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Inferring Globular Cluster Initial Mass Function from Stellar Streams

  • Authors: Claire S. Ye, Raymond G. Carlberg

Claire S. Ye and Raymond G. Carlberg 2026 The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1007 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

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Inferred initial mass function for a sample of Milky Way globular clusters and stellar streams. The globular clusters used for this calculation have Galactocentric distances Dgc < 30 kpc. The selected streams also have Dgc < 30 kpc, along with a heliocentric distance Dhc > 3 kpc. All systems included in the sample require an angular momentum L > 1000 kpc km s−1. The dashed line indicates a power-law fit to the high-mass end of the ICMF (Minitial > 3 × 104 M) inferred from observed streams, yielding a slope of α = 1.4 ± 0.05.

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