Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Advanced_Laser_Interferometer_Gravitational-Wave_Observatory
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gravitational_wave_event
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Advanced_LIGO
gptkbp:arms 4 kilometers
gptkbp:awarded 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics (to LIGO founders)
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:KAGRA
gptkb:Virgo_interferometer
gptkbp:commissioned 2015
gptkbp:director gptkb:David_Reitze
gptkbp:firstDetection gptkb:GW150914
gptkbp:firstObserved September 14, 2015
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hanford,_Washington
gptkb:Livingston,_Louisiana
gptkbp:notableFinds binary black hole merger
binary neutron star merger
gptkbp:notableRelease gptkb:LIGO
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
gptkbp:purpose detect gravitational waves
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Einstein's_general_relativity
gravitational wave astronomy
gptkbp:releaseDate gptkb:Open_Science_Center
gptkbp:sensitivity detects distortions smaller than a proton
gptkbp:technology laser interferometry
gptkbp:website https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Advanced_LIGO
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5