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This is a short report on our study of the M dwarfs in the South Galactic Pole region in connection with the problem of the missing mass and the luminosity function of intrinsically faint stars. The M-type stars found in our objective prism survey with the Lembang Schmidt telescope have been studied in collaboration with Dr. D.H.P. Jones for the discrimination between dwarfs and giants. Furthermore, these stars are all observed photo-electrically in Kron’s R,I-system at La Silla, Chile. Results of the work will be published soon. A blink survey has been initiated at Nymegen using copies of red and blue Mt. Palomar Sky survey plates to find faint red stars in the S.G.P.-region.
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Thé, P.S. (1977). M Dwarfs and the Missing Mass. In: Müller, E.A. (eds) Highlights of Astronomy. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 4-2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1250-8_5
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