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Initial Mass Function Measurement Techniques

Initial Mass Function Measurement Techniques is a scholarly methodology comprising systematic approaches for observationally constraining the distribution of stellar masses at birth within a given population, differentiated from other astrophysical measurement techniques by its specific focus on inferring the functional form and parameters of the initial mass function through empirical data and modeling.

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209

Authors

67

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2017–2026

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

Michele Cappellari, Richard M. McDermid, Katherine Alatalo et al. · Nature · 2012 · 610 citations · Full text

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Starburst modeling of M82 - Test case for a biased initial mass function

G. H. Rieke, K. Loken, Marcia Rieke et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1993 · 215 citations

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Towards initial mass functions for asteroids and Kuiper Belt Objects

Jeffrey N. Cuzzi, R. C. Hogan, W. F. Bottke · Icarus · 2010 · 166 citations · Full text

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Numerical Biases on Initial Mass Function Determinations Created by Binning

J. Maíz Apellániz, Leonardo Úbeda · The Astrophysical Journal · 2005 · 158 citations · Full text

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The Dawes Review 8: Measuring the Stellar Initial Mass Function

Andrew Hopkins · Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia · 2018 · 124 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JM
    J. Maíz Apellániz

    Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, Spain

    2 publications · 172 citations

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  2. WF
    W. F. Bottke

    Southwest Research Institute, United States

    1 publications · 166 citations

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  3. GU
    G. Unal

    European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland

    1 publications · 27 citations

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  4. AH
    A. Hirstius

    European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland

    1 publications · 27 citations

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  5. AT
    A. Taurok

    European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland

    1 publications · 27 citations

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Institutions

67

  1. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. Space Telescope Science Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    392 citations

  3. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    3K citations

  5. Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía

    Granada, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  6. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    38 citations

  7. Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics

    Garching, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    610 citations

  8. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Firenze

    Sesto Fiorentino, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 4 publications · 484 citations

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  2. ASPC

    2 publications · 137 citations

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  4. Astrophysics and Space Science

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. EAS Publications Series

    1 publications · 16 citations

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