The Mass and Structure of the Pleiades Star Cluster from 2MASS

@article{Adams2001TheMA,
  title={The Mass and Structure of the Pleiades Star Cluster from 2MASS},
  author={Joseph D. Adams and John Richard Stauffer and David G. Monet and M. F. Strutskie and Charles A. Beichman Umass and Bu and Cfa and Ipac and Usnofs and Jpl},
  journal={The Astronomical Journal},
  year={2001},
  volume={121},
  pages={2053-2064}
}
We present the results of a large-scale search for new members of the Pleiades star cluster using 2MASS near-infrared photometry and proper motions derived from POSS plates digitized by the USNO PMM program. The search extends to a 10i radius around the cluster, well beyond the presumed tidal radius, to a limiting magnitude of R D 20, corresponding to D0.07 at the distance and age of the M _ Pleiades. Multiobject spectroscopy for 528 candidates veri—es that the search was extremely eUective at… Expand
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