1 INTRODUCTION  
2 SPECTRAL SYNTHESIS  
3 MODEL ATMOSPHERES  
4 THE LINE LIST  
5 NORMALIZATION  
6 MINIMIZATION  
7 INTERNAL ERROR ANALYSIS  
8 SPECTROSCOPIC PARAMETERS FOR THE 451 HARPS GTO SAMPLE  
9 SPECTROSCOPIC PARAMETERS FOR THE GAIA-ESO BENCHMARK STARS  
10 DISCUSSION  
11 CONCLUSIONS  