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pith:2011:NPPQIBA2R2LVTYJ72DZA4M7FFZ
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The present-day mass function of the Quintuplet cluster

A. Stolte, B. Hu{\ss}mann, M. Gennaro, W. Brandner

arxiv:1108.4331 v1 · 2011-08-22 · astro-ph.GA

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arxiv: 1108.4331 · arxiv_version: 1108.4331v1 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.1108.4331 · pith_short_12: NPPQIBA2R2LV · pith_short_16: NPPQIBA2R2LVTYJ7 · pith_short_8: NPPQIBA2
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