LIGO observatories

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:gravitational_waves
gptkbp:analysis gravitational wave astronomy
gptkbp:can_detect gptkb:gravitational_waves
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Virgo_interferometer
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
gptkb:KAGRA
gptkb:LIGO-India
gptkb:Einstein_Telescope
gptkb:international_partners
gptkbp:collection continuous monitoring
event-based detection
gptkbp:community gptkb:educational_institutions
gptkb:scientific_community
government agencies
research organizations
public interest groups
gptkbp:community_outreach gptkb:educational_programs
community engagement
gptkbp:consists_of two facilities
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics_2017
gptkbp:facilities gptkb:LIGO_Hanford_Observatory
gptkb:LIGO_Livingston_Observatory
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:general_relativity
astrophysics
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1992
gptkbp:future_plans upgrade to Advanced LIGO
global network of detectors
next generation observatories
gptkbp:goal detect cosmic events
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LIGO observatories
gptkbp:impact advancement of physics
understanding of the universe
testing general relativity
multimessenger astronomy
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:provides_information_on open data policy
gptkbp:publications gptkb:conference
peer-reviewed journals
technical reports
theses
gptkbp:research_focus cosmic events
black hole physics
gravitational wave sources
neutron star physics
gptkbp:sensor September 14, 2015
gptkbp:significant_event merger of black holes
merger of neutron stars
gptkbp:technology interferometry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5