| Acronym | Meaning |
| LDF | Laser Doppler Flowmetry |
| MAPLE | Matrix-assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation |
| HFEGE | Hara Free-electron-gas Exchange (potential) |
| CMOS | Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
| SCS | Semiclassical Coupled-states |
| HREM | High-resolution Electron Microscopy |
| HID | Helium Ionization Detector |
| VAWI | Variable Wavelength Interferometry |
| BEKP | Backscattered Electron Kikuchi Pattern |
| GTP | Group-transfer Polymerization |