South Pole Telescope
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The South Pole Telescope is a large millimeter-wave radio telescope located at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, designed primarily to study the cosmic microwave background and the large-scale structure of the universe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Pole Telescope canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: South Pole Telescope Context triple: [South Pole, hasTelescope, South Pole Telescope]
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Thirty Meter Telescope
The Thirty Meter Telescope is a planned next-generation ground-based optical and infrared observatory with a 30-meter primary mirror, designed to provide extremely high-resolution views of the universe from a mountaintop site.
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B.
Apollo Telescope Mount
The Apollo Telescope Mount was a solar observatory module used on NASA’s Skylab space station to conduct detailed studies of the Sun in multiple wavelengths.
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C.
Magellan Clay Telescope
The Magellan Clay Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, used for cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomical research.
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D.
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope is a large submillimetre-wavelength radio telescope used for astronomical observations, located near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
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E.
Warsaw Telescope
The Warsaw Telescope is a 1.3-meter optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, widely used for large-scale astronomical surveys such as the OGLE project.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: South Pole Telescope Target entity description: The South Pole Telescope is a large millimeter-wave radio telescope located at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, designed primarily to study the cosmic microwave background and the large-scale structure of the universe.
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A.
Thirty Meter Telescope
The Thirty Meter Telescope is a planned next-generation ground-based optical and infrared observatory with a 30-meter primary mirror, designed to provide extremely high-resolution views of the universe from a mountaintop site.
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B.
Apollo Telescope Mount
The Apollo Telescope Mount was a solar observatory module used on NASA’s Skylab space station to conduct detailed studies of the Sun in multiple wavelengths.
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C.
Magellan Clay Telescope
The Magellan Clay Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, used for cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomical research.
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D.
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope is a large submillimetre-wavelength radio telescope used for astronomical observations, located near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
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E.
Warsaw Telescope
The Warsaw Telescope is a 1.3-meter optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, widely used for large-scale astronomical surveys such as the OGLE project.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cosmic microwave background experiment
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ground-based observatory ⓘ millimeter-wave telescope ⓘ radio telescope ⓘ |
| altitude |
2800 meters
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~9300 feet ⓘ |
| aperture | 10-meter primary mirror ⓘ |
| associatedSurvey |
SPT-3G survey
ⓘ
Southern MAssive Cluster Survey ⓘ
surface form:
SPT-SZ survey
SPTpol survey ⓘ |
| collaborationIncludes |
Canadian institutions
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East Asian institutions ⓘ European institutions ⓘ United States institutions ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2007 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2003 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataUsedFor |
cluster cosmology
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cosmological parameter estimation ⓘ cross-correlation with X-ray surveys ⓘ cross-correlation with gravitational lensing surveys ⓘ cross-correlation with optical surveys ⓘ |
| detectorTechnology | transition-edge sensor bolometers ⓘ |
| firstLight | 2007 ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
National Science Foundation
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National Science Foundation ⓘ
surface form:
United States National Science Foundation
|
| hemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| instrument |
SPT-3G camera
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SPT-SZ camera ⓘ SPTpol camera ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
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South Pole ⓘ |
| location | Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station ⓘ |
| mirrorType | segmented primary mirror ⓘ |
| mountType | alt-azimuth mount ⓘ |
| nearbyFacility |
BICEP experiments
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surface form:
BICEP/Keck Array
IceCube Neutrino Observatory ⓘ |
| observatoryComplex |
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station
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surface form:
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station Dark Sector
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| observes | southern sky ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
SPT collaboration
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | study of the cosmic microwave background ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
CMB polarization
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Sunyaev–Zel’dovich effect ⓘ dark energy ⓘ galaxy clusters ⓘ gravitational lensing of the CMB ⓘ inflationary cosmology ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ neutrino mass constraints ⓘ |
| siteAdvantage |
continuous access to same sky region
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stable, dry, cold atmosphere ⓘ very low atmospheric water vapor ⓘ |
| SPT-3GFrequencyBands |
150 GHz
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220 GHz ⓘ 95 GHz ⓘ |
| SPT-SZCameraFrequencyBands |
150 GHz
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220 GHz ⓘ 90 GHz ⓘ |
| SPTpolFrequencyBands |
150 GHz
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95 GHz ⓘ |
| surfaceAccuracy | tens of microns ⓘ |
| telescopeDiameter | 10 meters ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
millimeter
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submillimeter ⓘ |
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Subject: South Pole Telescope Description of subject: The South Pole Telescope is a large millimeter-wave radio telescope located at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, designed primarily to study the cosmic microwave background and the large-scale structure of the universe.
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