Triple
T5426975
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | delayed-choice experiment |
E121386
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entity |
| Predicate | involves |
P1256
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Mach–Zehnder interferometer
The Mach–Zehnder interferometer is an optical device that splits and recombines light beams to produce interference patterns, widely used to demonstrate and study fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and wave interference.
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E518522
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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: Mach–Zehnder interferometer | Statement: [delayed-choice experiment, involves, Mach–Zehnder interferometer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mach–Zehnder interferometer Context triple: [delayed-choice experiment, involves, Mach–Zehnder 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.
Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect
The Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect is a quantum optical phenomenon in which correlations in the arrival times of identical particles, such as photons, reveal their underlying statistical and coherence properties.
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C.
Cambridge interferometer arrays
The Cambridge interferometer arrays were pioneering radio astronomy instruments developed at the University of Cambridge that revolutionized the mapping of radio sources in the sky and contributed significantly to the development of aperture synthesis techniques.
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D.
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.
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E.
Moiré deflectometer
A Moiré deflectometer is a precision optical instrument that measures tiny angular deviations or deflections in particle or light beams by analyzing interference-like moiré fringe patterns formed by multiple gratings.
- 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: Mach–Zehnder interferometer Triple: [delayed-choice experiment, involves, Mach–Zehnder interferometer]
Generated description
The Mach–Zehnder interferometer is an optical device that splits and recombines light beams to produce interference patterns, widely used to demonstrate and study fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and wave interference.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mach–Zehnder interferometer Target entity description: The Mach–Zehnder interferometer is an optical device that splits and recombines light beams to produce interference patterns, widely used to demonstrate and study fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and wave interference.
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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.
Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect
The Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect is a quantum optical phenomenon in which correlations in the arrival times of identical particles, such as photons, reveal their underlying statistical and coherence properties.
-
C.
Cambridge interferometer arrays
The Cambridge interferometer arrays were pioneering radio astronomy instruments developed at the University of Cambridge that revolutionized the mapping of radio sources in the sky and contributed significantly to the development of aperture synthesis techniques.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
Moiré deflectometer
A Moiré deflectometer is a precision optical instrument that measures tiny angular deviations or deflections in particle or light beams by analyzing interference-like moiré fringe patterns formed by multiple gratings.
- 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_69bd463c65f0819082ee6483ab4b466a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd8817a2048190a76805da03cfa09b |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf3abfc7e88190b8f0a31b61c33973 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf3b592a08819090e2873bcf4e797f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf3c0b9e5481909101eccbd55f24b2 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:06 p.m.