IMF indices, αi, in equation (2) in dependence of the metallicity, [Fe/H]. The indices α1/2 are calculated from equation (12) and α3 is obtained using equation (11) with the parameters in Table 3. For [Fe/H] = 0.0 the IMF is canonical everywhere. The IMF metallicity variation is depicted in Fig. 5.
| [Fe/H] | α1 | α2 | α3 |
| −2.0 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 1.31 |
| −1.5 | 0.55 | 1.55 | 1.64 |
| −1.0 | 0.80 | 1.80 | 1.97 |
| 0.0 | 1.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 |
| +0.5 | 1.55 | 2.55 | 2.30 |
| +1.0 | 1.80 | 2.80 | 2.30 |
| [Fe/H] | α1 | α2 | α3 |
| −2.0 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 1.31 |
| −1.5 | 0.55 | 1.55 | 1.64 |
| −1.0 | 0.80 | 1.80 | 1.97 |
| 0.0 | 1.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 |
| +0.5 | 1.55 | 2.55 | 2.30 |
| +1.0 | 1.80 | 2.80 | 2.30 |
IMF indices, αi, in equation (2) in dependence of the metallicity, [Fe/H]. The indices α1/2 are calculated from equation (12) and α3 is obtained using equation (11) with the parameters in Table 3. For [Fe/H] = 0.0 the IMF is canonical everywhere. The IMF metallicity variation is depicted in Fig. 5.
| [Fe/H] | α1 | α2 | α3 |
| −2.0 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 1.31 |
| −1.5 | 0.55 | 1.55 | 1.64 |
| −1.0 | 0.80 | 1.80 | 1.97 |
| 0.0 | 1.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 |
| +0.5 | 1.55 | 2.55 | 2.30 |
| +1.0 | 1.80 | 2.80 | 2.30 |
| [Fe/H] | α1 | α2 | α3 |
| −2.0 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 1.31 |
| −1.5 | 0.55 | 1.55 | 1.64 |
| −1.0 | 0.80 | 1.80 | 1.97 |
| 0.0 | 1.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 |
| +0.5 | 1.55 | 2.55 | 2.30 |
| +1.0 | 1.80 | 2.80 | 2.30 |
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