Mass Determinations of Star Clusters
arXiv:astro-ph/0107063
Abstract
Mass determinations are difficult to obtain and still frequently characterised by deceptively large uncertainties. We review below the various mass estimators used for star clusters of all ages and luminosities. We highlight a few recent results related to (i) very massive old star clusters, (ii) the differences and similarities between star clusters and cores of dwarf elliptical galaxies, and (iii) the possible strong biases on mass determination induced by tidal effects.
An invited review (11 pages, 2 figures) to be published in "Extragalactic Star Clusters", IAU Symposium Series, Vol. 207, 2001, edited by E. Grebel, D. Geisler, and D. Minniti