Koen, Chris2013-11-032013-11-032006Koen, C. (2006). On the upper limit on stellar masses in the Large Magellanic Cloud cluster R136. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 365: 590–5940035-8711http://hdl.handle.net/10566/796A truncated power-law distribution is fitted to the 29 largest stellar masses known in R136. Two different statistical techniques are used, with comparable results. An upper limit to the mass distribution of the order of 140–160 M is derived, while the power-law exponent is in the approximate range 0.9–1.7. A power-law distribution with no upper limit on the mass can be rejected with considerable confidence. It is recommended that the calculations be repeated when more reliable mass estimates are available.en© 2006 copyright Oxford University Press. This file may be freely used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. Acknowledgement of the authors and the source is required.Methods: statisticalStars: early-typeStars: luminosity function, mass functionMagellanic CloudsGalaxies: stellar contentArticle