| Acronym | Meaning |
| STIG | Steam-injected Gas Turbines |
| LSTH | Liu-Siegbahn-Truhlar-Horowitz (potential-energy Surface) |
| LOA | Linear Optical Amplifier |
| AAAS | American Association For The Advancement Of Science |
| CLOD | Concn. Limit Of Detection |
| LEELS | Low Energy Electron Loss Spectroscopy |
| TDS | Thermal Desorption Spectrometry |
| ARPEFS | Angle-resolved Photoemission Extended Fine Structure |
| DOAS | Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy |
| DTG | Differential Thermogravimetry |