| Acronym | Meaning |
| GSMBE | Gas Source Molecular-beam Epitaxy |
| MORE | Micro-optical Ring Electrode |
| LIDT | Laser-induced Damage Threshold |
| CCOM | Coupled Channel Optical Method |
| GPIB | General Purpose Interface Bus |
| RTCDW | Relativistic Target Continuum Distorted Wave (approxn. For Electron Capture In Ion-atom Collisions) |
| SDECI | Singly And Doubly Excited Configuration Interaction |
| FRC | Frozen Core Approxn. |
| LIFI | Laser-induced Fluorescence Imaging |
| ESA | Excited State Absorption |