ALMA Regional Centre in North America
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The ALMA Regional Centre in North America is a support and operations hub that assists astronomers in proposing, observing, and processing data for the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ALMA Regional Centre in North America canonical | 1 |
| North American ALMA Regional Centre | 1 |
| North American ALMA Science Center | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7525916 — 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: ALMA Regional Centre in North America Context triple: [Joint ALMA Observatory, collaboratesWith, ALMA Regional Centre in North America]
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A.
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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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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C.
ALMA Array Operations Site
The ALMA Array Operations Site is the high-altitude facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert where the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array’s antennas are installed and operated for cutting-edge astronomical observations.
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D.
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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E.
Atacama Compact Array
The Atacama Compact Array is a subset of smaller, closely spaced radio telescopes within the ALMA observatory designed to improve imaging of extended astronomical objects at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths.
- 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: ALMA Regional Centre in North America Target entity description: The ALMA Regional Centre in North America is a support and operations hub that assists astronomers in proposing, observing, and processing data for the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
ALMA Array Operations Site
The ALMA Array Operations Site is the high-altitude facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert where the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array’s antennas are installed and operated for cutting-edge astronomical observations.
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D.
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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E.
Atacama Compact Array
The Atacama Compact Array is a subset of smaller, closely spaced radio telescopes within the ALMA observatory designed to improve imaging of extended astronomical objects at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ALMA Regional Centre
ⓘ
astronomy support center ⓘ research infrastructure ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NA ARC ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
East Asian ALMA Regional Centre
ⓘ
linked to:
ALMA Regional Center (Japan node)
European ALMA Regional Centre ⓘ
linked to:
ALMA Regional Centers
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| field |
millimeter astronomy
ⓘ
radio astronomy ⓘ submillimeter astronomy ⓘ |
| hasRole |
interface between ALMA observatory and North American users
ⓘ
quality assurance of ALMA data for users ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North America ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
ⓘ
global ALMA Regional Centre network ⓘ
linked to:
ALMA Regional Centers
|
| purpose |
assist with ALMA data processing
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assist with ALMA observing preparation ⓘ assist with ALMA proposal preparation ⓘ support astronomers using ALMA ⓘ |
| service |
ALMA data archive access support
ⓘ
ALMA documentation and tutorials ⓘ ALMA software support ⓘ helpdesk support for ALMA users ⓘ user support for ALMA data reduction ⓘ user support for ALMA observations ⓘ user support for ALMA proposals ⓘ |
| shortName |
NA ARC
ⓘ
North American ALMA Regional Centre ⓘ
linked to:
ALMA Regional Centre in North America
|
| supportsCommunity |
Canadian ALMA users
ⓘ
Mexican ALMA users ⓘ North American ALMA user community ⓘ United States ALMA users ⓘ |
| supportsObservatory | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ |
| supportsPhase |
ALMA data analysis phase
ⓘ
ALMA observation preparation Phase 2 ⓘ ALMA proposal Phase 1 ⓘ |
| supportsTelescope |
ALMA
ⓘ
linked to:
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
|
| usesSoftware | Common Astronomy Software Applications ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: ALMA Regional Centre in North America Description of subject: The ALMA Regional Centre in North America is a support and operations hub that assists astronomers in proposing, observing, and processing data for the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ALMA Regional Centre in North America
linked to: ALMA Regional Centre in North America