| Acronym | Meaning |
| CBM | Carbon Bond Mechanism (air Pollution Modeling) |
| ASE | Amplified Spontaneous Emission |
| HMG | High Mobility Group |
| SLEEM | Scanning Laser-enhanced Electrochemical Microscopy |
| PACE | Plasma Assisted Chemical Etching |
| MP | Model Potential |
| LLRD | Long-lived Radioactive Dust |
| CNDO/F | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/force |
| LAST | Lowest Anticipated Service Temperature |
| IEM | Interstitial Electron Model |