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We present results from deep near-infrared H band observations of the central square arcminute of the 30 Dor cluster in the LMC, aimed at detecting premain-sequence stars down to 1 M\(_\odot\). We do not see any change in the slope of the luminosity function down to the completeness limit anywhere within the observed field. We suggest the flattening seen in the optically derived mass function (MF) around 2 M\(_\odot\) claimed by [3] is due to differential reddening within the cluster, and thus may be spurious.
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Andersen, M., Zinnecker, H., Brandl, B., Meylan, G., Moneti, A. The H Band Luminosity Function of the Centre of the 30 Dor Cluster. In: Kissler-Patig, M. (eds) Extragalactic Globular Cluster Systems. ESO ASTROPHYSICS SYMPOSIA. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10857603_11
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