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FEASIBILITY: THE WIDE FIELD CAMERA

 

• Introduction
• Minimum detectable count rates
• Flux conversions
  • General considerations
  • Count rate predictions for simple spectra
  • Count rate predictions for model atmosphere spectra
• Spectral capability of the WFC: filter spectroscopy
• Comparison with the EXOSAT CMA
• Ultraviolet sensitivity of the WFC: the ``UV leak''
• Variability studies with the WFC
• Positional accuracy and spatial resolution