North American ALMA partners
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North American ALMA partners are the consortium of institutions and agencies from North America that fund, manage, and support the North American contribution to the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) project.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ALMA partnership | 1 |
| North American ALMA partners canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North American ALMA partners Context triple: [Joint ALMA Observatory, associatedWith, North American ALMA partners]
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A.
Joint ALMA Observatory
The Joint ALMA Observatory is the international organization responsible for managing and operating the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope facility in Chile.
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B.
ALMA Operations Support Facility
The ALMA Operations Support Facility is the main technical and logistical base that supports the operation, maintenance, and administration of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in northern Chile.
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C.
ALMA Regional Center (Japan node)
The ALMA Regional Center (Japan node) is a support and operations hub in Japan that assists astronomers in using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, providing user support, data services, and technical expertise.
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D.
NOIRLab
NOIRLab is a U.S. National Science Foundation center that operates major ground-based optical and infrared observatories across the Americas for astronomical research.
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E.
Submillimeter Array
The Submillimeter Array is a radio interferometer of eight 6-meter telescopes that observes the universe at submillimeter wavelengths, enabling high-resolution studies of cold gas, dust, and star-forming regions in space.
- 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: North American ALMA partners Target entity description: North American ALMA partners are the consortium of institutions and agencies from North America that fund, manage, and support the North American contribution to the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) project.
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A.
Joint ALMA Observatory
The Joint ALMA Observatory is the international organization responsible for managing and operating the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope facility in Chile.
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B.
ALMA Operations Support Facility
The ALMA Operations Support Facility is the main technical and logistical base that supports the operation, maintenance, and administration of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in northern Chile.
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C.
ALMA Regional Center (Japan node)
The ALMA Regional Center (Japan node) is a support and operations hub in Japan that assists astronomers in using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, providing user support, data services, and technical expertise.
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D.
NOIRLab
NOIRLab is a U.S. National Science Foundation center that operates major ground-based optical and infrared observatories across the Americas for astronomical research.
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E.
Submillimeter Array
The Submillimeter Array is a radio interferometer of eight 6-meter telescopes that observes the universe at submillimeter wavelengths, enabling high-resolution studies of cold gas, dust, and star-forming regions in space.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ALMA partner
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astronomy consortium ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
East Asian ALMA partners
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European ALMA partners ⓘ Republic of Chile ⓘ
linked to:
Chile
|
| contributesTo | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith | Joint ALMA Observatory ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| field |
millimeter astronomy
ⓘ
radio astronomy ⓘ submillimeter astronomy ⓘ |
| funds |
North American share of ALMA construction
ⓘ
North American share of ALMA operations ⓘ |
| governsThrough | ALMA Board representation ⓘ |
| includes |
Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
ⓘ
linked to:
Academia Sinica
National Radio Astronomy Observatory ⓘ National Research Council Canada ⓘ National Science Foundation ⓘ National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan ⓘ |
| manages |
North American ALMA Science Center
ⓘ
linked to:
ALMA Regional Centre in North America
|
| partOf |
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array partnership
ⓘ
linked to:
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
|
| purpose | to provide financial, technical, and operational support for ALMA on behalf of North America ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| role |
funding agency consortium for ALMA
ⓘ
management consortium for ALMA ⓘ operations support consortium for ALMA ⓘ |
| supports | ALMA user community in North America ⓘ |
| supportsInfrastructure |
ALMA antennas
ⓘ
ALMA correlator systems ⓘ ALMA receiver development ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North American ALMA partners Description of subject: North American ALMA partners are the consortium of institutions and agencies from North America that fund, manage, and support the North American contribution to the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) project.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
JAO
linked to: North American ALMA partners