| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSMS | Spark Source Mass Spectrometry |
| CFSS | Constant-final-state Spectroscopy |
| EF | Emission Factor |
| BLC | Borderless Contact |
| BPB | 4-bromophenacyl Bromide |
| GE-PIXE | Grazing-exit Particle-induced X-ray Emission |
| CCIIM | Clearinghouse For Chemical Information Instructional Materials |
| YLF | Yttrium Lithium Fluoride |
| MAP | Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate |
| OMPW | Orthogonalized Modulated Plane Wave (wave Function) |