| Acronym | Meaning |
| WINDII | Wind Imaging Interferometer |
| MTX(ALPHA) | Muffin-tin X(alpha) Statistical Exchange |
| YSGG | Yttrium Scandium Gallium Garnet |
| RMPM | Renormalized Multicenter Potential Model (for Scattering) |
| SPRKKR | Spin-polarized Relativistic Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker |
| RECP | Relativistic Effective-core Potential |
| VLWIR | Very Long Wavelength IR |
| FMCW | Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave |
| CRIS | Cosmic-Ray Isotope Spectrometer |
| NPD | Nitrogen Phosphorus Detector (gas Chromatography) |