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The fifth edition of the Lynga ‘Catalogue of open cluster data’(1987) is used to obtain a complete sample of galactic open clusters, which represents a suitable data base to deduce information on the system of open clusters in our Galaxy, like, for example, the formation and disruption rates. The latter parameters, together with the characteristic time t 1/2 (which is representative of the lifetime of the clusters), show a slight dependence on the necessary assumptions made on the IMF of the open cluster system. The short lifetimes obtained confirm that a large fraction of clusters which are commonly referred as open clusters are indeed gravitationally unbound systems.
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Battinelli, P., Capuzzo-Dolcetta, R. (1990). Formation and Disruption of Open Clusters. In: Capuzzo-Dolcetta, R., Chiosi, C., di Fazio, A. (eds) Physical Processes in Fragmentation and Star Formation. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 162. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0605-1_38
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