Abstract
We evaluate the existence of an upper-mass cutoff based on statistics of the upper IMF in observed OB associations. We also examine how the relationship between the cluster mass range and stellar mass range affects the observed field star IMF slope.
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Oey, M., Clarke, C. (2005). On the form of the IMF: Upper-Mass Cutoff and Slope. 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_35
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