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How Well Determined is the Core Mass Function of ρ OPH?

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The Initial Mass Function 50 Years Later

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 327))

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Modeling of ρ Oph A indicates that the heating of the clump is mainly due to radiation from HD147889, a nearby star, which heats the clump to temperatures between 7 and 27 K. However, most of the clump volume is colder than 15 K.

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Stamatellos, D., Whitworth, A. (2005). How Well Determined is the Core Mass Function of ρ OPH?. In: Corbelli, E., Palla, F., Zinnecker, H. (eds) The Initial Mass Function 50 Years Later. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 327. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3407-7_60

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