We present a thorough literature study of the most-massive star, m(max), in several young star clusters in order to assess whether or not star clusters are populated from the stellar initial mass function (IMF) by random sampling over the mass range 0.01 < m < 150 M-circle dot without being constrained by the cluster mass, M-ecl. The data reveal a partition of the sample into lowest mass objects (M-ecl < 102 M-circle dot), moderate mass clusters (102 M-circle dot < M-ecl < 103 M-circle dot) and rich clusters above 103 M-circle dot. Additionally, there is a plateau of a constant maximal star mass (m(max) approximate to 25 M-circle dot) for clusters with masses between 103 M-circle dot and 4 x 103 M-circle dot. Statistical test...
We undertake a systematic analysis of the early (< 0.5 Myr) evolution of clustering and the stell...
Abstract. We attempt to evaluate whether the integrated galactic IMF (IGIMF) is expected to be steep...
Abstract We investigate the variation in the upper end of the stellar initial mass fu...
The stellar initial mass function (IMF) is commonly interpreted to be a scale-invariant probability ...
The stellar initial mass function (IMF) is commonly interpreted to be a scale-invariant probability ...
When an universal untruncated star cluster initial mass function (CIMF) described by a power-law dis...
When an universal untruncated star cluster initial mass function (CIMF) described by a power-law dis...
We have made a new compilation of observations of maximum stellar mass versus cluster membership num...
In many different galactic environments the cluster initial mass function (CIMF) is well described b...
In many different galactic environments the cluster initial mass function (CIMF) is well described b...
Context. Our understanding of stellar systems depends on the adopted interpretation of the initial m...
Context. Our understanding of stellar systems depends on the adopted interpretation of the initial m...
Context. The shape of the stellar initial mass function (IMF) of a star cluster near its upper mass ...
We undertake a systematic analysis of the early (< 0.5 Myr) evolution of clustering and the stell...
The stellar initial mass function (IMF) is commonly interpreted to be a scale-invariant probability ...
We undertake a systematic analysis of the early (< 0.5 Myr) evolution of clustering and the stell...
Abstract. We attempt to evaluate whether the integrated galactic IMF (IGIMF) is expected to be steep...
Abstract We investigate the variation in the upper end of the stellar initial mass fu...
The stellar initial mass function (IMF) is commonly interpreted to be a scale-invariant probability ...
The stellar initial mass function (IMF) is commonly interpreted to be a scale-invariant probability ...
When an universal untruncated star cluster initial mass function (CIMF) described by a power-law dis...
When an universal untruncated star cluster initial mass function (CIMF) described by a power-law dis...
We have made a new compilation of observations of maximum stellar mass versus cluster membership num...
In many different galactic environments the cluster initial mass function (CIMF) is well described b...
In many different galactic environments the cluster initial mass function (CIMF) is well described b...
Context. Our understanding of stellar systems depends on the adopted interpretation of the initial m...
Context. Our understanding of stellar systems depends on the adopted interpretation of the initial m...
Context. The shape of the stellar initial mass function (IMF) of a star cluster near its upper mass ...
We undertake a systematic analysis of the early (< 0.5 Myr) evolution of clustering and the stell...
The stellar initial mass function (IMF) is commonly interpreted to be a scale-invariant probability ...
We undertake a systematic analysis of the early (< 0.5 Myr) evolution of clustering and the stell...
Abstract. We attempt to evaluate whether the integrated galactic IMF (IGIMF) is expected to be steep...
Abstract We investigate the variation in the upper end of the stellar initial mass fu...