Simons Observatory

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:country gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:detectorTechnology transition-edge sensor bolometers
gptkbp:elevation 5200 meters
gptkbp:focus gptkb:cosmology
neutrino physics
inflation
dark energy
dark matter
early universe
gravitational lensing
galaxy clusters
CMB polarization
B-mode polarization
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Heising-Simons_Foundation
gptkb:Simons_Foundation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Simons Observatory
gptkbp:instrument Large Aperture Telescope (LAT)
Small Aperture Telescopes (SATs)
gptkbp:LATDiameter 6 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Atacama_Desert
gptkbp:near gptkb:Atacama_Cosmology_Telescope
gptkb:ALMA
gptkb:Cerro_Toco
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites over 60,000
gptkbp:observingFrequencies 39 GHz
145 GHz
225 GHz
27 GHz
280 GHz
93 GHz
gptkbp:partner gptkb:Lawrence_Berkeley_National_Laboratory
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Diego
gptkb:University_of_Chile
gptkb:University_of_Manchester
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Pontificia_Universidad_Católica_de_Chile
other international partners
gptkbp:plannedFirstLight 2024
gptkbp:purpose cosmic microwave background observation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:CMB-S4
gptkb:South_Pole_Telescope
gptkb:Atacama_Cosmology_Telescope
gptkbp:SATDiameter 0.5 meters
gptkbp:status under construction
gptkbp:telescopeType microwave telescope
gptkbp:website https://simonsobservatory.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Atacama_Cosmology_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6