| Acronym | Meaning |
| CMS | Complete Model Space (in Many-body Calcns.) |
| VSWR | Voltage Standing Wave Ratio |
| MPDS | Moment-polarized Dirac-Slater |
| GRWA | Generalized Rotating-wave Approxn. (in Energy Level Calcns.) |
| ALARA | As Low As Reasonably Achievable |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| HIBS | Heavy Ion Backscattering Spectrometry |
| TWTA | Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier |
| NSERC | Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council (Canada) |
| ODMR | Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance |