LIGO collaboration

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:collaboration
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Virgo_collaboration
gptkbp:conductsResearchOn black hole mergers
neutron star collisions
gptkbp:focusesOn gravitational waves
gptkbp:formed 1992
gptkbp:hasCollaboratedWith international researchers
gptkbp:hasContent annual meetings
collaborative research meetings
public symposiums
workshops on gravitational waves
gptkbp:hasEvents first direct detection of gravitational waves
gptkbp:hasFuturePlans increase public engagement
collaborate with other observatories
expand observational capabilities
enhance data sharing
upgrade detectors
gptkbp:hasGoals detect gravitational waves from cosmic events
gptkbp:hasImpactOn cosmology
astrophysics
fundamental physics
gptkbp:hasLocation gptkb:Hanford,_Washington
gptkb:Livingston,_Louisiana
gptkbp:hasMember scientists
gptkbp:hasPublications educational programs
news articles
workshops
conference proceedings
educational materials
peer-reviewed journals
numerous scientific papers
public lectures
science festivals
LIGO_Technical_Reports
gptkbp:hasTechnology data analysis
instrument calibration
signal detection
sensitivity to noise
environmental disturbances
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LIGO collaboration
gptkbp:involves multiple institutions
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration_(LSC)
gptkbp:isFundedBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy theoretical physics
scientific community
experimental physics
gravitational wave astronomy
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics_2017
gptkbp:operates Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
gptkbp:participatesIn multi-messenger astronomy
gptkbp:usesTechnology interferometry