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07 February 2025
 
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IMF variations and their implications for Supernovae numbers
C. Weidner ; P. Kroupa ;
Date 6 Dec 2004
Journal Proc.Sci. BDMH2004 (2004) 063
Subject astro-ph
AffiliationSternwarte, University Bonn, Germany
AbstractThe stellar initial mass function (IMF) integrated over an entire galaxy is an integral over all separate star-formation events. Since most stars form in star clusters with different masses the integrated IMF becomes an integral of the (universal or invariant) canonical stellar IMF over the star-cluster mass function. This integrated IMF is steeper (contains fewer massive stars per G-type star) than the canonical stellar IMF. Furthermore, observations indicate a relation between the star-formation rate of a galaxy and the most luminous stellar cluster in it. This empirical relation can be transformed into one between the star-formation rate of a galaxy and a maximum cluster mass. The assumption that this cluster mass marks the upper end of a young-cluster mass function leads to a connection of the star-formation rate and the slope of integrated IMF for massive stars. This integrated IMF varies with the star-formation history of a galaxy. Notably, large variations of the integrated IMF are evident for dwarf galaxies. One important result is that the number of type II supernovae per star is supressed relative to that expected for a canonical IMF, and that dwarf galaxies have a supressed number of supernovae per star relative to massive galaxies. For dwarf galaxies the number of supernovae per star also varies substantially depending on the galaxy assembly history.
Source arXiv, astro-ph/0412114
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