The Low Mass Luminosity Function in Globular Clusters

We present a novel technique for constraining the full stellar luminosity distribution for globular clusters through the measurement of the fraction of light from resolved stars as a function of the total integrated cluster light. This technique enables the characterization of the full range of the mass distribution of extra-galactic clusters, which will in turn provide a clearer picture of the formation and early evolution of the host galaxy. Our sample consists of six old, metal-poor globular clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud, imaged with the WFPC2 instrument of the Hubble Space telescope, and we present color-magnitude diagrams down to V $\sim$ 25 mag in addition to the mass and luminosity functions.