Articulo
Critical revision of the methods for the derivation of the luminosity function
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issn:1669-9521
Autor
Muzzio, Juan Carlos
Institución
Resumen
Different methods employed for the derivation of the luminosity function in the solar neighbourhood are reviewed. It is shown that most of these methods introduce systematic errors in the results. It is shown that, with certain improvements, van Rhijn’s method is the best one. Asociación Argentina de Astronomía