LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	astronomer scientific research
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:LIGO
gptkbp:announcedFirstDetection	February 11, 2016
gptkbp:arms	4 kilometers
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:2017_Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:category	gptkb:gravitational_wave_event large-scale physics experiment
gptkbp:collaboratesWith	gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration gptkb:KAGRA gptkb:Virgo_Collaboration
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	1994
gptkbp:detects	merging black holes merging neutron stars
gptkbp:field	gptkb:astronomy physics
gptkbp:firstDetection	gptkb:GW150914 September 14, 2015
gptkbp:firstScienceRun	2002
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Laser_Interferometer_Gravitational-Wave_Observatory
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory)
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Albert_Einstein's_general_relativity
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Hanford,_Washington,_USA gptkb:Livingston,_Louisiana,_USA
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Barry_Barish gptkb:Kip_Thorne gptkb:Rainer_Weiss
gptkbp:notableRelease	gptkb:Advanced_LIGO
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:purpose	detect gravitational waves
gptkbp:releaseDate	publicly available
gptkbp:sensitivity	detects changes smaller than a proton's diameter
gptkbp:technology	gptkb:Michelson_interferometer
gptkbp:type	laser interferometer
gptkbp:website	https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:LIGO-India
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6