Expanded Very Large Array
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The Expanded Very Large Array is a major upgrade of the original radio telescope array in New Mexico, featuring enhanced sensitivity, bandwidth, and imaging capabilities for cutting-edge astronomical research.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Expanded Very Large Array canonical | 1 |
| Expanded Very Large Array project | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4001196 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Expanded Very Large Array Context triple: [Very Large Array, hasUpgrade, Expanded Very Large Array]
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A.
Very Long Baseline Array
The Very Long Baseline Array is a continent-spanning network of ten radio telescopes used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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SparseArrays
SparseArrays is a Julia standard library module that provides data structures and operations for efficiently working with sparse matrices and related linear algebra.
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C.
VAST
VAST (Video Ad Serving Template) is an industry-standard XML-based specification that defines how video ads are served and tracked across different video players and ad servers.
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D.
V (vector extension)
V (vector extension) is the RISC-V standard for scalable vector processing, enabling efficient parallel computation on variable-length data vectors.
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E.
Open VLD
Open VLD is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium that advocates free-market policies, individual freedoms, and European integration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Expanded Very Large Array Target entity description: The Expanded Very Large Array is a major upgrade of the original radio telescope array in New Mexico, featuring enhanced sensitivity, bandwidth, and imaging capabilities for cutting-edge astronomical research.
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A.
Very Long Baseline Array
The Very Long Baseline Array is a continent-spanning network of ten radio telescopes used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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B.
SparseArrays
SparseArrays is a Julia standard library module that provides data structures and operations for efficiently working with sparse matrices and related linear algebra.
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C.
VAST
VAST (Video Ad Serving Template) is an industry-standard XML-based specification that defines how video ads are served and tracked across different video players and ad servers.
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D.
V (vector extension)
V (vector extension) is the RISC-V standard for scalable vector processing, enabling efficient parallel computation on variable-length data vectors.
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E.
Open VLD
Open VLD is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium that advocates free-market policies, individual freedoms, and European integration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory
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interferometric radio telescope ⓘ radio telescope array ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | EVLA ⓘ |
| antennaDiameter | 25 meters ⓘ |
| configurationType | Y-shaped array ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedFor |
high-sensitivity continuum observations
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interferometric imaging ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ spectral line observations ⓘ |
| enables |
high dynamic range imaging
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precision astrometry ⓘ wide-field radio surveys ⓘ |
| feature |
enhanced bandwidth
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enhanced sensitivity ⓘ improved imaging capabilities ⓘ modern digital electronics ⓘ new wideband receivers ⓘ upgraded correlator ⓘ |
| fundedBy | National Science Foundation ⓘ |
| hasComponent | 27 radio antennas ⓘ |
| hasObservationMode |
continuum imaging
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polarization measurements ⓘ spectral line imaging ⓘ time-domain observations ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Plains of San Agustin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Mexico ⓘ |
| maximumBaseline | about 36 kilometers ⓘ |
| near | Socorro, New Mexico ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Radio Astronomy Observatory ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Science Foundation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
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surface form:
Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array
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| scientificDiscipline |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ |
| upgradeOf | Very Large Array ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cosmology
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extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galactic astronomy ⓘ mapping neutral hydrogen ⓘ molecular line surveys ⓘ study of active galactic nuclei ⓘ study of protoplanetary disks ⓘ study of pulsars ⓘ study of star formation ⓘ transient radio source detection ⓘ |
| wavelengthCoverage | centimeter wavelengths ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Expanded Very Large Array Description of subject: The Expanded Very Large Array is a major upgrade of the original radio telescope array in New Mexico, featuring enhanced sensitivity, bandwidth, and imaging capabilities for cutting-edge astronomical research.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Very Large Array
subject surface form:
Very Large Array
this entity surface form:
Expanded Very Large Array project