Abstract:
A large fraction of stars in a galaxy form in star clusters. Mass
function of stars in the star clusters younger than about hundred million
years can be considered as initial mass function as these systems are less
a ected by dynamical evolution. Additionally, the coeval, equidistant and
similar chemical composition of the stars in a star cluster o er many advantages
in estimating the stellar distribution. In this contribution, we compile
and discuss some results on initial mass function derived from ground and
space-based observations of young star clusters in the Milky Way and the
Magellanic clouds.
