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     * Analysis targets, approaches & requirements     * Analysis targets, approaches & requirements
  
-Attending: Shaul, Brandon, Lloyd, Charles, Kris, Jens, Jacques, Belen, Raphael, Julian+Attending: Shaul, Brandon, Lloyd, Charles, Kris, Jens, Jacques, Belen, Raphael, Mathieu, Julian
  
-Notes (by Shaul): +Notes (by Shaul tweaked by Julian): 
    
   * Review of baseline configuration that can be used for simulations. Configuration posted on the wiki.    * Review of baseline configuration that can be used for simulations. Configuration posted on the wiki. 
   * Charles argues that we need to optimize the focal plane, rather than assume a focal plane. Shaul and others argue that this a good goal but appears very ambitious for the time scales for PICO.    * Charles argues that we need to optimize the focal plane, rather than assume a focal plane. Shaul and others argue that this a good goal but appears very ambitious for the time scales for PICO. 
   * Julian describes what maps will be generated. **Current pysm maps will be done by next week.**   * Julian describes what maps will be generated. **Current pysm maps will be done by next week.**
-  * Path for Brandon/Raphael's new maps:  +  * Path for MAD-based maps from Brandon/Chang-Goo:  
-    * Once they are ready they will need to be integrated to pysm  +    * Baseline will be a library of frequencies which PySM will interpolate between.  
-    * Brandon: **by next week will have several flavors of foreground maps**, but validation work is ongoing. Raphael says E/B ratio is about 1.3, need to understand. Maps are only good for l=100, not higher.     +    * Validation work is ongoing. Raphael says E/B ratio is about 1.3, need to understand. Maps are only good for l=100, not higher. 
-    * By next week Brandon'maps will be moved to integration to pysm+    * Brandon: **by next week could have several flavors of MHD-based foreground maps** 
 +    * PySM integration will take some time, and will come after other priorities. In the interim the library of frequencies could include the PICO basline band centers.
     * Charles argues we shouldn't ignore the low frequency; makes a comment that maps are only good for l<100.      * Charles argues we shouldn't ignore the low frequency; makes a comment that maps are only good for l<100. 
-    * l<100 is driven by resolution of MHD simulation. Let's check with the person who makes the simulations. **Brandon will follow up with Chang-goo**.  +    * l<100 is driven by resolution of MHD simulation. **Brandon to follow up with Chang-Goo on running at higher resolution**.  
     * Raphael asks about interpolation between bands. Julian says we start by making delta function maps     * Raphael asks about interpolation between bands. Julian says we start by making delta function maps
   * Once we have the maps: who will analyze    * Once we have the maps: who will analyze 
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     * Belen - Will apply SEVEM (used for Planck). Also working on neural network method. She wants the components to test whether the methods work.      * Belen - Will apply SEVEM (used for Planck). Also working on neural network method. She wants the components to test whether the methods work. 
     * Josquin - SMICA?     * Josquin - SMICA?
 +    * **Julian to follow up with analysts on detailed map requirements (resolution, components, data splits, ...) **
   * Extragalactic skies will be coming from Marcelo Alvarez (based on peak-patch method from CITA group)   * Extragalactic skies will be coming from Marcelo Alvarez (based on peak-patch method from CITA group)
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