Triple
T2742172
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Hanbury Brown |
E60775
|
entity |
| Predicate | coInventorOf |
P1858
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
intensity interferometer
An intensity interferometer is a type of astronomical instrument that measures correlations in the intensity of light to determine the angular size and structure of stars with very high precision.
|
E295262
|
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: intensity interferometer | Statement: [Robert Hanbury Brown, coInventorOf, intensity interferometer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: intensity interferometer Context triple: [Robert Hanbury Brown, coInventorOf, intensity interferometer]
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A.
Michelson interferometer
The Michelson interferometer is a precision optical instrument that splits and recombines light beams to measure extremely small differences in path length, widely used in fundamental physics experiments and metrology.
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B.
Very Long Baseline Interferometry
Very Long Baseline Interferometry is a radio astronomy technique that combines signals from widely separated antennas to achieve extremely high angular resolution and precisely measure geodetic and astronomical parameters.
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C.
Very Long Baseline Array
The Very Long Baseline Array is a continent-spanning network of ten radio telescopes used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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D.
20 Meter Telescope
The 20 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory used for astronomical research and education in radio astronomy.
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E.
Imaging IR Spectrometer
The Imaging IR Spectrometer is a Chandrayaan-2 orbiter instrument designed to map the Moon’s surface composition by measuring reflected and emitted infrared 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: intensity interferometer Triple: [Robert Hanbury Brown, coInventorOf, intensity interferometer]
Generated description
An intensity interferometer is a type of astronomical instrument that measures correlations in the intensity of light to determine the angular size and structure of stars with very high precision.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: intensity interferometer Target entity description: An intensity interferometer is a type of astronomical instrument that measures correlations in the intensity of light to determine the angular size and structure of stars with very high precision.
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A.
Michelson interferometer
The Michelson interferometer is a precision optical instrument that splits and recombines light beams to measure extremely small differences in path length, widely used in fundamental physics experiments and metrology.
-
B.
Very Long Baseline Interferometry
Very Long Baseline Interferometry is a radio astronomy technique that combines signals from widely separated antennas to achieve extremely high angular resolution and precisely measure geodetic and astronomical parameters.
-
C.
Very Long Baseline Array
The Very Long Baseline Array is a continent-spanning network of ten radio telescopes used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
-
D.
20 Meter Telescope
The 20 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory used for astronomical research and education in radio astronomy.
-
E.
Imaging IR Spectrometer
The Imaging IR Spectrometer is a Chandrayaan-2 orbiter instrument designed to map the Moon’s surface composition by measuring reflected and emitted infrared 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_69ab4b77febc819095603eb012cd141b |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdb303898819098a7d192e29817f8 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afbbcca19881908b2e2eb0478c3e45 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:35 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afbc758cc48190a96f80a850316ce3 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afbd7be9088190a19bed27249e95c4 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.