Diluting the material forming the second generation stars in globular clusters: the contribution by unevolved stars

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Table 2:

Fraction of mass ( $\alpha$ ) lost by less evolved stars assuming various ranges of polluter masses and either x=-2.3 or the Kroupa (2001) mass function).
Polluters	Mass fraction		$\alpha$	Original
Mass range	in stars of	in polluters		ratio
( $M_\odot$ )	0.2- $M_{\rm min}~M_\odot$	mass range		1st gen/GC
x=-2.3
7-8	0.795	0.0147	0.0138	30.3
6-7	0.778	0.0169	0.0169	25.4
5-6	0.756	0.0214	0.0214	20.7
4-5	0.727	0.0288	0.0280	16.3
Kroupa mass function
7-8	0.889	0.0102	0.00715	48.8
6-7	0.878	0.0123	0.0109	36.2
5-6	0.864	0.0153	0.0111	32.6
4-5	0.845	0.0199	0.0150	24.9

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