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gptkbp:instanceOf
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research
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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over 100 institutions worldwide
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gptkbp:arms
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4 kilometers
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gptkbp:collaboratesWith
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gptkb:KAGRA
gptkb:Virgo_Collaboration
over 1000 scientists
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:dataAnalysis
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gptkb:machine_learning
Bayesian inference
matched filtering
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:David_Reitze
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gptkbp:field
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gravitational wave astronomy
physics
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gptkbp:firstDetection
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2015
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gptkbp:firstEvent
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gptkb:GW150914
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gptkbp:founded
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1992
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Laser_Interferometer_Gravitational-Wave_Observatory
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
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gptkbp:governingBody
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gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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LIGO project
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Hanford,_Washington
gptkb:Livingston,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:mirrorMass
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40 kg
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gptkbp:mirrorMaterial
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gptkb:fused_silica
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gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear
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gptkb:Rainer_Weiss
gptkb:Kip_S._Thorne
gptkb:Barry_C._Barish
2017
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gptkbp:notableFinds
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binary black hole merger
binary neutron star merger
first direct detection of gravitational waves
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gptkbp:notablePublication
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gptkb:GW170817:_Observation_of_Gravitational_Waves_from_a_Binary_Neutron_Star_Inspiral_(2017)
gptkb:Observation_of_Gravitational_Waves_from_a_Binary_Black_Hole_Merger_(2016)
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gptkbp:notableRelease
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gptkb:Advanced_LIGO
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
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gptkbp:outreach
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gptkb:LIGO_Science_Education_Center
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gptkbp:purpose
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detect gravitational waves
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:KAGRA
gptkb:Virgo
gptkb:Einstein_Telescope
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gptkbp:releaseDate
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Open data policy
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gptkbp:sensitivity
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detects distortions smaller than a proton
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gptkbp:sensorType
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laser interferometer
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gptkbp:status
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operational
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gptkbp:technology
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gptkb:vacuum
laser interferometry
seismic isolation
mirror suspension
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gptkbp:type
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strain data
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gptkbp:upgradeYear
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2015
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Nergis_Mavalvala
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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