Triple
T15839373
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | RXTE |
E384061
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entity |
| Predicate | instruments |
P119858
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FINISHED |
| Object |
High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment
The High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment (HEXTE) was a key instrument on NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellite designed to study rapid variability and spectra of high-energy cosmic X-ray sources such as black holes and neutron stars.
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E384061
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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: High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment | Statement: [RXTE, instruments, High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment Context triple: [RXTE, instruments, High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment]
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A.
X-ray Timing Instrument
The X-ray Timing Instrument is a high-precision detector system on NASA’s NICER mission designed to measure rapid X-ray brightness variations from neutron stars and other compact objects.
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B.
Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology
Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT) is a NASA demonstration mission that tests the use of X-ray pulsars for autonomous spacecraft navigation in space.
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C.
RXTE
RXTE (Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer) was a NASA satellite observatory dedicated to studying time-variable X-ray sources such as neutron stars, black holes, and active galactic nuclei.
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D.
Gamma-ray Burst Monitor
The Gamma-ray Burst Monitor is an instrument aboard NASA’s Fermi space telescope designed to detect and study gamma-ray bursts across a wide field of view.
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E.
XMM-Newton mission
The XMM-Newton mission is a European Space Agency X-ray observatory launched in 1999 to study high-energy phenomena such as black holes, neutron stars, and active galaxies.
- 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: High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment Triple: [RXTE, instruments, High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment]
Generated description
The High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment (HEXTE) was a key instrument on NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellite designed to study rapid variability and spectra of high-energy cosmic X-ray sources such as black holes and neutron stars.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment Target entity description: The High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment (HEXTE) was a key instrument on NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellite designed to study rapid variability and spectra of high-energy cosmic X-ray sources such as black holes and neutron stars.
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A.
X-ray Timing Instrument
The X-ray Timing Instrument is a high-precision detector system on NASA’s NICER mission designed to measure rapid X-ray brightness variations from neutron stars and other compact objects.
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B.
Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology
Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT) is a NASA demonstration mission that tests the use of X-ray pulsars for autonomous spacecraft navigation in space.
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C.
RXTE
chosen
RXTE (Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer) was a NASA satellite observatory dedicated to studying time-variable X-ray sources such as neutron stars, black holes, and active galactic nuclei.
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D.
Gamma-ray Burst Monitor
The Gamma-ray Burst Monitor is an instrument aboard NASA’s Fermi space telescope designed to detect and study gamma-ray bursts across a wide field of view.
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E.
XMM-Newton mission
The XMM-Newton mission is a European Space Agency X-ray observatory launched in 1999 to study high-energy phenomena such as black holes, neutron stars, and active galaxies.
- F. None of above.
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_69d86da34c888190976e06c4019d415a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e142e4fa24819086a1a226082ac2d3 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffa13c931481908ed9fd10fddd867c |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:03 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffa419c6dc81908c9678f8434530f8 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffa4cff5088190a7f11fd62941f4fb |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:19 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:49 a.m.