====== Telecon Notes Aug. 1, 2018  ======

Attendance: Amy, Shaul, Nick, Charles, Dave, Dan, Raphael \\

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=== Agenda ===
  * [[https://zzz.physics.umn.edu/decadal2020/doku.php?id=start|Decadal White Papers]] - Brief Update (Shaul)
  * {{:private:banddefinitions_req_cbe_combined.xlsx|Requirements and Current Best Estimates}} - Brief Update (Shaul)
    * CBE based on latest, essentially final thermal model results
    * Required noise level is [CBE x rt(2)] for individual bolometer NET
  * Review of {{:private:picoreport.pdf|Draft Report}}
    * Status Updates from Science Section leads
    * Coordination with Pearson regarding Engineering Section (Charles)
  * Galactic Science {{:start:pico_stm_v4.6.4.docx|STM Work - Chuss, Fissel, Trangsrud, Hanany}}

=== Notes ===


__Coordination with S4 and rest of community about report:__
  * There are three products: 1) Science white paper (SWP) for decadal panel; 2) report for PICO, due Dec; 3) S4 is writing project book
  * SH agreed with Lloyd: SWP should be formally independent from projects. Lloyd has started putting stuff into a wiki page only for SWP, 2 days ago.
  * Galactic science white paper? Dave: we are still in the process of determining what should be in the report. Shaul: there might be broader range of people who are interested in this; Dave: will talk to Laura to determine who to reach out to. 
  * Charles: CMB-S4 is also preparing white paper for decal survey, there would be overlap; Shaul: CMB-S4 is preparing project papers, not SWP. They have a 'Science Section' in their project paper, but that will not be submitted as SWP. 



__Requirement vs current best estimate:__

There is now fairly high confidence on the temperatures of mirrors and stop, so can finalize current best estimate (CBE) and requirements. CBE = 0.61 uK*arcmin; and Requirement = 0.86 uK*arcmin. Excel sheets and information on the wiki now updated. 

__Draft Report__

  * Dan+Raphael agree we agreed to work on 2.1
  * **Plan is for everyone to submit text within 3 weeks, Aug. 22. This gives Dan+Raphael + SH another week to write the introduction.** 
  * Should we stick to the STM or write broadly? Cover everything in the STM, and then add some more. 
  * Shaul: how about flipping 2.4, 2.5 before 2.3? 
  * Charles knows that he is responsible for 'Complementarity'. Shaul: should we contact Marcel Schmidtful? 
  * Amy reviews JPL contributions. 
  * Amy will get the machinery going in JPL to support Tim Pearson