Morita Array
E665895
The Morita Array is a subset of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) consisting of closely spaced, smaller antennas designed to improve imaging of extended astronomical objects at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Morita Array canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7459214 — 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: Morita Array Context triple: [Atacama Compact Array, alsoKnownAs, Morita Array]
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A.
Morita
Morita is a Japanese surname notably borne by Akio Morita, the co-founder of Sony Corporation.
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B.
Komuro
Komuro is the married surname of Japan’s former Princess Mako, adopted after her marriage to commoner Kei Komuro.
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C.
Oshiage
Oshiage is a district in Sumida, Tokyo, best known as the location of the Tokyo Skytree and its surrounding commercial complex.
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D.
Zaimu-shō
Zaimu-shō is Japan’s Ministry of Finance, the central government body responsible for national fiscal policy, budgeting, taxation, and public finance management.
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E.
Tsubakuro
Tsubakuro is the popular swallow-themed mascot character of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows professional baseball team in Japan.
- 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: Morita Array Target entity description: The Morita Array is a subset of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) consisting of closely spaced, smaller antennas designed to improve imaging of extended astronomical objects at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths.
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A.
Morita
Morita is a Japanese surname notably borne by Akio Morita, the co-founder of Sony Corporation.
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B.
Komuro
Komuro is the married surname of Japan’s former Princess Mako, adopted after her marriage to commoner Kei Komuro.
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C.
Oshiage
Oshiage is a district in Sumida, Tokyo, best known as the location of the Tokyo Skytree and its surrounding commercial complex.
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D.
Zaimu-shō
Zaimu-shō is Japan’s Ministry of Finance, the central government body responsible for national fiscal policy, budgeting, taxation, and public finance management.
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E.
Tsubakuro
Tsubakuro is the popular swallow-themed mascot character of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows professional baseball team in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interferometric array
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radio telescope array ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
ACA
NERFINISHED
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Atacama Compact Array NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bandCoverage | ALMA Bands 3–10 (with configuration-dependent availability) ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| contributesTo | ALMA uv-coverage at short spacings ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-fidelity imaging of diffuse emission
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imaging extended astronomical objects ⓘ |
| environment | high-altitude, dry site ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
12-meter total power antennas
ⓘ
7-meter antenna array ⓘ |
| improves | ALMA imaging of extended sources ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Llano de Chajnantor Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtAltitude | about 5000 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atacama Desert
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Chile ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Koh-ichiro Morita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
ALMA Observatory
NERFINISHED
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European Southern Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ National Astronomical Observatory of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ National Radio Astronomy Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationPartner |
ESO
NERFINISHED
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NAOJ NERFINISHED ⓘ NRAO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
to improve ALMA sensitivity to large angular scales
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to provide short baselines for ALMA ⓘ |
| purpose | to complement the main ALMA 12-meter array ⓘ |
| scienceGoals |
cosmic star formation
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study of molecular clouds ⓘ study of nearby galaxies ⓘ study of protoplanetary disks ⓘ |
| site | Chajnantor Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telescopeType | ground-based observatory ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
aperture synthesis
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radio interferometry ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
millimeter
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submillimeter ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Morita Array Description of subject: The Morita Array is a subset of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) consisting of closely spaced, smaller antennas designed to improve imaging of extended astronomical objects at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths.
Referenced by (1)
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