Low Frequency Instrument
E418614
The Low Frequency Instrument is a microwave detector array on the Planck spacecraft designed to measure the cosmic microwave background at low radio frequencies for cosmological studies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Low Frequency Instrument canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4148481 — 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: Low Frequency Instrument Context triple: [Planck spacecraft, instrument, Low Frequency Instrument]
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A.
Radiometer
Radiometer is a medical technology company specializing in acute care testing solutions such as blood gas analysis and related diagnostic equipment.
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B.
T-SAGE instrument
The T-SAGE instrument is a highly sensitive space-based accelerometer system designed to test the equivalence principle with unprecedented precision aboard the MICROSCOPE satellite.
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C.
Wide Field Instrument
The Wide Field Instrument is the primary camera and spectrograph on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, designed to capture large-area, high-resolution images for studies of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.
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D.
Planetary Fourier Spectrometer
The Planetary Fourier Spectrometer is a scientific instrument designed to analyze the composition and temperature structure of planetary atmospheres using infrared spectroscopy.
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E.
Green Bank Telescope
The Green Bank Telescope is the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, located in West Virginia and used for cutting-edge astronomical and astrophysical research.
- 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: Low Frequency Instrument Target entity description: The Low Frequency Instrument is a microwave detector array on the Planck spacecraft designed to measure the cosmic microwave background at low radio frequencies for cosmological studies.
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A.
Radiometer
Radiometer is a medical technology company specializing in acute care testing solutions such as blood gas analysis and related diagnostic equipment.
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B.
T-SAGE instrument
The T-SAGE instrument is a highly sensitive space-based accelerometer system designed to test the equivalence principle with unprecedented precision aboard the MICROSCOPE satellite.
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C.
Wide Field Instrument
The Wide Field Instrument is the primary camera and spectrograph on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, designed to capture large-area, high-resolution images for studies of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.
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D.
Planetary Fourier Spectrometer
The Planetary Fourier Spectrometer is a scientific instrument designed to analyze the composition and temperature structure of planetary atmospheres using infrared spectroscopy.
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E.
Green Bank Telescope
The Green Bank Telescope is the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, located in West Virginia and used for cutting-edge astronomical and astrophysical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cosmic microwave background instrument
ⓘ
microwave detector array ⓘ space telescope instrument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Planck spacecraft
ⓘ
surface form:
Planck LFI
|
| collaboratesWith | High Frequency Instrument ⓘ |
| coLocatedWith | High Frequency Instrument ⓘ |
| countryOfSpaceAgency | Europe ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
CMB polarization maps
ⓘ
Planck cosmological parameter estimation ⓘ all-sky foreground maps ⓘ |
| designedFor |
cosmological studies
ⓘ
measurement of the cosmic microwave background ⓘ |
| developedBy | international collaboration ⓘ |
| developedUnder |
Planck spacecraft
ⓘ
surface form:
European Space Agency Planck program
|
| frequencyBand |
30 GHz
ⓘ
44 GHz ⓘ 70 GHz ⓘ |
| hasSubsystem |
back-end electronics unit
ⓘ
cryogenic cooling interface ⓘ front-end radiometer chains ⓘ waveguide system ⓘ |
| hostSpacecraftInstanceOf | space observatory ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2009-05-14 ⓘ |
| launchedFrom | Guiana Space Centre ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Planck focal plane ⓘ |
| missionRole |
control of systematic effects in CMB measurements
ⓘ
foreground removal for cosmological analysis ⓘ low-frequency complement to High Frequency Instrument ⓘ |
| observes |
cosmic microwave background radiation
ⓘ
microwave sky ⓘ |
| onSpacecraft |
Planck spacecraft
ⓘ
surface form:
Planck observatory
|
| operatedBy | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| operatingTemperature | cryogenic ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | space ⓘ |
| partOf |
Planck spacecraft
ⓘ
surface form:
Planck mission
Planck spacecraft ⓘ |
| placedAt |
Sun–Earth L2
ⓘ
surface form:
Sun–Earth L2 Lagrange point
|
| primaryScienceGoal | measurement of CMB temperature anisotropies ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
Galactic synchrotron studies
ⓘ
foreground emission characterization ⓘ free-free emission studies ⓘ measurement of CMB polarization ⓘ |
| usesDetectorTechnology | high electron mobility transistor amplifiers ⓘ |
| usesDetectorType | radiometer ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | approximately 1 cm to 1 cm/3 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Low Frequency Instrument Description of subject: The Low Frequency Instrument is a microwave detector array on the Planck spacecraft designed to measure the cosmic microwave background at low radio frequencies for cosmological studies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.