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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:gravitational_wave_event
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gptkbp:abbreviation
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gptkb:aLIGO
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gptkbp:announcedFirstDetection
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February 11, 2016
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gptkbp:arms
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4 kilometers
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gptkbp:collaboratesWith
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gptkb:KAGRA
gptkb:Virgo_interferometer
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gptkbp:commissioned
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2015
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:discipline
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astrophysics
gravitational wave astronomy
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gptkbp:firstDetection
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gptkb:GW150914
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gptkbp:firstObserved
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September 14, 2015
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Advanced_Laser_Interferometer_Gravitational-Wave_Observatory
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
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gptkbp:hasComponent
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gptkb:vacuum
Control System
photodetectors
data acquisition system
laser system
seismic isolation system
suspension system
test masses
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Advanced LIGO
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gptkbp:leader
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gptkb:Barry_Barish
gptkb:Kip_Thorne
gptkb:Rainer_Weiss
gptkb:Gabriela_González
gptkb:David_Reitze
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Hanford,_Washington,_USA
gptkb:Livingston,_Louisiana,_USA
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gptkbp:notable_for
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gptkb:GW170817
gptkb:GW151226
gptkb:GW170104
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gptkbp:notableRelease
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gptkb:Initial_LIGO
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gptkbp:notableWinner
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2017 Nobel Prize in Physics (to LIGO founders)
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gptkbp:numberOfSatellites
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2
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
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gptkbp:purpose
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detect gravitational waves
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Cosmic_Explorer
gptkb:Einstein_Telescope
gptkb:LIGO-India
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gptkbp:releaseDate
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publicly available
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gptkbp:scientificOutput
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tests of general relativity
binary black hole mergers
binary neutron star mergers
gravitational wave detections
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gptkbp:sensitivity
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10 times greater than Initial LIGO
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gptkbp:sensorType
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gptkb:Michelson_interferometer
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gptkbp:status
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operational
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gptkbp:technology
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laser interferometry
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:NSF_Laser_Interferometer_Gravitational-Wave_Observatory
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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