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2009AJ....137..246P - Astron. J., 137, 246-256 (2009/January-0)

The ACS survey of galactic globular clusters. VI. NGC 6366: a heavily stripped galactic globular cluster.

PAUST N.E.Q., APARICIO A., PIOTTO G., REID I.N., ANDERSON J., SARAJEDINI A., BEDIN L.R., CHABOYER B., DOTTER A., HEMPEL M., MAJEWSKI S., MARIN-FRANCH A., MILONE A., ROSENBERG A. and SIEGEL M.

Abstract (from CDS):

We have used observations obtained as part of the Hubble Space Telescope/ACS Survey of Galactic globular clusters (GCs) to construct a color-magnitude diagram for the bulge cluster, NGC 6366. The luminosity function derived from those data extends to MF606W∼ 9, or masses of ∼0.3 M. Unlike most GCs, the mass function peaks near the main-sequence turnoff with significantly fewer low-mass stars even after correction for completeness and mass segregation. Using a multimass King model, we extrapolate the global cluster behavior and find the global mass function to be poorly matched by a power law, with a particular deficit of stars with masses between 0.5 and 0.7 M. We briefly discuss this interesting anomaly within the context of tidal stripping.

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Journal keyword(s): galaxies: luminosity function, mass function - globular clusters: general - globular clusters: individual: NGC 6366

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