Attending: Brian, Julian, Al, Roger, Jeff, Jacques, Jon G.

Agenda:

• Preparations for TeamX in Dec.
  • Finalizing optics with/out deployables + focal system (Karl, Qi)
    • Comparing 1.2 m crossed and 1.4 m open
  • Telescope: material, alignment, testing
  • Cooling
• Mission
  • Scan angles (Gorski)
  • TM data rates [as a function of smallest beam size (??)]
• Systematics + noise
  • Combining our telecons with systematics group
    • impact of low frequency noise
    • Sidelobes (Grasp / Analytical calculation)
    • Gain stability
    • pol angle calibration

Prep for Team-X meeting in mid-Dec. They will cover telescope + focal plane + Cooling = instrument

1. Optics of 1.2m vs 1.4m. 1.4m open has better resolution and sensitivity.
2. No glaring issues with open, even though it is less traditional.
3. Brian: Does baffle create sidelobes?
   1. Shaul: Goal is to do a basic GRASP calculation to figure this out

Hello,

I'm sure Mr. Ellison is working hard against the Republican tax plan and I wish to assure him of my full support and encourage him to keep fighting!

I just learned of the language to remove the tuition exemption for graduate students! As a current graduate student I would be taxed on $57,000 of income if the bill passes. Currently I'm taxed on the $22,000 that I am actually paid. I strongly feel that we should incentivize higher education and not tax grad students on money they are never paid.

As and aside: do what you can to support national parks! Don't let the administration shrink or close any!!

Thanks for all your hard work,

Karl Young Physics and Astronomy Research Assistant Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics, University of Minnesota