| Acronym | Meaning |
| XMPA | X-ray Electron Microprobe Analysis |
| NASDA | National Space Development Agency Of Japan |
| MGE | Mobile Genetic Element |
| LIDT | Laser-induced Damage Threshold |
| MIMS | Magnetic Field Induced Mixing Of Sublevels |
| SWVP | Scattered Wave Variational Principle |
| VLP | Virus-like Particle |
| LALIF | Laser Atomization/Laser Induced Fluorescence |
| SC-MEH-MO | Self-consistent-modified Extended Hueckel-MO |
| THRASH | Thorough High Resolution Analysis Of Spectra By Hornf1fs |