2 papers
astro-ph.GA2026
Stellar initial mass function in the 100-pc solar neighbourhood
Yu-Ting Wang, Chao Liu, Jiadong Li
The stellar initial mass function (IMF) is among the most fundamental distributions in astrophysics, defined as the mass spectrum of stars produced in a single star-formation event…
astro-ph.GA2026
Variations in the Milky Way's Stellar Mass Function at [Fe/H] < -1
Jiadong Li, Hans-Walter Rix, Yuan-Sen Ting +14
We present the first determination of the Galactic stellar mass function (MF) for low-mass stars (0.2-0.5 M_sun) at metallicities [Fe/H] < -1. A sample of ~53,000 stars was selecte…