LIGO network

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Virgo_interferometer
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:LIGO_Hanford_Observatory
gptkb:LIGO_Livingston_Observatory
gptkbp:contributedTo cosmology
astrophysics
gptkbp:date September 14, 2015
gptkbp:events GW150914
gptkbp:hasArea open data for public access
gptkbp:hasAwards 2016 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
2017 Gruber Prize in Cosmology
2018 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
gptkbp:hasCitations up to 10^-21 meters
gptkbp:hasCollaboratedWith international research community
gptkbp:hasEvents educational workshops
public outreach events
LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration_meetings
gptkbp:hasFuturePlans develop new technologies
improve sensitivity
collaborate with other observatories
enhance data analysis techniques
expand to more observatories
gptkbp:hasImpactOn our understanding of the universe
our understanding of black holes
our understanding of neutron stars
gptkbp:hasPublications over 1,000 scientific papers
gptkbp:hasSubsidiary detect cosmic events
gptkbp:hasTechnology gptkb:advanced_LIGO
computational resources
machine learning applications
real-time data analysis
control systems
signal processing techniques
optical components
LIGO detectors
seismic isolation systems
vacuum systems
data analysis algorithms
multi-messenger astronomy capabilities
sensitive photodetectors
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LIGO network
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:recognizes gravitational waves
gptkbp:uses laser interferometry