AAS 205th Meeting, 9-13 January 2005
Session 52 Stellar Atmospheres, Abundances and Opacities
Poster, Tuesday, January 11, 2005, 9:20am-6:30pm, Exhibit Hall

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[52.06] Spectrophotometric Standard Stars for the Infrared Spectrograph on Spitzer

G. C. Sloan, T. L. Herter, V. Charmandaris (Cornell Univ.), S. B. Fajardo-Acosta, M. Burgdorf, L. Armus (Caltech/Spitzer Science Center)

The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) has observed a series of A dwarfs and K giants as spectrophotometric calibrators. We present an assessment of the quality of these standards in terms of their expected and actual photometry, spectral characteristics, and photometric stability.

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