====== Telecon Notes June 11 2020 ======

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Attendance: Clem, Hans-Kristian, Ingunn, Mathieu, Jacques, Unni, Shaul  \\
Regrets:  \\

Notes: Shaul \\

=== Updates ===

  * Shaul gives background: 
    * Paul Hertz is moving with funding Probe development in FY2022. We want to kick off PICO work in preparation.
    * Goal continue the foreground work and publish a paper within about a year
    * Currently concentrating on two methods: parametric and GNILC
  * {{::gnilc_pico_20200611.pdf| Mathieu's summary of where we were}}
    * last slide has actions looking forward
    * Need r, and sigma_r estimates
    * Suggests to quantify biases with wrong assessments of foregrounds
    * Assess performance without full range of frequencies
    * What about real delensing? Clem says S4 found it complicated to implement
  * {{::ragnhild_20200611_picosummary.pdf|Ragnhild summary of where we were}}
  * {{::foreground-study-plan.pdf|Jacques comments on study plan}}