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Luminosity function, star density, and star formation efficiency in regions of star formation - near infrared observations -

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Klaus-Werner Hodapp
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, U.S.A.
John Rayner
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, U.S.A.
Hua Chen
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, U.S.A.

Abstract

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Clusters of young stars have been found near a number of compact HII regions. These clusters do not show a turnover in the K-band luminosity and are probably several million years old. In L 1641 only moderate clustering tendency has been observed and many sources show signs of extremely young age.

Type
Star Formation
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991 

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