Star formation efficiency in clouds of various masses

dc.contributor.author	Pandey, A. K.
dc.contributor.author	Paliwal, D. C.
dc.contributor.author	Mahra, H. S.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-01-27T05:50:34Z
dc.date.available	2010-01-27T05:50:34Z
dc.date.issued	1990
dc.identifier.citation	This article downloded from ADS Free Online Journal	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/470
dc.description.abstract	The present study is aimed at finding out the effect of variation of the initial mass function (IMF) on star - formation efficiency (SFE) in clouds of various masses. Using the model of Elmegreen and Clemans, it is found that the star-formation efficiency depends on the IMF, and, if the slope of the IMF is steeper, rich clusters. The results obtained in the present work also explain the concentration of the oldest clusters in the outer disk of the Galaxy and the increasing trend int he average total mass of clusters with age as suggested by Pandey et al.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	apj362-165
dc.subject	Clusters, Luminosity function - stars, Star formation	en_US
dc.title	Star formation efficiency in clouds of various masses	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US