KAGRA (Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/KAGRA_(Kamioka_Gravitational_Wave_Detector)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gravitational_wave_event
gptkbp:arms 3 kilometers
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:LIGO
gptkb:Virgo
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 2010
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:director gptkb:Takaaki_Kajita
gptkbp:features uses cryogenic mirrors
built underground
gptkbp:firstRun 2020
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Japanese_Ministry_of_Education,_Culture,_Sports,_Science_and_Technology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label KAGRA (Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Kamioka,_Gifu_Prefecture,_Japan
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Kamioka_Gravitational_Wave_Detector
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Institute_for_Cosmic_Ray_Research,_University_of_Tokyo
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA_Collaboration
gptkbp:purpose detect gravitational waves
gptkbp:sensorType laser interferometer
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:technology gptkb:vacuum
laser interferometry
cryogenic cooling
gptkbp:website https://gwcenter.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Astronomical_Observatory_of_Japan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5