NASA NTRS · 19920069692
The faintest stars
Abstract
A determination of the luminosity and mass functions is given for field stars at the bottom of the main sequence as the first results from a 320 sq deg survey based on both optical and near-infrared photometry. The luminosity and mass functions are determined with an order of magnitude higher precision than previous studies achieve. No evidence is found for a mass function steepening toward the H-burning limit.
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Tinney, C. G., Mould, J. R., Ried, I. N.. 1992-09-01. The faintest stars. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19920069692
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