| Acronym | Meaning |
| VOA | Vibrational Optical Activity |
| QMD | Quantum Molecular Dynamics (for Calcns. On The Dynamics Of A Quantum Particle Coupled To A Classical Many-body System) |
| SRIXE | Synchrotron Radiation-induced X-ray Emission |
| CAAA | Clean Air Act Amendments (of 1990) |
| QPM | Quantum Poincare Map |
| IRIM | Institute For Rare Isotope Measurements |
| CDM | Cold Dark Matter |
| SCPI | Standard Commands For Programmable Instruments |
| PSRI | Planetary Sciences Research Institute |
| BKD | Backscatter Kikuchi Diffraction |