| Issue |
EAS Publications Series
Volume 2, 2002
GAIA: A European Space Project
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| Page(s) | 277 - 284 | |
| Section | Section V: Structure, Formation and History of the Galaxy | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:2002027 | |
| Published online | 25 September 2002 | |
GAIA: A European Space Project
O. Bienaymé and C. Turon (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 2 (2002) 277-284
O. Bienaymé and C. Turon (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 2 (2002) 277-284
Preparing for the GAIA Mission: Astrophysical Parameter Determination
1
Leiden Observatory, P.O. Box 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
2
European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschildstraße 2,
85748 Garching bei München, Germany
The exquisite astrometric data to be delivered by GAIA can only be successfully exploited if complemented by accurate astrophysical information on all observed objects. In this contribution I will discuss the preparations that are necessary for obtaining this information. The emphasis will be on the task of optimising the GAIA photometric system and the development of photometric data analysis algorithms.
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