Triple

T4012902
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Explorer 1 E90686 entity
Predicate carriedInstrument P24804 FINISHED
Object Geiger–Müller tube
A Geiger–Müller tube is a gas-filled radiation detector used to measure ionizing particles such as alpha, beta, and gamma radiation.
 E406319 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: Geiger–Müller tube | Statement: [Explorer 1, carriedInstrument, Geiger–Müller tube]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Geiger–Müller tube
Context triple: [Explorer 1, carriedInstrument, Geiger–Müller tube]
  • A. Radiometer
    Radiometer is a medical technology company specializing in acute care testing solutions such as blood gas analysis and related diagnostic equipment.
  • B. Fleming valve
    The Fleming valve is an early thermionic vacuum tube diode invented by John Ambrose Fleming that enabled the rectification and detection of radio signals, laying groundwork for modern electronics.
  • C. Nernst–Lamp
    The Nernst–Lamp is an early type of electric lamp that used a heated ceramic rod as a light-emitting element and played a significant role in the development of incandescent lighting technology.
  • D. Mössbauer Spectrometer
    The Mössbauer Spectrometer is a highly sensitive instrument that uses gamma-ray resonance absorption to determine the mineralogical and chemical composition of iron-bearing rocks and soils.
  • E. RADOM-7 (Radiation Monitor)
    RADOM-7 is a spaceborne radiation monitoring instrument used to measure and characterize the radiation environment encountered by spacecraft such as Chandrayaan-1.
  • 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: Geiger–Müller tube
Triple: [Explorer 1, carriedInstrument, Geiger–Müller tube]
Generated description
A Geiger–Müller tube is a gas-filled radiation detector used to measure ionizing particles such as alpha, beta, and gamma radiation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Geiger–Müller tube
Target entity description: A Geiger–Müller tube is a gas-filled radiation detector used to measure ionizing particles such as alpha, beta, and gamma radiation.
  • A. Radiometer
    Radiometer is a medical technology company specializing in acute care testing solutions such as blood gas analysis and related diagnostic equipment.
  • B. Fleming valve
    The Fleming valve is an early thermionic vacuum tube diode invented by John Ambrose Fleming that enabled the rectification and detection of radio signals, laying groundwork for modern electronics.
  • C. Nernst–Lamp
    The Nernst–Lamp is an early type of electric lamp that used a heated ceramic rod as a light-emitting element and played a significant role in the development of incandescent lighting technology.
  • D. Mössbauer Spectrometer
    The Mössbauer Spectrometer is a highly sensitive instrument that uses gamma-ray resonance absorption to determine the mineralogical and chemical composition of iron-bearing rocks and soils.
  • E. RADOM-7 (Radiation Monitor)
    RADOM-7 is a spaceborne radiation monitoring instrument used to measure and characterize the radiation environment encountered by spacecraft such as Chandrayaan-1.
  • 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_69aed95e44088190aff7d90a151b1b20 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aefa893ce08190b8fe49a11123738d completed March 9, 2026, 4:51 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b54c70eb7c8190bc5c4086b756c9c4 completed March 14, 2026, 11:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b54d1898d48190b717a17ad366918d completed March 14, 2026, 11:57 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b54ded2e6c8190a6dc9ce2f5d474b8 completed March 14, 2026, noon
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:35 p.m.