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