Mass distribution of low-mass objects
Mass distribution of low-mass objects (at an assumed age of 1 Myr) in the surveyed area of the Trapezium region. The IMF peaks at 0.2 Msun, and declines through the brown dwarf regime. The increase at Log(M/Msun) = - 2.4 is due to background contamination.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | geminiann05008b |
| Type: | Chart |
| Release date: | June 15, 2005, 5 a.m. |
| Related announcements: | geminiann05008 |
| Size: | 625 x 598 px |
About the Object
| Category: | Illustrations |
