LIGO-Livingston

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:gravitational_waves
gptkbp:advances gptkb:true
gptkbp:analysis gravitational wave signals
gptkbp:can_detect gptkb:gravitational_waves
gptkbp:collaborates_with gptkb:LIGO_Hanford
international observatories
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:true
gptkbp:community_engagement gptkb:true
gptkbp:community_outreach gptkb:true
gptkbp:conference gptkb:true
gptkbp:contributes_to multi-messenger astronomy
gptkbp:control_system gptkb:true
gptkbp:field_of_study astrophysics
gptkbp:first_appearance September 14, 2015
gptkbp:funding government and private sources
gptkbp:future_plans upgrades and expansions
gptkbp:goal detect gravitational waves from cosmic events
gptkbp:has_collaborations_with gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_data_sharing gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_historical_significance gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_partnerships_with gptkb:educational_institutions
gptkbp:has_publications numerous
peer-reviewed journals
gptkbp:has_research_areas gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_research_focus supernovae
gravitational wave astronomy
black hole mergers
neutron star collisions
fundamental physics
cosmic strings
dark matter interactions
exotic astrophysical objects
early universe phenomena
gptkbp:has_technology gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_visitor_center gptkb:true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LIGO-Livingston
gptkbp:impact high
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:length 4 kilometers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Livingston,_Louisiana
gptkbp:offers_workshops_on gptkb:true
gptkbp:opened gptkb:2015
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Caltech
gptkb:MIT
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:LIGO
gptkbp:sensitivity 10^-21 meters
gptkbp:tour gptkb:true
gptkbp:uses_optical_components gptkb:true
gptkbp:uses_seismic_isolation gptkb:true
gptkbp:uses_technology laser interferometry
gptkbp:uses_vacuum_tubes gptkb:true