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Upper Mass Cutoff

Upper Mass Cutoff is a theoretical boundary within the initial mass function that specifies the maximum stellar mass at which star formation can occur, distinguishing it from other mass limits by marking the upper extremity of the stellar mass spectrum.

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2017–2026

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The Galactic Distribution of OB Associations in Molecular Clouds

Jonathan P. Williams, Christopher F. McKee · The Astrophysical Journal · 1997 · 368 citations · Full text

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JADES

R. Maiolino, Jan Scholtz, Emma Curtis-Lake et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2024 · 325 citations · Full text

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THE NEUTRON STAR MASS DISTRIBUTION

The Astrophysical Journal · 2013 · 319 citations · Full text

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Planetary nebulae as standard candles. II - The calibration in M31 and its companions

Robin Ciardullo, George H. Jacoby, Holland Ford et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1989 · 303 citations

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Does the Black Hole Merger Rate Evolve with Redshift?

M. Fishbach, D. E. Holz, Will M. Farr · The Astrophysical Journal Letters · 2018 · 258 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. RM
    R. Maiolino

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 538 citations

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  2. FS
    Fengwu Sun

    University of Arizona, United States

    3 publications · 414 citations

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  3. BR
    Brant Robertson

    University of Arizona, United States

    3 publications · 414 citations

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  4. DJ
    Daniel J. Eisenstein

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    3 publications · 414 citations

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  5. AD
    Anna de Graaff

    Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Germany

    3 publications · 414 citations

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Institutions

110

  1. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Space Telescope Science Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    249 citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    34 publications

    3.7K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    451 citations

  6. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    708 citations

  7. University of Hertfordshire

    Hatfield, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    448 citations

  8. Flatiron Institute

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    876 citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 20 publications · 2.2K citations

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  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    5 publications · 500 citations

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  3. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    4 publications · 492 citations

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  5. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 1 publications · 51 citations

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