ALMA Regional Center (Japan node)
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The ALMA Regional Center (Japan node) is a support and operations hub in Japan that assists astronomers in using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, providing user support, data services, and technical expertise.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ALMA Regional Center (Japan node) canonical | 1 |
| ALMA Regional Centre in East Asia | 1 |
| ALMA Regional Centre in Europe | 1 |
| East Asian ALMA Regional Centre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7459274 — 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: ALMA Regional Center (Japan node) Context triple: [NAOJ, operates, ALMA Regional Center (Japan node)]
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A.
ALMA Operations Support Facility
The ALMA Operations Support Facility is the main technical and logistical base that supports the operation, maintenance, and administration of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in northern Chile.
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B.
Joint ALMA Observatory
The Joint ALMA Observatory is the international organization responsible for managing and operating the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope facility in Chile.
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C.
Submillimeter Array
The Submillimeter Array is a radio interferometer of eight 6-meter telescopes that observes the universe at submillimeter wavelengths, enabling high-resolution studies of cold gas, dust, and star-forming regions in space.
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D.
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array is a powerful astronomical observatory composed of dozens of radio antennas that study the cold universe—such as star and planet formation—by observing millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths.
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E.
Atacama Compact Array
The Atacama Compact Array is a subset of smaller, closely spaced radio telescopes within the ALMA observatory designed to improve imaging of extended astronomical objects at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths.
- 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: ALMA Regional Center (Japan node) Target entity description: The ALMA Regional Center (Japan node) is a support and operations hub in Japan that assists astronomers in using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, providing user support, data services, and technical expertise.
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A.
ALMA Operations Support Facility
The ALMA Operations Support Facility is the main technical and logistical base that supports the operation, maintenance, and administration of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in northern Chile.
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B.
Joint ALMA Observatory
The Joint ALMA Observatory is the international organization responsible for managing and operating the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope facility in Chile.
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C.
Submillimeter Array
The Submillimeter Array is a radio interferometer of eight 6-meter telescopes that observes the universe at submillimeter wavelengths, enabling high-resolution studies of cold gas, dust, and star-forming regions in space.
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D.
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array is a powerful astronomical observatory composed of dozens of radio antennas that study the cold universe—such as star and planet formation—by observing millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths.
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E.
Atacama Compact Array
The Atacama Compact Array is a subset of smaller, closely spaced radio telescopes within the ALMA observatory designed to improve imaging of extended astronomical objects at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ALMA Regional Center node
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astronomy support center ⓘ research infrastructure support hub ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
ALMA Observatory
ⓘ
linked to:
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ALMA data archive access
ⓘ
ALMA operations ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| field |
millimeter astronomy
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radio astronomy ⓘ submillimeter astronomy ⓘ |
| focus |
support for ALMA proposals and observations
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support for analysis of ALMA science data ⓘ |
| hasRole |
data services provider
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operations support hub ⓘ user support hub ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Japan ⓘ |
| offers |
helpdesk support for ALMA users
ⓘ
training on ALMA data reduction software ⓘ |
| partOf |
ALMA Regional Center network
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linked to:
ALMA Regional Centers
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array user support system ⓘ |
| provides |
data services for ALMA observations
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observing support for ALMA projects ⓘ post-observation data reduction support ⓘ proposal preparation support for ALMA ⓘ technical expertise for ALMA data analysis ⓘ user support for ALMA astronomers ⓘ |
| purpose |
to assist astronomers in using ALMA
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to facilitate access to ALMA data ⓘ to provide technical support for ALMA observations ⓘ |
| serves |
professional astronomers
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students and early-career researchers using ALMA ⓘ |
| supports |
East Asian ALMA users
ⓘ
Japanese ALMA user community ⓘ astronomers using ALMA ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ALMA Regional Center (Japan node) Description of subject: The ALMA Regional Center (Japan node) is a support and operations hub in Japan that assists astronomers in using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, providing user support, data services, and technical expertise.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ALMA Regional Center (Japan node)
linked to: ALMA Regional Center (Japan node)
linked to: ALMA Regional Center (Japan node)