ATA

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SETI instrument interferometric array radio telescope array

ATA is the acronym for the Allen Telescope Array, a large-scale radio telescope array in California designed for astronomical observations and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
ATA canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T807279 — 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: ATA
Context triple: [Allen Telescope Array, alsoKnownAs, ATA]

A. ATA
ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment), commonly known as IDE, is a standard interface used to connect storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a computer's motherboard.
B. ATS
ATS is the abbreviation for the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the women's branch of the British Army during the Second World War.
C. ATAS
ATAS is the commonly used acronym for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the organization best known for administering the Primetime Emmy Awards.
D. BAT
BAT is a major multinational tobacco company known for producing and marketing cigarettes and other nicotine products worldwide.
E. ATE
ATE is a U.S. National Science Foundation program that supports the education and training of technicians for advanced technology fields through partnerships between two-year colleges, industry, and other educational institutions.
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: ATA
Target entity description: ATA is the acronym for the Allen Telescope Array, a large-scale radio telescope array in California designed for astronomical observations and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

A. ATA
ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment), commonly known as IDE, is a standard interface used to connect storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a computer's motherboard.
B. ATS
ATS is the abbreviation for the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the women's branch of the British Army during the Second World War.
C. ATAS
ATAS is the commonly used acronym for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the organization best known for administering the Primetime Emmy Awards.
D. BAT
BAT is a major multinational tobacco company known for producing and marketing cigarettes and other nicotine products worldwide.
E. ATE
ATE is a U.S. National Science Foundation program that supports the education and training of technicians for advanced technology fields through partnerships between two-year colleges, industry, and other educational institutions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	SETI instrument ⓘ interferometric array ⓘ radio telescope array ⓘ
acronym	ATA ⓘ
affiliation	SETI Institute research programs ⓘ UC Berkeley SETI Research Center ⓘ linked to: Radio Astronomy Laboratory at UC Berkeley
collaborator	Radio Astronomy Laboratory at UC Berkeley ⓘ
constructionStartDate	2004 ⓘ
correlatorType	wide-field imaging correlator ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dataProcessing	real-time digital signal processing ⓘ
designedFor	radio astronomy ⓘ search for extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ
designFeature	large field of view ⓘ modular, expandable array ⓘ simultaneous imaging and SETI observations ⓘ wideband receivers ⓘ
dishDiameter	6.1 meters ⓘ
firstLightDate	2007 ⓘ
frequencyCoverage	approximately 0.5–11.2 GHz ⓘ
fundedBy	Paul G. Allen ⓘ linked to: Paul Allen Paul G. Allen Family Foundation ⓘ
fundingModel	public–private partnership ⓘ
infrastructure	fiber-optic data links from antennas to central correlator ⓘ
initialOperationalAntennas	42 ⓘ
locatedAt	Hat Creek Radio Observatory ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Shasta County, California ⓘ linked to: Shasta County
mountType	alt-azimuth ⓘ
namedAfter	Paul G. Allen ⓘ linked to: Paul Allen
notableFor	first radio telescope built specifically for SETI and radio astronomy together ⓘ
observatoryCode	ATA ⓘ
operator	SETI Institute ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
originalDesignNumberOfAntennas	350 ⓘ
primaryUse	SETI observations ⓘ astronomical observations ⓘ
scientificGoal	detect narrowband radio signals from extraterrestrial civilizations ⓘ study radio emission from galaxies ⓘ study radio emission from planets ⓘ study radio emission from stars ⓘ study transient radio sources ⓘ survey large areas of the sky ⓘ
standsFor	Allen Telescope Array ⓘ Large Number of Small Dishes ⓘ
telescopeType	LNSD array ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Allen Telescope Array → alsoKnownAs → ATA ⓘ

Allen Telescope Array → acronym → ATA ⓘ

subject linked to: ATA

Allen Telescope Array → observatoryCode → ATA ⓘ