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Using near-infrared photometry, we have constrained the IMFs of 6 young embedded star clusters in the cloud D of the Vela Molecular Ridge. We show that they are consistent with that of field stars.
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Massi, F., Testi, L., Vanzi, L. (2005). IMF in Small Young Embedded Star Clusters. In: Corbelli, E., Palla, F., Zinnecker, H. (eds) The Initial Mass Function 50 Years Later. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 327. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3407-7_27
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