The connection between the core mass function and the IMF in Taurus

Goodwin, S. P., Whitworth, Anthony Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1178-5486 and Ward-Thompson, Derek ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1140-2761 2005. The connection between the core mass function and the IMF in Taurus. Corbelli, E., Palla, F. and Zinnecker, H., eds. The initial mass function 50 years later, Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol. 327. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 355-356. (10.1007/978-1-4020-3407-7_67)

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Abstract

The Taurus star forming region has an unusual core mass function (CMF) and an unusual initial mass function (IMF).We show that the unusual IMF of Taurus may well be a direct result of all of the stars only forming in cores of a few M⊙. This produces a two-component IMF consisting of ∼ 1M⊙ stars that remain in cores, and low-mass stars and brown dwarfs that are ejected from cores.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Physics and Astronomy
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Publisher:	Springer
ISBN:	9781402034060
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2022 09:39
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/59490

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