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Article Dans Une Revue The Astrophysical Journal Année : 2012

THE UNIVERSAL INITIAL MASS FUNCTION IN THE EXTENDED ULTRAVIOLET DISK OF M83

Jin Koda
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Masafumi Yagi
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Samuel Boissier
Armando Gil De Paz
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Masatoshi Imanishi
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Jennifer Donovan Meyer
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David A. Thilker
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We report deep Subaru H alpha observations of the extended ultraviolet (XUV) disk of M83. These new observations enable the first complete census of very young stellar clusters over the entire XUV disk. Combining Subaru and Galaxy Evolution Explorer data with a stellar population synthesis model, we find that (1) the standard, but stochastically sampled, initial mass function (IMF) is preferred over the truncated IMF because there are low-mass stellar clusters (10(2-3)M(circle dot)) that host massive O-type stars; (2) the standard Salpeter IMF and a simple aging effect explain the counts of far-UV (FUV)-bright and H alpha-bright clusters with masses \textgreater 10(3)M(circle dot); and (3) the H alpha-to-FUV flux ratio over the XUV disk supports the standard IMF. To reach conclusion (2), we assumed instantaneous cluster formation and a constant cluster formation rate over the XUV disk. The Subaru Prime Focus Camera covers a large area even outside the XUV disk-far beyond the detection limit of the H I gas. This enables us to statistically separate the stellar clusters in the disk from background contamination. The new data, model, and previous spectroscopic studies provide overall consistent results with respect to the internal dust extinction (A(V) similar to 0.1 mag) and low metallicity (similar to 0.2Z(circle dot)) using the dust extinction curve of the Small Magellanic Cloud. The minimum cluster mass for avoiding the upper IMF incompleteness due to stochastic sampling and the spectral energy distributions of O, B, and A stars are discussed in the Appendices.

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hal-01442152 , version 1 (20-01-2017)

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Jin Koda, Masafumi Yagi, Samuel Boissier, Armando Gil De Paz, Masatoshi Imanishi, et al.. THE UNIVERSAL INITIAL MASS FUNCTION IN THE EXTENDED ULTRAVIOLET DISK OF M83. The Astrophysical Journal, 2012, 749 (1), ⟨10.1088/0004-637X/749/1/20⟩. ⟨hal-01442152⟩
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