Age distribution of open clusters as a function of their linear diameter and age-dependence of cluster masses

dc.contributor.author	Pandey, A. K.
dc.contributor.author	Bhatt, B. C.
dc.contributor.author	Mahra, H. S.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-02-24T06:26:52Z
dc.date.available	2010-02-24T06:26:52Z
dc.date.issued	1987
dc.identifier.citation	This article is downloaded for ADS	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/579
dc.description.abstract	From the well-observed data of star clusters, the age distribution of galactic clusters is obtained as a function of their linear diameter and it is concluded that the observed age distribution of clusters for different linear diameter intervals within 1500 pc, is not seriously affected by the selection effects. If we assume that the rate of formation of clusters is constant, the lifetimes τ1/2 of the clusters for different linear diameter intervals have been obtained and it is found that the clusters with a linear diameter in the range 0-1.9 pc have longer lifetimes than the clusters having linear diameters larger than 2.0 pc.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	ass129-293
dc.subject	Age distribution - galactic clusters	en_US
dc.title	Age distribution of open clusters as a function of their linear diameter and age-dependence of cluster masses	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US