS...41..513M},
doi = {10.1086/190629},
abstract = {The paper examines the initial mass function (IMF) and time history of the stellar birthrate in the solar neighborhood under the assumption of a time-independent IMF over the lifetime of the galactic disk. All relevant observational quantities and the associated uncertainties are discussed. Also discussed are IMFs derived for a range of birthrate histories consistent with the continuity constraint. Finally, the study summarizes observational and theoretical arguments concerning the basic assumptions that the IMF is time independent and a continuous function of mass.},
urldate = {2019-05-12},
journal = {The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series},
author = {Miller, G. E. and Scalo, J. M.},
month = nov,
year = {1979},
keywords = {Cosmology, Gas Density, Main Sequence Stars, Milky Way Galaxy, Nuclear Fusion, Planetary Nebulae, Solar System, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Mass, Stellar Mass Accretion, Stellar Mass Ejection, Supernovae, White Dwarf Stars},
pages = {513--547},
}
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