An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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top-heavy IMF
  IMF ِ بالا-سنگین  
IMF-e bâlâ-sangin
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A star formation process in which → massive stars form more abundantly than that predicted by standard models, whereby the top end of the → initial mass function is significantly flatter than the canonical → Salpeter slope.

See also: → top; → heavy; → initial mass function.