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astro-ph.GA2025
Modelling the evolution of the Galactic disc scale height traced by open clusters
Sandro Moreira, André Moitinho, André Silva +1
Context. The scale height of the spatial distribution of open clusters (OCs) in the Milky Way exhibits a well known increase with age which is usually interpreted as evidence for d…
astro-ph.GA2024
Open cluster dissolution rate and the initial cluster mass function in the solar neighbourhood. Modelling the age and mass distributions of clusters observed by Gaia
Duarte Almeida, André Moitinho, Sandro Moreira
Context. The dissolution rate of open clusters (OCs) and integration of their stars into the Milky Way's field population has been previously explored using their age distribution.…