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4. Spectroscopic observations

Spectroscopic follow-up observations for identification of stellar counterparts have been performed at European Southern Observatory, Chile, during five observing runs. In the first run (09.05.91-19.05.91) we used the MPIA 2.2m-telescope with the Boller&Chivens spectrograph, the RCA HR CCD and grating tex2html_wrap_inline1651, which gave a resolution of 7.9Å and a spectral range of tex2html_wrap_inline1653. In the four following runs (03.05.92-12.05.92, 26.03.93-02.04.93, 29.05.93-06.06.93, and 28.06.93-04.07.93) we observed at the ESO 1.52 m-telescope with the B&C spectrograph, the FA2K CCD (ESO tex2html_wrap_inline1663) and grating tex2html_wrap_inline1665. The resolution was 4.5Å and the spectral range tex2html_wrap_inline1667. (The resolution was measured from unblended lines of the He-Ar calibration lamp.) For each star a He-Ar wavelength calibration frame was obtained at the respective position. Three spectrophotometric standard stars were observed each night, and spectral standards were established by observing stars with spectral types ranging from G0 to M4 from the MK star catalog (Buscombe 1981, 1988).

Data reduction was performed using MIDAS (Munich Image and Data Analysis System). The reduction consisted of bias subtraction, division by a flatfield, wavelength calibration, sky subtraction, extraction of the one-dimensional spectrum and flux calibration. As the weather was usually not photometric, only relative flux calibration could be achieved.

Spectral classification was accomplished by comparison with the spectral standards from the MK catalog following the procedure outlined in Wichmann et al. (1996).



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