| Acronym | Meaning |
| UEBS | Unitarized Eikonal Born Series (in Electron-atom Scattering) |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| SHIV | Simian-human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| DODCI | 3,3'-Diethyloxadicarbocyanine Iodide |
| FOEA | First-order Error Analysis |
| XUV | Extreme Ultraviolet |
| SPFS | Surface Plasmon Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| SPPES | Spin Polarized Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| SCC-DVM | Self-consistent-charge-discrete-variational Method |
| LID | Laser Implant-deposition |