Triple

T2092621
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Zeeman effect E32703 entity
Predicate usedIn P98 FINISHED
Object Zeeman slower
A Zeeman slower is a device used in atomic physics to decelerate and cool atomic beams by combining a spatially varying magnetic field with laser light tuned using the Zeeman effect.
E232902 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Zeeman slower | Statement: [Zeeman effect, usedIn, Zeeman slower]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zeeman slower
Context triple: [Zeeman effect, usedIn, Zeeman slower]
  • A. Zeeman effect
    The Zeeman effect is the splitting of atomic or molecular spectral lines into multiple components when subjected to an external magnetic field, revealing information about energy levels and magnetic moments.
  • B. Kapitza–Dirac effect
    The Kapitza–Dirac effect is a quantum phenomenon in which a beam of particles, such as electrons or atoms, is diffracted by a standing wave of light, demonstrating the wave-particle duality of matter.
  • C. Saffman
    Saffman is a surname most notably associated with Philip G. Saffman, a prominent British-American applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist.
  • D. Fresnel
    Fresnel is a surname most famously associated with Augustin-Jean Fresnel, the French physicist whose pioneering work on wave optics and the Fresnel lens revolutionized the understanding and application of light.
  • E. Bardeen
    Bardeen is a surname most notably associated with John Bardeen, the American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice for his work on the transistor and superconductivity.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Zeeman slower
Triple: [Zeeman effect, usedIn, Zeeman slower]
Generated description
A Zeeman slower is a device used in atomic physics to decelerate and cool atomic beams by combining a spatially varying magnetic field with laser light tuned using the Zeeman effect.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zeeman slower
Target entity description: A Zeeman slower is a device used in atomic physics to decelerate and cool atomic beams by combining a spatially varying magnetic field with laser light tuned using the Zeeman effect.
  • A. Zeeman effect
    The Zeeman effect is the splitting of atomic or molecular spectral lines into multiple components when subjected to an external magnetic field, revealing information about energy levels and magnetic moments.
  • B. Kapitza–Dirac effect
    The Kapitza–Dirac effect is a quantum phenomenon in which a beam of particles, such as electrons or atoms, is diffracted by a standing wave of light, demonstrating the wave-particle duality of matter.
  • C. Saffman
    Saffman is a surname most notably associated with Philip G. Saffman, a prominent British-American applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist.
  • D. Fresnel
    Fresnel is a surname most famously associated with Augustin-Jean Fresnel, the French physicist whose pioneering work on wave optics and the Fresnel lens revolutionized the understanding and application of light.
  • E. Bardeen
    Bardeen is a surname most notably associated with John Bardeen, the American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice for his work on the transistor and superconductivity.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a885eba0708190999696a45cbec816 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abba774ca881909f83cf65ffeb24bb completed March 7, 2026, 5:41 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae2748f09c81908d471b02a185ec1e completed March 9, 2026, 1:50 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae27e4a6f88190a6af44f2cc822f31 completed March 9, 2026, 1:52 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae2876710c81909451744f48337998 completed March 9, 2026, 1:55 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:43 p.m.