NSF Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NSF_Laser_Interferometer_Gravitational-Wave_Observatory
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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:LIGO
gptkbp:arms 4 kilometers
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:field gravitational wave astronomy
gptkbp:firstDetection September 14, 2015
gptkbp:firstEvent gptkb:GW150914
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NSF Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hanford,_Washington
gptkb:Livingston,_Louisiana
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear gptkb:2017_Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:notable_for binary black hole merger
binary neutron star merger
gptkbp:notableRelease gptkb:Advanced_LIGO
gptkbp:opened 2002
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:purpose detect gravitational waves
gptkbp:technology laser interferometry
gptkbp:website https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3