FIELDS
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FIELDS is a scientific instrument suite on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe designed to measure electric and magnetic fields, radio emissions, and plasma waves in the Sun’s outer atmosphere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| FIELDS canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6204824 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIELDS Context triple: [Parker Solar Probe, hasInstrument, FIELDS]
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Fields
Fields is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across diverse fields such as entertainment, sports, and academia.
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Field
Field is a large-scale installation artwork by Antony Gormley consisting of thousands of small, hand-formed clay figures densely arranged to transform and animate architectural space.
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Field
Field is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across business, politics, sports, and the arts.
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Campo
Campo is a town located in the South Region of Brazil.
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Fields Corner
Fields Corner is a rapid transit station in Dorchester, Boston, serving as a key stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Red Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIELDS Target entity description: FIELDS is a scientific instrument suite on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe designed to measure electric and magnetic fields, radio emissions, and plasma waves in the Sun’s outer atmosphere.
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A.
Fields
Fields is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across diverse fields such as entertainment, sports, and academia.
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B.
Field
Field is a large-scale installation artwork by Antony Gormley consisting of thousands of small, hand-formed clay figures densely arranged to transform and animate architectural space.
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C.
Field
Field is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across business, politics, sports, and the arts.
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D.
Campo
Campo is a town located in the South Region of Brazil.
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E.
Fields Corner
Fields Corner is a rapid transit station in Dorchester, Boston, serving as a key stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Red Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magnetometer suite
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plasma wave instrument ⓘ scientific instrument suite ⓘ spacecraft instrument ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
modeling solar wind conditions
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space weather research ⓘ studying solar energetic particle events ⓘ |
| designedTo |
characterize solar wind turbulence
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measure electric fields ⓘ measure magnetic fields ⓘ measure plasma waves ⓘ measure quasi-static and fluctuating fields ⓘ measure radio emissions ⓘ study Sun’s outer atmosphere ⓘ study energy transport in the solar corona ⓘ |
| environment |
inner heliosphere
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near-Sun heliosphere ⓘ solar corona ⓘ |
| hostMissionAgency |
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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linked to:
Goddard Space Flight Center
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| launchDate | 2018-08-12 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Delta IV Heavy (Parker Solar Probe launch)
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linked to:
Delta IV Heavy
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| locatedOn |
Parker Solar Probe spacecraft boom
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linked to:
Parker Solar Probe
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| measures |
Poynting flux
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electric field fluctuations ⓘ high-frequency electric fields ⓘ low-frequency electric fields ⓘ plasma wave spectra ⓘ quasi-DC magnetic fields ⓘ radio frequency emissions ⓘ vector magnetic field ⓘ |
| mission |
Parker Solar Probe mission
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linked to:
Parker Solar Probe
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| observes |
coronal mass ejections
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interplanetary shocks ⓘ solar radio bursts ⓘ solar wind ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Parker Solar Probe ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
characterize wave–particle interactions in the solar wind
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measure properties of interplanetary shocks ⓘ study magnetic reconnection near the Sun ⓘ study radio bursts from solar activity ⓘ understand coronal heating ⓘ understand solar wind acceleration ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Parker Solar Probe ⓘ |
| uses |
electric field antennas
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fluxgate magnetometers ⓘ radio and plasma wave receivers ⓘ search-coil magnetometers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FIELDS Description of subject: FIELDS is a scientific instrument suite on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe designed to measure electric and magnetic fields, radio emissions, and plasma waves in the Sun’s outer atmosphere.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.