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We propose a simple analytic form for the effective galactic initial mass function (IMF), ψ(m), which represents the IMF averaged over the age of the galactic disk.
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Hollenbach, D., Parravano, A., McKee, C.F. (2005). An Effective Initial Mass Function for Galactic Disks. 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_77
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