The Stellar and Sub-Stellar Initial Mass Function

• Results: shape and slope

  dN(M)/dM a M-a
  
  dN(logM)/dlog M a MG
  

• LMC clusters

• Galactic clusters and OB assoc.

• Pleiades, M35, Praesepe

• Stars in molecular clouds

• Orion Nebula Cluster

• NGC 3603, R136, etc.

G = (1-a)

based on Scalo (1998 )

Log (<M>/ Msun)

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