| Acronym | Meaning |
| UVPS | Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| NGST | Next Generation Space Telescope |
| CBIRF | US Marine Corps' Chem/Bio Incident Response Force |
| EKF | Extended Kalman Filter |
| CAIRA | Chemical Accident/incident Response And Assistance |
| FWHH | Full Width At The Half-height |
| HEGL | High-energy Gas Laser |
| FAO | Frozen Atomic Orbital |
| SCM | Scanning Capacitance Microscopy |
| DIAL | Differential Absorption Lidar (laser Radar Sensing) |