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| Paper: |
The age distribution of galactic open clusters |
| Volume: |
13, The Formation and Evolution of Star Clusters |
| Page: |
139 |
| Authors: |
Battinelli, Paolo; Capuzzo-Dolcetta, Roberto |
| Abstract: |
The fifth edition of the Lynga 'Catalogue of open cluster data' (1987) is used to obtain a number-complete sample of galactic open clusters, which represents a suitable data base to deduce information on the evolution of the system of open clusters in our Galaxy. From the sample age distribution we have deduced: i) the present-day cluster formation rate; ii) the efficiency of cluster formation; iii) the destruction function; iv) an evaluation of cluster lifetimes. |
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