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A deep IZ survey of 1.1 deg^2 of the Pleiades cluster: three candidate members with M < 0.04 M⊙
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Dobbie, PD and Kenyon, F and Jameson, RF and Hodgkin, ST and Pinfield, DJ and Osborne, SL, A deep IZ survey of 1.1 deg^2 of the Pleiades cluster: three candidate members with M < 0.04 M⊙, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 335, (3) pp. 687-697. ISSN 0035-8711 (2002) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2002 RAS
DOI: doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05650.x
Abstract
The results of an I- and Z-band survey and infrared follow-up of 1.1 deg2 of the Pleiades open cluster complete to I ≈ 21.4 (Ic ∼ 22) are presented. A total of 23 candidate cluster members has been unearthed, 15 of which are previously unpublished. Assuming canonical cluster age and distance, and using the latest theoretical models, we determine that the cluster mass function continues to rise down to a mass of 0.03 M⊙, following a power law with α = 0.8. By considering several potential sources of uncertainty we show that this result is robust and we compare it with the results from other work on young clusters.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | stars: low-mass, brown dwarfs; open clusters and associations: individual: Pleiades |
| Research Division: | Physical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Astronomical and Space Sciences |
| Research Field: | Stellar Astronomy and Planetary Systems |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences |
| Author: | Dobbie, PD (Dr Paul Dobbie) |
| ID Code: | 81178 |
| Year Published: | 2002 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 31 |
| Deposited By: | Mathematics and Physics |
| Deposited On: | 2012-11-26 |
| Last Modified: | 2013-06-27 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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