Triple

T18481907
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject damped Lyman-alpha system E451580 entity
Predicate contrastedWith P278 FINISHED
Object Lyman-alpha forest absorbers
Lyman-alpha forest absorbers are numerous, relatively low-density intergalactic hydrogen clouds seen as a series of narrow absorption lines in quasar spectra, tracing the large-scale structure of the universe.
E1326074 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Lyman-alpha forest absorbers | Statement: [damped Lyman-alpha system, contrastedWith, Lyman-alpha forest absorbers]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lyman-alpha forest absorbers
Context triple: [damped Lyman-alpha system, contrastedWith, Lyman-alpha forest absorbers]
  • A. damped Lyman-alpha systems
    Damped Lyman-alpha systems are high-column-density neutral hydrogen gas clouds observed in quasar spectra, serving as key probes of the interstellar medium and chemical evolution of galaxies in the early universe.
  • B. Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project
    The Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project is a lunar science instrument that uses ultraviolet Lyman-alpha emissions to map and study the Moon’s surface, particularly its polar regions and potential water ice deposits.
  • C. Lyman-δ
    Lyman-δ is the fourth spectral line in the Lyman series of hydrogen, corresponding to an electron transition from the n=5 to the n=1 energy level in the ultraviolet region.
  • D. The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe
    The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe is a foundational cosmology book by James Peebles that systematically develops the theory and observations of how matter is distributed on the largest cosmic scales.
  • E. Lyman-β
    Lyman-β is the second spectral line in the hydrogen Lyman series, corresponding to an electron transition from the fourth to the first energy level and emitting ultraviolet radiation.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Lyman-alpha forest absorbers
Triple: [damped Lyman-alpha system, contrastedWith, Lyman-alpha forest absorbers]
Generated description
Lyman-alpha forest absorbers are numerous, relatively low-density intergalactic hydrogen clouds seen as a series of narrow absorption lines in quasar spectra, tracing the large-scale structure of the universe.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lyman-alpha forest absorbers
Target entity description: Lyman-alpha forest absorbers are numerous, relatively low-density intergalactic hydrogen clouds seen as a series of narrow absorption lines in quasar spectra, tracing the large-scale structure of the universe.
  • A. damped Lyman-alpha systems
    Damped Lyman-alpha systems are high-column-density neutral hydrogen gas clouds observed in quasar spectra, serving as key probes of the interstellar medium and chemical evolution of galaxies in the early universe.
  • B. Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project
    The Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project is a lunar science instrument that uses ultraviolet Lyman-alpha emissions to map and study the Moon’s surface, particularly its polar regions and potential water ice deposits.
  • C. Lyman-δ
    Lyman-δ is the fourth spectral line in the Lyman series of hydrogen, corresponding to an electron transition from the n=5 to the n=1 energy level in the ultraviolet region.
  • D. The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe
    The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe is a foundational cosmology book by James Peebles that systematically develops the theory and observations of how matter is distributed on the largest cosmic scales.
  • E. Lyman-β
    Lyman-β is the second spectral line in the hydrogen Lyman series, corresponding to an electron transition from the fourth to the first energy level and emitting ultraviolet radiation.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d8d38465a0819099b9b42d2a662ac1 completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e531d3d13c81909c52d797360b840a completed April 19, 2026, 7:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a043f2f64848190808075254008e6e1 completed May 13, 2026, 9:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a043fb7db388190bb50cfade4f025f9 completed May 13, 2026, 9:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a044063c6048190b65620af8ceed897 completed May 13, 2026, 9:12 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:35 a.m.