Comment on “An excess of massive stars in the local 30 Doradus starburst”
Comment on “An excess of massive stars in the local 30 Doradus starburst”
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Comment on “An excess of massive stars in the local 30 Doradus starburst”
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United States
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Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2018-07, Vol.361 (6400)
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English
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Schneider
et al
. (Reports, 5 January 2018, p. 69) used an ad hoc statistical method in their calculation of the stellar initial mass function. Adopting an improved approach, we reanalyze their data and determine a power-law exponent of
2.05
−
0.13
+
0.14
. Alternative assumptions regarding dataset completeness and the star...
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Comment on “An excess of massive stars in the local 30 Doradus starburst”
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2078586293
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2078586293
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.aat6506
