Samuel C. C. Ting
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Samuel C. C. Ting is a Nobel Prize–winning American physicist renowned for co-discovering the J/ψ particle and leading major international experiments in particle and cosmic-ray physics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel C. C. Ting canonical | 4 |
| Burton Richter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel C. C. Ting Context triple: [AMS-02 experiment, collaborationLedBy, Samuel C. C. Ting]
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T. D. Lee
T. D. Lee is a Chinese-American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on parity violation in weak interactions.
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Owen Chamberlain
Owen Chamberlain was an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known for co-discovering the antiproton.
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Leon Lederman
Leon Lederman was an American experimental physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in particle physics, including the discovery of the muon neutrino and contributions to the development of the Standard Model.
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D.
C. N. Yang
C. N. Yang is a Chinese-American theoretical physicist renowned for his work on gauge theory and the Yang–Mills theory, which profoundly shaped modern particle physics.
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E.
Masatoshi Koshiba
Masatoshi Koshiba was a Japanese physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in neutrino astronomy and the development of underground neutrino detectors.
- 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: Samuel C. C. Ting Target entity description: Samuel C. C. Ting is a Nobel Prize–winning American physicist renowned for co-discovering the J/ψ particle and leading major international experiments in particle and cosmic-ray physics.
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A.
T. D. Lee
T. D. Lee is a Chinese-American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on parity violation in weak interactions.
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B.
Owen Chamberlain
Owen Chamberlain was an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known for co-discovering the antiproton.
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C.
Leon Lederman
Leon Lederman was an American experimental physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in particle physics, including the discovery of the muon neutrino and contributions to the development of the Standard Model.
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D.
C. N. Yang
C. N. Yang is a Chinese-American theoretical physicist renowned for his work on gauge theory and the Yang–Mills theory, which profoundly shaped modern particle physics.
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E.
Masatoshi Koshiba
Masatoshi Koshiba was a Japanese physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in neutrino astronomy and the development of underground neutrino detectors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physics
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experimental physicist ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science
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Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ Master of Science ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft High Energy and Particle Physics Prize
NERFINISHED
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Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award NERFINISHED ⓘ J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| coRecipientOfNobelPrizeWith | Burton Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-01-27 ⓘ |
| discovered | J/ψ meson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Lawrence W. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Chinese ⓘ |
| experimentInvolvedIn | Mark I experiment at SLAC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experimentLed |
Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
NERFINISHED
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L3 experiment at LEP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cosmic-ray physics
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experimental high-energy physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResidence | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-discovery of the J/ψ particle
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leadership of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment ⓘ precision measurements in electron–positron collisions ⓘ research in cosmic rays ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Chinese Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontifical Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ United States National Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Samuel C. C. Ting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physics ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | for the discovery of a heavy elementary particle of a new kind ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Nima Arkani-Hamed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Physics at MIT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
search for antimatter in cosmic rays
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search for dark matter signatures in cosmic rays ⓘ |
| workplace |
CERN
NERFINISHED
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DESY NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Samuel C. C. Ting Description of subject: Samuel C. C. Ting is a Nobel Prize–winning American physicist renowned for co-discovering the J/ψ particle and leading major international experiments in particle and cosmic-ray physics.
Referenced by (5)
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Burton Richter