Across seven molecular clouds the integrated filament linear density function follows a power law with slope 1.30-1.34, matching the Salpeter IMF slope of 1.35.
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A Salpeter-like filament linear density function across nearby molecular clouds
Across seven molecular clouds the integrated filament linear density function follows a power law with slope 1.30-1.34, matching the Salpeter IMF slope of 1.35.