The luminosity function of young star clusters: implications for the maximum mass and luminosity of clusters

M. Gieles; S. S. Larsen; N. Bastian; I. T. Stein

doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053589

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Issue		A&A Volume 450, Number 1, April IV 2006


Page(s)		129 - 145
Section		Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20053589
Published online		03 April 2006

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