| Acronym | Meaning |
| PFTNA | Pulsed Fast Thermal Neutron Analysis |
| SPICE | Simulation Program With Integral Circuit Emphasis |
| CPT | Coulomb Wave-plane Wave (description With) Truncated (treatment) |
| T-J MODEL | Heisenberg-Hubbard Model (Hamiltonian) |
| WFS | Work Function Spectroscopy |
| PCDW | Pluvinage Continuum Distorted Wave ( A Wave Function In Calcns. On Atomic And Molecular Collisions) |
| ZDDO | Zero Diatomic Differential Overlap |
| QCDL | Quenched Cavity Dye Laser |
| BOA | Born-Oppenheimer Approxn. |
| FOWL | Fossil Fuel Waste Leaching (computer Program) |