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Table A.1.

Observation of the high-mass tail of the stellar initial mass function of different stellar cluster and their stellar mass. These values are plotted in figure 9

name α M*[M] year Reference
Taurus 1.815 ± 0.324 87.0 2014
IC 348 1.267 ± 0.313 82.22 2014
NGC 6611 1.954 ± 0.221 250.3 2014
NGC 2264 1.717 ± 0.14 574.8 2014 Dib (2014)
ONC 1.236 ± 0.007 693.5 2014
ρ Oph 0.875 ± 0.293 96.49 2014
Cha I 1.139 ± 0.367 30.42 2014

NGC 3603 0.85 ± 0.1 9700.0 2008 Harayama et al. (2008)

30 Doradus 0.95 ± 0.26 4×104 2018 Schneider et al. (2018), Andersen et al. (2009)

Arches 0.8 ± 0.06 2×104 2018 Hosek et al. (2019)

Cyg OB2 1.39 ± 0.19 1.65×104 2015 Wright et al. (2015)

h Per 1.3 ± 0.2 3700 2002 Slesnick et al. (2002)
χ Per 1.36 ± 0.20 2800 2002

M35 1.29 ± 0.27 1600 2003 Kalirai et al. (2003)

M50 1.94 ± 0.15 1100 2003

NGC 346 1.43± 0.18 3×104 2007 Sabbi et al. (2008)

Ple 1.7 ± 0.2 740 2004 Moraux et al. (2004)

Quint 0.68 ± 0.13 6000 2012 Hußmann et al. (2012)

Sh 2-209 1 ± 0.2 1000 2022 Yasui et al. (2023)

Tr 14 1.3 ± 0.1 8847 2012 Hur et al. (2012), Ascenso et al. (2007)

Wes 1 0.8 ± 0.1 7.3×104 2012 Lim et al. (2013)

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