Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory

Summary

Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory is a gravitational-wave detector^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of gravitational_wave_detector entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,163 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory was a member of Shibboleth Consortium^[3].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory is located in Washington^[4].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory is located in Livingston^[5].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory is located in Hanford^[6].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory is in the country of United States^[7].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's image is recorded as LLO Control Room.jpg^[8].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's instance of is recorded as gravitational-wave detector^[9].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's instance of is recorded as facility^[10].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical interferometer^[11].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's instance of is recorded as laboratory^[12].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's instance of is recorded as organization^[13].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's founder is recorded as Kip S. Thorne^[14].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's founder is recorded as Ronald Drever^[15].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's founder is recorded as Rainer Weiss^[16].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's operator is recorded as LIGO Scientific Collaboration^[17].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404536240^[18].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9150262704705720336^[19].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 7739546-3^[20].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2017015816^[21].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's location is recorded as Hanford Site^[22].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's location is recorded as Livingston^[23].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's Commons category is recorded as LIGO^[24].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's has part is recorded as LIGO Livingston Observatory^[25].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's has part is recorded as LIGO Hanford Observatory^[26].
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.455138888889, 'lon': -119.40766666667}^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Kip S. Thorne^[14], Ronald Drever^[15], and Rainer Weiss^[16].

Identity

Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'LIGWO'}^[28].

Operations

Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory's operator is recorded as LIGO Scientific Collaboration^[17].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory include LIGO Scientific Collaboration^[29], an organization^[30], founded in 1997^[31], headquartered in California Institute of Technology^[32].

Why It Matters

Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory ranks in the top 8% of gravitational_wave_detector entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,163 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include LIGO Scientific Collaboration^[29], an organization^[30], founded in 1997^[31], headquartered in California Institute of Technology^[32].