AMANDA experiment
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The AMANDA experiment was an early Antarctic neutrino telescope that pioneered the technique of using deep-ice Cherenkov detectors to observe high-energy neutrinos from cosmic sources.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| AMANDA experiment canonical | 1 |
| Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AMANDA experiment Context triple: [IceCube Neutrino Observatory, predecessor, AMANDA experiment]
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IceCube Neutrino Observatory
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a massive, cubic-kilometer-scale neutrino detector embedded deep in Antarctic ice, designed to observe high-energy neutrinos from cosmic sources.
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Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory is a deep underground Canadian physics facility that made landmark measurements of solar neutrinos, providing key evidence for neutrino oscillations and mass.
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Baksan Neutrino Observatory
The Baksan Neutrino Observatory is a Russian underground research facility in the Caucasus Mountains dedicated to detecting neutrinos and studying rare subatomic processes in a low-background environment.
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Borexino
Borexino is a large liquid scintillator neutrino detector located at Italy’s Gran Sasso National Laboratory, designed to study low-energy solar and other neutrinos with extremely low background levels.
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LBNE experiment
The LBNE (Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment) was a proposed U.S.-based long-baseline neutrino physics project that laid the groundwork for what became the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE).
- 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: AMANDA experiment Target entity description: The AMANDA experiment was an early Antarctic neutrino telescope that pioneered the technique of using deep-ice Cherenkov detectors to observe high-energy neutrinos from cosmic sources.
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IceCube Neutrino Observatory
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a massive, cubic-kilometer-scale neutrino detector embedded deep in Antarctic ice, designed to observe high-energy neutrinos from cosmic sources.
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B.
Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory is a deep underground Canadian physics facility that made landmark measurements of solar neutrinos, providing key evidence for neutrino oscillations and mass.
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C.
Baksan Neutrino Observatory
The Baksan Neutrino Observatory is a Russian underground research facility in the Caucasus Mountains dedicated to detecting neutrinos and studying rare subatomic processes in a low-background environment.
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D.
Borexino
Borexino is a large liquid scintillator neutrino detector located at Italy’s Gran Sasso National Laboratory, designed to study low-energy solar and other neutrinos with extremely low background levels.
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E.
LBNE experiment
The LBNE (Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment) was a proposed U.S.-based long-baseline neutrino physics project that laid the groundwork for what became the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cherenkov detector
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astroparticle physics experiment ⓘ neutrino telescope ⓘ |
| acronym | AMANDA ⓘ |
| collaborationSize | over 50 scientists ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dataTakingLocation |
South Pole ice cap
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linked to:
South Pole
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| dataUsedFor |
limits on diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux
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measurement of atmospheric neutrino flux ⓘ searches for neutrinos from WIMP annihilation in the Sun ⓘ searches for point-like neutrino sources ⓘ |
| decommissionYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| depthRange | about 1500–2000 meters below ice surface ⓘ |
| detectionMethod | Cherenkov radiation ⓘ |
| detectorType | deep-ice Cherenkov detector ⓘ |
| field |
astrophysics
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neutrino astronomy ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| firstDataTakingYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array
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linked to:
AMANDA experiment
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| hostInstitution | University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| inspired | design of IceCube Neutrino Observatory ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
IceCube detector operations
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linked to:
IceCube Collaboration
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| locatedIn |
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station
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Antarctica ⓘ |
| observes | upward-going muons from neutrino interactions ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
1990s
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2000s ⓘ |
| pioneered | use of deep Antarctic ice as a Cherenkov medium ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | detection of high-energy extraterrestrial neutrinos ⓘ |
| secondaryGoal |
search for dark matter annihilation signatures
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search for neutrinos from active galactic nuclei ⓘ search for neutrinos from gamma-ray bursts ⓘ study of atmospheric neutrinos ⓘ |
| startConstructionYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| studies |
cosmic neutrino sources
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high-energy neutrinos ⓘ |
| successor | IceCube Neutrino Observatory ⓘ |
| telescopeType | under-ice neutrino telescope ⓘ |
| usesComponent |
optical modules
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photomultiplier tubes ⓘ |
| usesMedium | Antarctic ice ⓘ |
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Subject: AMANDA experiment Description of subject: The AMANDA experiment was an early Antarctic neutrino telescope that pioneered the technique of using deep-ice Cherenkov detectors to observe high-energy neutrinos from cosmic sources.
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linked to: AMANDA experiment