Standardization of Comparison Stars in the Fields of 10 High Mass X-ray Binaries

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To support our current observing program to monitor High Mass X-ray Binary (HMXB) systems for optical variability, we calibrated a large sample of comparison stars in the fields of ten HMXB systems. This was done using the new BYU West Mountain 0.9-m telescope. Calibrations were done in the B, V, and I filter with Landolt standard fields. Two of our systems, 4U 1907+09 and KS 1947+300, had previously published magnitudes for the optical counterpart of each x-ray system. The eight remaining systems had no identified optical counterparts. These systems include: AXJ1844.8-0258, 4U 1850-03, 4U 1901+03, 4U 1908+075, XTE J1906+090, XTE J1908+094, IGR J19140+0951, and IGR 18410-0535. We will report on the calibrations for each field and an attempt to identify each optical counterpart. This work is supported by NSF grants AST-0618209. We also acknowledge support from a BYU ORCA MEG grant.

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