LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory)

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LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) is a large-scale physics experiment and observatory designed to detect and study gravitational waves using highly sensitive laser interferometry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf binary black hole merger ⓘ
gravitational-wave observatory ⓘ
laser interferometer ⓘ
physics experiment ⓘ
scientific collaboration ⓘ
second-generation gravitational-wave detector ⓘ
abbreviation LIGO ⓘ
armLength 4 kilometers ⓘ
collaboratesWith KAGRA ⓘ
Virgo interferometer ⓘ
commissioningPeriod 2015 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1990s ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dataPolicy public data releases after proprietary period ⓘ
dataUsedFor multi-messenger astronomy ⓘ
field astrophysics ⓘ
experimental physics ⓘ
gravitational-wave astronomy ⓘ
firstDetectionAnnouncementDate 2016-02-11 ⓘ
firstDetectionEventName GW150914 ⓘ
firstDirectDetectionOfGravitationalWaves 2015-09-14 ⓘ
firstObservationRun 2002 ⓘ
focusesOn gravitational-wave detection ⓘ
fullName Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ⓘ
fundedBy National Science Foundation ⓘ
hasArm X-arm ⓘ
Y-arm ⓘ
hasConfiguration Michelson interferometer ⓘ
power-recycled interferometer ⓘ
signal-recycled interferometer ⓘ
hasSite LIGO Hanford Observatory ⓘ
LIGO Livingston Observatory ⓘ
keyScientist Barry C. Barish ⓘ
Kip S. Thorne ⓘ
linked to: Kip Thorne

Rainer Weiss ⓘ
location Hanford, Washington, United States ⓘ
Livingston, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
operatedBy Caltech ⓘ
MIT ⓘ
partOf LIGO Scientific Collaboration ⓘ
receivedPrize 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics (to key LIGO scientists) ⓘ
scientificGoal detect gravitational waves ⓘ
probe neutron star physics ⓘ
search for stochastic gravitational-wave background ⓘ
study black holes ⓘ
study compact binary mergers ⓘ
test general relativity ⓘ
upgrade Advanced LIGO ⓘ
usesTechnology Fabry–Pérot arm cavities ⓘ
laser interferometry ⓘ
suspended mirrors ⓘ
vacuum system ⓘ
website https://www.ligo.org/ ⓘ

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Kip Thorne → coFounderOf → LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) ⓘ
Barry Barish → notableProject → Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) ⓘ
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LIGO Scientific Collaboration → operates → LIGO Hanford Observatory ⓘ
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LIGO Scientific Collaboration → operates → LIGO Livingston Observatory ⓘ
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LIGO Scientific Collaboration → usesInstrument → Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ⓘ
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LIGO Scientific Collaboration → parentProject → LIGO Laboratory ⓘ
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Rainer Weiss → notableWork → Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ⓘ
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Rainer Weiss → notableWork → LIGO ⓘ
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Barry C. Barish → notableWork → Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ⓘ
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Barry C. Barish → notableWork → LIGO ⓘ
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Barry C. Barish → participatedIn → LIGO project ⓘ
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LIGO → fullName → Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ⓘ
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LIGO → abbreviation → LIGO ⓘ
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LIGO → hasSite → LIGO Hanford Observatory ⓘ
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LIGO → hasSite → LIGO Livingston Observatory ⓘ
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LIGO → upgrade → Advanced LIGO ⓘ
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Edoardo Amaldi Conference series → hasTopic → LIGO ⓘ
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Bruce Allen → affiliation → LIGO Laboratory ⓘ
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Ronald Drever → coFounderOf → LIGO ⓘ
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TAMA 300 gravitational wave detector → contemporaryWith → initial LIGO ⓘ
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TAMA 300 gravitational wave detector → relatedProject → LIGO ⓘ
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Barry Barish → knownFor → LIGO ⓘ
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Barry Clark Barish → notableProject → Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ⓘ
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KAGRA gravitational-wave detector → partnerDetector → LIGO ⓘ
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GW170814 → detectedBy → LIGO ⓘ
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GW170814 → detectedByInstrument → Advanced LIGO ⓘ
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GW170814 → hasDetectorSite → LIGO Hanford Observatory ⓘ
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GW170814 → hasDetectorSite → LIGO Livingston Observatory ⓘ
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LIGO Scientific Collaboration → operates → LIGO detectors ⓘ
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LIGO Scientific Collaboration → associatedWith → LIGO Laboratory ⓘ
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LIGO Scientific Collaboration → usesInstrument → LIGO Hanford Observatory ⓘ
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LIGO Scientific Collaboration → usesInstrument → LIGO Livingston Observatory ⓘ
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GW150914 → detectedAt → LIGO Hanford Observatory ⓘ
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GW150914 → detectedAt → LIGO Livingston Observatory ⓘ
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GW150914 → observatoryNetwork → Advanced LIGO ⓘ
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Virgo interferometer → collaboratesWith → LIGO ⓘ
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LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA network → hasPart → LIGO Hanford Observatory ⓘ
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LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA network → hasPart → LIGO Livingston Observatory ⓘ
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O1 → usesDetector → Advanced LIGO Livingston Observatory ⓘ
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O2 → usesDetector → Advanced LIGO Hanford Observatory ⓘ
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O2 → usesDetector → Advanced LIGO Livingston Observatory ⓘ
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O3 → usesDetector → LIGO Hanford Observatory ⓘ
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O3 → usesDetector → LIGO Livingston Observatory ⓘ
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O3 → relatedTo → Advanced LIGO ⓘ
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GW170817 → detectedBy → LIGO ⓘ
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Livingston, Louisiana, United States → hasNearbyFacility → LIGO Livingston Observatory ⓘ
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Livingston, Louisiana, United States → majorScientificFacility → LIGO Livingston Observatory ⓘ
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Livingston, Louisiana, United States → gravitationalWaveResearchSite → LIGO Livingston Observatory ⓘ
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