| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIDA | Cometary Impact Dust Analyzer |
| STEM | Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| ARAES | Angular Resolved Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| NGC | New General Catalog Of Nebula And Clusters Of Starspar |
| CISD | Configuration Interaction With Single And Double Excitation |
| CIEEL | Chem. Initiated Electron Exchange Luminescence |
| AAAS | American Academy Of Arts And Sciences |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| ELS | Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| FEV1 | Forced Expiratory Volume In The First Second (lung Function) |