[en] This paper addresses the question of the observations to be performed with the Optical Monitor (OM) of the X-ray Multi-Mirror Satellite (XMM) under several aspects. First, we discuss XMM-OM's photometric system and its colour transformations towards the standard U BV system. Second, we establish a set of procedures to determine the temperature and the amount of interstellar absorption affecting the observed stars. Last, we address the possibility of isolating quasars in multidimensional colour diagrams based on the XMM-OM filter set.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Royer, P.; Institut d'Astrophysique, Université de Liège, 5 avenue de Cointe, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
Manfroid, Jean ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Gosset, Eric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Groupe d'astrophysique des hautes énergies (GAPHE)
Vreux, Jean-Marie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Language :
English
Title :
Simulations of observations with the Optical Monitor of the X-ray Multi-Mirror Satellite
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