Triple

T2742180
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert Hanbury Brown E60775 entity
Predicate hasNotableInstrumentNamedAfter P41308 FINISHED
Object Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer
The Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer was a pioneering astronomical instrument in Australia that used intensity interferometry to measure the angular diameters of hot stars with unprecedented precision.
E295263 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer | Statement: [Robert Hanbury Brown, hasNotableInstrumentNamedAfter, Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer
Context triple: [Robert Hanbury Brown, hasNotableInstrumentNamedAfter, Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer]
  • A. 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.
  • B. 43 Meter Telescope
    The 43 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia used for astronomical and atmospheric research.
  • C. Simonyi Survey Telescope
    The Simonyi Survey Telescope is a wide-field optical telescope designed for rapid, repeated imaging of the night sky as part of large-scale astronomical surveys.
  • D. SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope
    The SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope is a medium-sized optical telescope used for a wide range of astronomical research as part of the SMARTS consortium’s observing facilities.
  • E. SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope
    The SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope is a small optical telescope used for a wide range of astronomical observations as part of the SMARTS consortium’s facilities in Chile.
  • 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: Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer
Triple: [Robert Hanbury Brown, hasNotableInstrumentNamedAfter, Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer]
Generated description
The Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer was a pioneering astronomical instrument in Australia that used intensity interferometry to measure the angular diameters of hot stars with unprecedented precision.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer
Target entity description: The Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer was a pioneering astronomical instrument in Australia that used intensity interferometry to measure the angular diameters of hot stars with unprecedented precision.
  • A. 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.
  • B. 43 Meter Telescope
    The 43 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia used for astronomical and atmospheric research.
  • C. Simonyi Survey Telescope
    The Simonyi Survey Telescope is a wide-field optical telescope designed for rapid, repeated imaging of the night sky as part of large-scale astronomical surveys.
  • D. SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope
    The SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope is a medium-sized optical telescope used for a wide range of astronomical research as part of the SMARTS consortium’s observing facilities.
  • E. SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope
    The SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope is a small optical telescope used for a wide range of astronomical observations as part of the SMARTS consortium’s facilities in Chile.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasNotableInstrumentNamedAfter
Context triple: [Robert Hanbury Brown, hasNotableInstrumentNamedAfter, Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer]
  • A. notableInstrument
    Indicates that an entity is especially known for playing or being associated with a particular musical instrument.
  • B. hasMusicalInstrument
    Indicates that one entity possesses, uses, or is associated with a particular musical instrument.
  • C. introducedInstrument
    Indicates that one entity caused or brought about the initial use or adoption of a particular instrument by another entity or within a given context.
  • D. usesInstrument
    Indicates that an agent performs an action by employing a specific instrument or tool as the means to carry it out.
  • E. playedInstrument
    Indicates that an entity performed or used a particular musical instrument.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abd829f1e88190aab1d54f87c69714 completed March 7, 2026, 7:47 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69abd8dd05c48190b4f90031642c4091 completed March 7, 2026, 7:50 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.