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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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