| Acronym | Meaning |
| MS | Multiple Scattering |
| ANA | Adiabatic Nuclei Approximation (in Electron-mol. Scattering) |
| OVOC | Other Volatile Organic Compound |
| IRED | Ion Radiation-enhanced Diffusion |
| NMSC | Non-melanoma Skin Cancer |
| SGF | Spherical Gaussian Function |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible-infrared Imaging Spectrometer |
| IEAES | Ion Excited Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| FCA | Frozen-core Appproximation |
| ELLAP | Environmental Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program |