On todays' call: Brendan, Ranajoy, Eric, Maurizio, Shaul, Karl, Joy === Pointing Errors and Effect on B-modes === * See Matias' memo made for EBEX {{:systematicswg:telecons:2018-02-21:matias-sam_pointing_20060918.pdf| Memo from 2006}}, based on "Benchmark Parameters for CMB Polarization Experiments" * Imagine a final pointing error per pixel at the level of the map (individual sampling pointing error can be larger provided they are small enough that E and B are linear over the error range, and hence the error on E and B averages down as the pointing error averages down for repeated hits) * B-modes get created from E-modes from this pointing error, in a way completely analogous to lensing * With a first order Taylor development on Q and U as a function of pointing error (Q(theta + dtheta) = Q(theta) + dtheta dQ/dtheta), you can analytically calculate the spurious B-modes coming from a pointing error power spectrum for a given E-mode ps * To make the calculation, we assume the pointing error power spectrum is white with a cutoff scale \ell_s (i.e. no pointing errors on scales smaller than \ell_s, pointing ps dies down at \ell > \ell_s) * With 8' beam, worse case for pointing error is \ell_s is 500, in which case spurious B-modes constitute 1/10th of primordial B-modes at \ell=100 if: * T/S=1e-4: sigma_theta = 1.2" * T/S=1e-5: sigma_theta = 0.4" * Note that previously for larger T/S, the tighest constraint on pointing came from not affecting lensing B-modes at \ell=1000. * Ranajoy and Eric to look into T to B leakage effects,which may enter in here given that there is no half-wave plate. * See [[:pointing_error_1|Note by Eric]] === Other Progress Updates === * GRASP sims {{:systematicswg:telecons:2018-02-14:grasp_status_20180214.pdf|status slides}} * Karl is running GRASP at 1 degree resolution for FSL calculations, it agrees well with Brad's higher resolution runs. * A non-physical feature related to the stop between the primary and secondary is being investigated * In the meantime, Karl is taking with Julian to test interfaces: he will start with a simple empirical fit to the known physical FSL feature and attempt to plug it into toast tools. * Brendan to try to connect Karl to GRASP experts. * Gain mismatch * Good progress! A 40-day simulation that will allow shakeout of Maurizio's code is underway as we speak. Once that is done, the full mission sim can proceed. * Polarization Angle Calibration * {{:systematicswg:telecons:2018-02-21:matias_cross-pol_20060709.pdf|Matias' Cross Pol memo}} * Ranajoy to investigate requirement * Systematics Memo Outline * Send Brendan feedback offline