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• M3/H — Cubic Meters per Hour
• URL — Universal Resource Locator
• PRDT — Physical Restraint Decision Tree
• PRE — Proportional Reduction of Error
• PRC — Photometry, Radiometry, and Calorimetry
• PR — PRobability of ....
• POCOE — Principle Of Conservation Of Energy
• PPU — Physics processing unit
• PPP — Physics for Paper and Print
• XMLL — X-ray Magnetic Linear Loop
• PQ — Photon To Quark
• USA — United States of America
• US — United States of America
• PHYY — Physics
• XMCD — X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism
• 19F — Fluorine-19
• A-BOMB — Atomic Bomb
• BRDF — Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function
• PI — Penning ionization [
• PN — PN (Pressure Nominal)
• CPMG — Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill pulse sequence
• PNEUM — pneumatic
• LASER — Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
• CT — Computed Tomography
• PM — Particle Multiplication
• PME — Particle-Mesh Ewald
• WAXD — Wide-Angle X-Ray Diffraction
• UK — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
• PMF — Predictor Model File
• QDVP — Quasi-Degenerate Variational Perturbation
• PHWR — Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor
• JMMM — Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
• PI — 3.1415926535
• PIC — Precision Ion Chamber
• YB:YAG — Ytterbium: Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet
• ANOVA — Analysis of Variance (statistics)
• PML — Physical Measurement Laboratory
• PHW — Potable Hot Water
• PIF — Physics at the Information Frontier
• UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• PHD — P-Helicity Decoupling Scheme (P=Momentum)
• KAMIOKANDE — A solar neutrino experiment at the Kamioka Observatory in Japan
• PL — Proton Loss
• PIE — Possibility of Infinite Energy
• PILAC — Pulsed Ion Linear ACcelerator
• YAEL — Yankee Atomic Environmental Laboratory
• PISA — Photovoltaic Information System For Architects
• PIV — Position Information Vector
• Y' — Out-of-plane Velocity - vertical

• MIM — Metal-Insulator-Metal (Diode)
• A — Ampere
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
• MM — Millimeter
• ° C — Degree centigrade
• CPU — Central Processing Unit
• NTU — Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
• T-O-F — time of flight
• UASER — Ultrasound Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
• R- E/I — Ohms Law (not an acronym)
• α — angular acceleration
• LAQL — Lowest Analytically Quantifiable Level
• ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• ISO — International Organization for Standardization
• 2DEG — Two-Dimensional Electron Gas
• FEMA — Federal Emergency Management Agency
• HAPPEX — Hall A Proton Parity Experiment
• KAMLAND — KAmioka Liquid Scintillator Anti-Neutrino Detector
• ZPDH — Z-Pinch-Driven Hohlraum
• FARCAL — Facility for Advanced Radiometric Calibrations
• SOG — Spin-on Glass
• WHO — World Health Organization
• AC — Alternating Current
• CBRN — Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear
• IDMS — Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry
• SMYS — Specified Minimum Yield Strength
• CY — Calendar Year
• APCVD — Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition
• JASJA — Journal of the Acoustical Society of Japan
• QEDA — Quantum Electrodynamics Atomic Theory
• LAGOS — Laser Gravitational-wave Observatory in Space
• ω — angular velocity
• RF — Radio Frequency
• WANFCS — West Area Neutrino Facility Control System
• NOE — Nuclear Overhauser Effect (NMR)
• QFEB — Quasi-Free Electron Bremsstrahlung
• SWAG — Scientific Wild-Ass Guess. A Close Approximation.
• KARMEN — Karlsruhe-Rutherford Medium-Energy Neutrino Experiment
• VAPEPS — Vibroacoustic Payload Environment Prediction System
• HASYLAB — Hamburger Synchrotronstrahlungslabor
• LAPHY — Laser Physics
• N-FSBS — Near-Forward Stimulated Brillouin Scattering
• LAMSCAL — Large Area Monochromatic Source for Calibrations
• TQM — Total Quality Management
• ECR — Electron Cyclotron Resonance
• FET — Field Effect Transistor
• LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
• BTU — British Thermal Unit
• JAJAP — Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
• R&D — Research & Development

• GAMS4 — NIST High Resolution Spectrometer
• LAFOC — Laser Focus
• EEO — Equal Employment Opportunity
• SRAM — Static Random Access Memory (ess-ram)
• CMOS — Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
• KATRIN — KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino
• LOD — Limit Of Detection
• USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
• CFF — Critical Flicker Fusion
• CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
• FY — Fiscal Year
• MOCVD — Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition
• MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• FOV — Field Of View (satellite)
• WWW — World Wide Web
• DT — Differential Temperature
• GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
• TKN — Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
• ESA — European Space Agency
• NSF — National Sanitation Foundation
• DAMP — Division of Atomic and Molecular Physics
• MDMT — Minimum Design Metal Temperature
• DOD — United States Department of Defense
• HACCP — Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
• NTSB — US National Transportation Safety Board
• JXST — Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology
• µ — Micro
• TPD — Temperature Programmed Desorption (for Gas Chromatography)
• EMT — effective medium theory
• FDA — Food Drug Administration
• FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
• AAS — Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
• CHJS — Chinese Journal of Semiconductors
• LVL — Level
• CAD — Computer Aided Designer
• AM — Amplitude Modulation
• QA/QC — Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• DRAM — Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
• NM — Nanometer
• STD — Standard
• NQR — Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance
• NATO — North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
• UPS — Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• 2D WAXD — Two-Dimensional Wide-Angle X-ray Diffraction
• KG — Kilogram
• DL — Deciliter
• DOE — United States Department of Energy (government)
• PDL — Polarization Dependent Loss
• DN — Diameter Nominal
• ROYGBIV — Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet (Colors of the Rainbow)

• CCT — Circuit
• IAEA — International Atomic Energy Agency
• MAD — Mean Absolute Deviation
• PC — Personal computer (host)
• UTC — Coordinated Universal Time
• IID — independent and identically distributed random variables
• HOMESTAKE — A solar neutrino experiment in the Homestake Gold Mine in South Dakota
• COSPAR — Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
• NIST — National Institute of Standards and Technology
• WYSIWYG — What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
• DB — Decibel
• LED — law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
• BP — Boiling Point
• FFT — Fast Fourier Transform
• DN/DC — Specific refractive index increment
• LTE — Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium
• GND — Ground
• ITU — International Telecommunication Union
• RIU — Refractive Index Unit
• PECVD — Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition
• SQL — Structured Query Language
• IFOV — Instantaneous Field Of View
• PCB — Polychlorinated Biphenyls
• 3PE — Three-Photon Excitation
• XQC — X-ray Quantum Calorimeter
• MFP — Mass Flow Parameter
• NMR — Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• NAS — United States National Academy of Sciences
• WFI — Water For Injection (pharmaceutical Term)
• FM — frequency modulation
• NIH — NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
• CMM — Coordinate Measuring Machine
• HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
• SIMOPS — SIMultaneous OPerationS
• SPL — Sound Pressure Level
• SPR — Surface Plasmon Resonance
• MEG — Motionless Electromagnetic Generator
• MIL — Military
• VHF — Very High Frequency
• DQE — Detective Quantum Efficiency
• 2PE — Two-Photon Excitation
• DME — Distance Measuring Equipment
• PO2 — Partial pressure of oxygen
• NCO — Numerically Controlled Oscillator
• NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
• PDSH — Pressure Differential Switch High
• AIP — American Institute of Physics
• THD — Total Harmonic Distortion
• IC — Integrated Circuit
• ISS — International Space Station

• PCS — Photon Correlation Spectroscopy
• VHS — Van Hove Singularity
• DNA — Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
• LFP — Local Field Potential
• AAMI — Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
• AES — Auger Electron Spectroscopy
• USGS — United States Geological Survey (DOI)
• KLY — Kilo Langley
• ESD — Electrostatic Discharge
• SNOM — Scanning Near-field Optical Microscope
• AF — Audio Frequency
• ILSS — Interlaminar Shear Strength
• CDRH — Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Food & Drug Administration)
• NIST — National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
• CT — Current Transformer
• FASCAL — Facility for Automatic Spectroradiometric Calibrations
• UHF — Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
• HD — High Density
• JND — Just Noticeable Difference
• ACS — American Chemical Society
• AEC — Atomic Energy Commission (superseded by ERDA)
• RAI — Resident Assessment Instrument
• APHIS — U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• KW — Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
• NSA — National Security Agency
• CW — Continuous Wave
• LF — Low Frequency
• EMF — Electromotive Force
• IEEE — Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
• AAPM — American Association of Physicists in Medicine's
• RMS — root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
• PET — positron emission tomography
• AMS — Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
• XMLD — X-ray Magnetic Linear Dichroism
• NG7 — Neutron Guide No. 7
• LANL — Los Alamos National Laboratory
• NG6, NG-6 — Monochromatic Beam Line near the end of NG6
• TAG — Technical Advisory Group for Biological Control Agents of Weeds
• EMC — Electromagnetic Compatibility
• 4WM — Four Wave Mixing
• IR — Infrared
• NTP — normal temperature and pressure
• UTD — Uniform Theory of Diffraction
• FTF — Fundamental Train Frequency
• C&E — Cause and Effect
• EVM — Error Vector Magnitude
• PHCHE — Physics and Chemistry of Earth
• E=MC2 — Energy=Mass * (Velocity of light)**2
• DPM — Disintegrations Per Minute
• MQSA — Mammography Quality Standards Act

• RNA — Ribo Nucleic Acid
• LO — Local Oscillator
• CARS — Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy
• HSI — Hue Saturation Intensity
• FMRI — Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• IEC — International Electrotechnical Commission
• COIL — Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser
• PWH — PetaWatt-Hour
• TLC — Thin Layer Chromatography
• DSR — Dynamic Shear Rheometer
• JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
• NRL — Naval Research Laboratory
• TFT — Thin Film Transistor
• IRB — Institutional Review Board
• KE — Kinetic Energy
• AURA — Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
• DOAS — Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy
• FDR — False Discovery Rate
• WLOG — Without Loss Of Generality. Mathematical term, and applicable more generally, to justify the use of an isolated case in proving an issue, when the need for wider evidence is not required or is irrelevant and would be a waste of time. (Thanks E Key)
• ESR — Electron Spin Resonance
• LBNL — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
• AT&T — Atlantic Telephone and Telegraph
• PEL — Permissible Exposure Limit
• NRC — National Response Center
• BAPS — Bulletin of the American Physical Society
• P — Pressure
• HPLC — High Performance Liquid Chromatography
• H — Hot
• TMDE — Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment
• OPCPA — Optical Parametric Chirped-Pulse Amplification
• NCU — Nano Containment Unit
• 2LOT — 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
• LOCF — Last Observation Carried Forward
• HIC — Hydrogen Induced Cracking
• APS — American Physical Society
• CG — Center of Gravity (DXS)
• CFA — Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA
• CLSM — Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
• AGU — American Geophysical Union
• AEDY — Aerospace Dynamics
• CW — Clockwise
• UV — Ultraviolet (Light)
• NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
• BIT — Bulk Ion Temperature
• AMA — Actual Mechanical Advantage
• ITUFF — IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
• JB — Jacquet-Blondel method
• AFB — Air Force Base (USAF)
• LDA — Local Density Approximation
• OTA — Optical Tube Assembly (telescopes)

• AFM — Atomic Force Microscope
• RSP — Rapid Solidification Process
• TLE — Two Line Elements
• AFV — Alternative-Fuel Vehicle
• OASIS — Optically Adaptive System for Imaging Spectroscopy
• RFI — Relative Fluorescence Intensity
• FTG — Field Testing Group
• MOBY — Marine Optical Buoy
• FTMW — Fourier Transform Microwave
• OOCA — Object Oriented Computing in Astrophysics
• SSADM — Structured System Analysis and Design Methodology
• 3D — Three Dimensional
• COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
• SUPER-K — Super-Kamiokande
• ERDA — Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis
• TARDIS — Time And Relative Dimensions In Space. Dr Who's company car, so to speak. I can confirm that it is 'Dimensions' not 'Dimension'. This begs the follow-up question as to whether the Dimensions are relative to each other or to time, or to both, or to somethi
• HAADF — high-angle annular dark field SEM
• IDCT — Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform
• ECD — Electron Capture Detector (gas Chromatography)
• IAU — International Astronomical Union
• STP — Standard Temperature Pressure
• MOD — Minimum Object Distance
• SIG — Signal
• EPR — Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
• SC — South Carolina
• PM — Particulate Matter
• CW — Carrier Wave
• PEM — Proton Exchange Membrane
• AFGL — Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
• FRET — Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
• ER — Energy Research
• 1D — One-Dimensional
• RIXS — Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering
• FWT — Fast Wavelet Transform
• ITL — Information Technology Laboratory
• FWHM — Full Width at Half Maximum
• TDH — Total Dynamic Head
• FOS — Faint Object Spectrograph
• EMR — Electromagnetic Radiation
• DPF — Displacement Power Factor
• MTBF — Mean Time Between Failures
• ACP — Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• RTT — Round Trip Timer
• MIRD — Medical Internal Radiation Dose
• BSDF — Bidirectional Scattering Distribution Function
• AES — Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
• FEGT — Furnace Exit Gas Temperature
• EDS — Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy
• CAV — Constant Angular Velocity
• WG — Working Group

• SAXS — Small Angle X-Ray Scattering
• GGA — Generalized Gradient Approximation
• SIM — Selected ion monitoring
• TOMO-SAR — Synthetic Aperture Radar TOMOgraphy
• BNL — Brookhaven National Laboratory
• NDT — Nondestructive Test
• IHPRPTP — Integrated High Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology Program
• EBIS — Electron Beam Ion Source
• ZQ — Zero-Quantum
• DIBL — Drain-induced Barrier Lowering
• DOHC — Dual Overhead Cam
• ACDC — Alternating Current/Direct Current
• FTL — Faster Than Light
• ECD — Electron Capture Dissociation
• CMC — Calibration Measurement Capabilities
• LMS — Least Mean Square
• ID — Inside Diameter
• EF — Energy Factor
• RAP — Reliable Acoustic Path
• ESO — European Southern Observatory
• CPS — Cycles Per Second (now Hertz)
• DNA — Defense Nuclear Agency
• DOP — Dilution Of Precision
• BIPM — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
• CVAAS — Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
• PGNAA — Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis
• DPA — Differential Power Analysis
• DOT — Diffuse Optical Tomography
• PMTS — Predetermined Motion Time System
• CDM — Cold Dark Matter
• JEWA — Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications
• SME — Solar Mesosphere Explorer
• A — Atomic
• AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
• WDXRF — Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence
• KELVIN — Scientific temperature scale
• ACD — Autoregressive Conditional Duration
• NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
• RCF — Relative Centrifugal Force
• FP — Freezing Point
• BS — Beam Splitter
• GR — General Relativity
• DFT — Density Functional Theory
• ORNL — Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
• GNO — Gallium Neutrino Observatory
• DOC — United States Department of Commerce
• PAGE — Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
• OD — Optical Density
• HQSC — Heisenberg Quantum Spin Chain
• ACPD — Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics Discussions

• GC — gonococcus (gonnorhea germ)
• MURR — University of Missouri Research Reactor
• MIT — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
• SHP — Shaft Horsepower
• ANS — American Nuclear Society
• SCC — Standards Coordinating Committee
• P — Predicted
• NIF — National Ignition Facility
• MO — Molecular Orbital
• EOM — Electro-Optic Modulator
• FCI — Full Configuration Interaction
• HDOP — Horizontal Dilution Of Position
• WDDL — Wave Dynamic Differential Logic
• STSCI — Space Telescope Science Institute
• OSTP — Office of Science and Technology Policy
• PTA — Pure Tone Average
• OPD — Optical Path Difference
• LEP — Large Electron Positron
• NEDT — Noise Equivalent Delta Temperature
• MV — Medium Voltage
• GUE — Gaussian Unitary Ensemble (of Random Matrixes In Quantum-transport Studies)
• LTL — Linear Temporal Logic
• CWT — Continuous Wavelet Transform
• HPHT — high pressure, high temperature ammoniation procedure
• ICR — Ion Cyclotron Resonance
• ACIP — Aerodynamic Coefficient Instrumentation Package
• MMC — Maximum Material Condition
• EDX — Energy-Dispersive X-ray Analysis
• QWIP — Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector
• LS — Liquid Scintillation
• IDCY — Idle Cycle
• ICP-AES — Inductively Coupled Plasma-atomic Emission Spectrometry
• IFD — Indentation Force Deflection
• HID — high intensity discharge (electricity)
• PHEMT — Pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor
• AMPS — Atmospheric Magnetospheric Plasma System
• AMB — As Measured By
• TOE — Theory of Everything
• CV — Constant Velocity
• AFM — Atomic Force Microscopy
• LFAE — Ligand Field Activation Energy
• CTMP — Chemi Thermo Mechanical Pulp
• OSA — Optical Society of America
• S — Short
• MOR — Modulus of Rupture
• EDM — Electric Dipole Moment
• EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
• SCF — Self-Consistent Field
• GSFC — Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
• SI — International System of Units (Système international d'unités)

• BHN — Brinell Hardness Number
• AC — Aerodynamic Center
• UA — University of Arizona
• EELS — Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
• LLNL — The Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California
• RPT — Refractory Period of Transmission
• BCC — Body-Centered Cubic
• MRA — Mutual Recognition Arrangement
• TXM — Transmission X-ray Microscope
• FCC — Face-Centered Cubic
• IRAS — Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy
• EGS — European Geophysical Society
• EV — Electron Volt
• PL&I — Plasmas and Ions
• CHP — Combined heat and power
• LM — Lumen
• ATR — Attenuated Total Reflectance
• APOMA — American Precision Optics Manufacturers Association
• HPS — Health Physics Society
• 2B1Q — Two Binary One Quaternary
• PHRV — Physical Review
• MIS — Magnetic Isolation System
• SWG — Standard Wire Gauge
• AEDC — Arnold Engineering Development Center
• FE — Finite Element
• ST&A — Space Technology and Aeronautics
• FFR — Fractional Flow Reserve
• GAM — Generalized Additive Model
• ETC — Electron Transport Chain
• CDF — Collider Detector at Fermilab
• FFF — Field-Flow Fractionation
• TEPC — Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter
• ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
• PIV — Particle Image Velocimetry
• MBQ — Megabecquerel
• 2PPE — Two-Photon Photoemission
• RAC — Research Advisory Committee
• MS/MS — Tandem Mass Spectrometry
• CARI — combustion air requirement index
• AMPC — Advances in Materials Physics and Chemistry
• RSE — Relative Standard Error
• BQ — Becquerel
• N — Normal
• ISP — INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS, INC.
• CHIPS — Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
• HPS — High Pressure Sodium
• SD — Super Deformed
• GRI — Gas Research Institute (US) (natural gas)
• DIN — Deutsches Institut für Normung.
• LMU — Location Measurement Unit

• OPC — Optical Particle Counter
• ISE — Ion Selective Electrode
• PE — Potential Energy
• EMR — Electromagnetic Resonance
• EOS — Equation Of State
• PBC — Polarization-Beam Combiner
• NRC — Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US)
• MAG — Magnetic
• CED — Cohesive Energy Density
• RTD — Resistance Temperature Detector
• 2-D — Two Dimensional
• LIF — Laser Induced Fluorescence
• DVM — Digital Voltmeter
• QFS — Quantum Filtered Spectra
• AOM — acoustic-optic modulator
• AMS — Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
• FEL — Free Electron Laser
• TEMP — Temperature
• HE — High Energy
• MPI — Multiphoton Ionization
• CCV — Continuing Calibration Verification
• ACD — Air Constrained Dampening
• NVH — Noise Vibration Harshness
• MOKE — Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect
• SBIR — Small Business Innovation Research
• PHR — Physics Reports
• LOA — Law of Attraction
• MFCG — Magnetic Flux Compression Generator
• IAP — Institute of Atmospheric Physics
• CCDC — Cyclic Channel Die Compression
• AFRRI — (U.S.) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
• CES — Constant Elasticity of Substitution
• LE — Low Energy
• KAERI — Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
• SIA — Semiconductor Industry Association
• CVD — Chemical Vapor Deposition
• VIV — Vortex Induced Vibration
• MOA — Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics
• DLA — Diffusion-Limited Aggregation
• EP — Extreme Pressure
• BBIR — Broad Band Infrared
• OLED — Organic Light-Emitting Diode
• LLG — Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation
• AF — Acceleration Factor
• CBR — California Bearing Ratio
• EGO — Eccentric Geophysical Observation
• AFOSR — Air Force Office Of Scientific Research(USA)
• OPA — Optical Parametric Amplifier
• VTZ — Valence Triple Zeta (basis Set)
• ASPP — Atmospheric and Space Plasma Physics

• SNS — Spallation Neutron Source
• BCT — Body-Centered Tetragonal
• H — Hotel
• PNNL — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
• LWR — Light Water Reactor
• 2DHG — Two-Dimensional Hole Gas
• PDE — Product Data Exchange
• PCM — Phase Contrast Microscopy
• AEM — Acoustical Emission Monitoring
• DPP — Division of Plasma Physics
• WTMM — Wavelet Transform Modulus Maxima
• CRADA — Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health)
• HTBB — High-Temperature Black Body
• IUE — International Ultraviolet Explorer
• IVR — Intramolecular Vibrational Relaxation
• FTNIR — Fourier Near Infra Red
• WLF — Williams-Landel-Ferry equation
• ACB — Annular Confinement Beam
• NM — Newton Meter
• CNRS — Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)
• AO — Adaptive Optics
• TOV — Threshold of Visibility
• MBH — Thousand BTU per Hour
• LAF — Laminar Air Flow
• K — Kelvin (absolute temperature scale)
• ICARUS — Imaging Cosmic and Rare Underground Signal
• LFCC — Linear Frequency Cepstral Coefficient
• GOES — Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
• QWW — Quantum Well Wire
• QP — Quantization Parameter
• NIDR — National Institute of Dental Research (National Institutes of Health)
• OPS — Optical Physical Section
• MPLB — Modern Physics Letters B
• CLM — Compound Light Microscope
• LT — Low Temperature
• PDE — Partial Differential Equation
• EPC — Electronic Pressure Control
• BNCT — Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
• PTFE — Polytetrafluoroethylene
• IK — Inverse Kinematics
• PM — Phase Modulation
• KOPIO — AKlong decay experiment at Brookhaven.
• BF-TEM — Bright-field transmission electron microscopy
• LSDA — Local Spin Density Approximation
• FLIR — Forward Looking Infrared Radiometer
• PHA — Physics And Astronomy
• MAPHS — Mathematical Physics Studies
• AC — Attenuation Coefficient
• AMS — Acoustic Measurement System
• XRD — X-Ray Diffraction

• PZT — Piezoelectric Transducer
• RG — Radius of Gyration
• JPCM — Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
• AFT — Attractor Field Therapy
• R — Roentgen
• PHYR — Physical Research
• NV — Night Vision
• AFC — Aerodynamic Flight Control
• ADCL — Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory
• MPN — Most Probable Number
• SPM — Scanning Probe Microscope
• CC — Closed Circuit
• POC — Physical Optics Corporation
• MCM — Mobil Composition of Matter
• EF — Electric Field
• CCPP — Combined Cycle Power Plant
• LEACH — Low-Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy
• PHYN — Physics Notes
• ATI — Above-Threshold Ionization
• CSI — Compton Scatter Imaging
• HVT — High Velocity Thermocouple
• EIE — electron impact excitation
• JPCS — Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
• HRC — Rockwell Hardness C
• ADB — Aerodynamic Data Book
• HDR — High Dose Rate
• PRL — Physical Review Letters
• AFT — Aerodynamic Flight Test
• 1PI — One Particle Irreducible
• SSNMR — Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• ULVZ — Ultra-Low Velocity Zone
• NPC — Nuclear Pore Complex
• WAFAC — Wide-Angle Free-Air Chamber
• RBS — Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry
• TM — Transverse Magnetic
• ENDL — Evaluated Nuclear Data Library
• NCI — National Cancer Institute, USA
• WDM — Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
• PE — Performance Evaluation
• AO — Atomic Orbital
• DIR — Direction Interdépartementale des Routes
• PO2 — Pressure of Oxygen
• SAO — Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
• AICP — Aerodynamic Instrumental Coefficient Package
• LIM — Limit
• MFT — Mean Field Theory
• RST — Rapid Suspension Technology
• GFP — Green Fluorescent Protein
• IIT — Indian Institute of Technology
• DUV — Deep Ultraviolet

• CBNM — Central Bureau for Nuclear Measurements
• XBT — expendable bathythermograph (oceanography)
• REL — Recommended Exposure Limit
• APRF — Army Pulse Radiation Facility
• ASAC — aerodynamic surfaces assembly and checkout
• RJMP — Russian Journal of Mathematical Physics
• SRM — Standard Reference Material
• CICP — Communications in Computational Physics
• PEPSI — Proton Echo-Planar Spectroscopic Imaging
• ECRIS — Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Source
• CQGRS — Classical and Quantum Gravity Supplement
• CLV — Constant Linear Velocity
• PP2PP — proton-proton to proton-proton
• HVLP — high volume, low pressure
• TC — Transmission Convergence (ATM)
• EM — Environmental Management
• ZPE — Zero Point Energy
• MJPS — Moldavian Journal of the Physical Sciences
• LDA — Laser Doppler Anemometry
• ICE — Internal combustion engine (transportation)
• PIV — Peak Inverse Voltage
• JETP — Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
• JJAPL — Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Letters
• JKPS — Journal of Korean Physical Society
• BSDM — Biased Site Disordered Model
• AEQ — Aeronautical Quarterly
• RKR — Rydberg-Klein-Rees
• DSM — Design Structure Matrix
• PCF — Photonic Crystal Fiber
• GP — General Physics Corporation
• EOM — Equation of Motion
• ACESJ — Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal
• EUV — Extreme Ultraviolet Vertical
• FDTD — Finite Difference Time Domain
• FWHM — Full Width, Half Maximum
• ILD — Indentation Load Deflection
• QD — Quantum Dot
• PMG — Permanent Magnet Generator
• SERS — Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering
• RLD — Reciprocal Linear Dispersion
• VU — Volume Unit
• SIMP — Strongly Interacting Massive Particle
• CEC — California Energy Commission
• E — Electra
• AAPT — American Association of Physics Teachers
• PRC — Pressure Regulator Control
• DAP — Donor Acceptor Pair
• OPO — Optical Parametric Oscillator
• QMS — Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
• FHMM — Factorial Hidden Markov Model

• HTD — Heat Transfer Division
• PHAPP — Physics and its Applications
• AMTF — Acoustic Model Test Facility
• LIPC — laser-induced plasma channel
• ABEC — Annular Bearing Engineering Committee
• ADPHY — Advances in Physics
• FPD — Flame Photometric Detector
• HI — High Intensity
• AECL — Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's
• APS — Advanced Photon Source
• LSND — Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector
• HEA — High Energy Astrophysics
• XPS — X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• EAA — Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
• DOP — Degree of Polarization
• ATP — Advanced Technology Program
• APAS — Aerodynamic Performance and Sizing Program
• NVIS — Night Vision Imaging System
• VCC — Voltage Collector-to-Collector (transistors)
• FCA — Formal Concept Analysis
• JCHPH — Journal of Chemical Physics
• BPM — Beam Position Monitor
• CEA — Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique
• CCPCE — Current Contents Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences
• ED — Electron Diffraction
• RMP — Reviews of Modern Physics
• ICRP — International Commission on Radiological Protection
• VRM — Vector Ruggedness Measure
• EER — Estimated Energy Requirement
• TQ — Time Quotient
• ADAP — Aerodynamic Data Analysis Program
• CEI — Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano
• CRPL — Cosmic Ray Physics Laboratory
• PSSC — Physical Science Study Committee
• COMPASS — COMPuter ASSurance Conference
• AMPS — Atmosphere, Magnetosphere & Plasmas in Space
• LSP — Lightest Supersymmetric Particle
• APH — Astroparticle Physics
• ETS — Energy Transfer System
• ADM — Absolute Distance Meter
• IOR — Index of Refraction
• AJP — American Journal of Physics
• MUT — Material Under Test
• RPN — Remote Plasma Nitridation
• CLC — Capillary Liquid Chromatography
• SG — Specific Gravity
• HPPT — High Pressure Phase Transformation
• CPK — Corey, Pauling, Koltun
• CGU — Canadian Geophysical Union
• RSM — Response Surface Method

• SANS — Small-Angle Neutron Scattering
• ECSED — Electronic Commerce in Scientific and Engineering Data
• LNP — Lecture Notes in Physics
• RXS — Resonant X-Ray Scattering
• AFI — Accordion Fringe Interferometry
• RHEED — Reflection High Energy Electron Diffraction
• HST — Hubble Space Telescope
• ICP — Inductively Coupled Plasma
• CJLTP — Chinese Journal of Low Temperature Physics
• PD — Propagation Delay
• FT-IRAS — Fourier Transform-Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy
• RHF — Restricted Hartree-Fock
• LC — Liquid Chromatography
• ODC — Orthogonal Defect Classification
• AMP — Amplitude
• CMH — Cubic Meter per Hour
• YP — Yield Point
• PZT — Piezoelectric Translator
• AFTA — Acoustic Fatigue Test Article
• DU — Durability
• UTA — Unresolved Transition Array
• SCF — Supercritical Fluid
• REST — Representational State Transfer
• SDI — Strategic Defense Initiative
• MPMS — Magnetic Property Measurement System
• SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
• SRV — Safety Relief Valve
• BBO — Beta-Barium Borate
• CQGRA — Classical and Quantum Gravity
• AUM — Arbitrary Unit of Mass
• FTIR — Frustrated Total Internal Reflection
• C — Countess
• SCCM — standard cubic centimeters per minute
• DDS — Direct Digital Synthesizer
• CME — Coronal Mass Ejection (usually Sun)
• PID — Photoionization Detector (gas Chromatography)
• DMI — Dynamic Momentum Index
• CFSE — Crystal Field Stabilization Energy
• BMDO — (U.S.) Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (bim-do)
• ASAS — Aerodynamic Stability Augmentation System
• ITELC — IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility
• 3DSSPP — Three-Dimensional Static Strength Prediction Program
• ENR — Enrichment and Reprocessing (technology)
• VLT — Visible Light Transmission
• VEEL — Vibrational and Electronic Energy Levels
• TOMS — Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite Instrument)
• CHJCP — Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics
• UMIST — University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
• ANPHY — Annals of Physics
• EGS — Electron Gamma Shower

• MTXM — Magnetic Transmission X-Ray Microscopy
• VMD — Visual Molecular Dynamics
• FT/MS — Fourier Transform / Mass Spectroscopy
• AIH — Acoustical Imaging and Holography
• ARES — Advanced Rheometric Expansion System
• PTCA — Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angiography
• ONR — Office of Naval Research (U.S.)
• MSX — Midcourse Space Experiment
• AIAA — American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics
• FP — Focal Plane
• LPCVD — Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition
• BIB — Blocked Impurity Band
• CCD — Charged Coupled Device
• TMA — Thermal Mechanical Analysis
• ANL — The Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Ill
• NCAR — National Center for Atmospheric Research (US)
• COMPH — Computers in Physics
• ASC — Aerodynamic Surface Control
• WHHM — Werthamer Helfand Hohenberg and Maki
• MOT — Magneto Optical Trap
• TJ — TeraJoule
• INSAR — Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar
• IOT — Inductive Output Tube
• CCM — Computational Continuum Mechanics
• DSA — digital subtraction angiography
• SPH — Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics
• ADGEO — Advances in Geophysics
• TEM — Transverse Electromagnetic
• TMD — Tuned Mass Damper
• ASD — Astrophysics Science Division
• SVD — Shock Vibration Digest
• VOX — Voice Operated EXchange
• IRAS — Infrared Astronomy Satellite
• QO — Quasi-Optical
• NEMP — Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse
• DE — Differential Equation(s)
• PPHTS — Physical Properties of High Temperature Superconductors
• MOKE — Magneto-Optic Kerr Effect
• BWO — Backward Wave Oscillator
• BGM — Basis Generator Method
• JATP — Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics
• DMC — Dynamic Motion Control
• WAMW — Weight-Average Molecular Weight
• PMMA — Polymethylmethacrylate
• POGS — polar-orbiting geomagnetic survey
• TLI — Tilted Laser Image
• AAAC — Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee
• IDC — Insulation Displacement Contact (connector)
• CU — University of Colorado at Boulder
• M — Mass

• HO — High Order
• LCIF — Laser-Collision-Induced Fluorescence
• NIR — Near Infrared
• ENZ — Epsilon-Near-Zero
• DLP — Digital Light Processing
• NLC — Next Linear Collider
• BHLH — Basic Helix-Loop-Helix
• SDIO — Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
• QM — Quantum Mechanics
• ESR — Electrical Substitution Radiometer
• BC — Boundary Condition
• SEU — Single Event Upset
• IC — Internal Combustion
• LTA — Low temperature (oxygen plasma) ashing
• ATDB — Aerothermodynamic Data Book
• 2PH TDF — Two-Particle-Hole Tamm-Dancoff Approximation
• DMA — U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
• EPJ — European Physical Journal
• PFG — Pulsed Field Gradient
• PLL — Phase Locked Loop
• TDR — Time-Domain Reflectometry
• HSS — Hollow Structural Section
• SFG — Sum Frequency Generation
• STEM — Storable Tubular Extendible Member
• SCV — Squared Coefficient of Variation
• LVDT — Linear Variable Differential Transformer
• HV — High Vacuum
• STM — Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
• FTIR — Fourier transform infrared radiometer (spectroscopy)
• MBE — Molecular Beam Epitaxy
• ALICE — A Large Ion Collider Experiment
• BR — Branching Ratio
• HS — Hot Spot
• ALVIB — algorithm payload vibration
• LOQ — Limit of Quantitation
• TBB — Triple Beam Balance
• APAC — Applied Acoustics
• JEPT — Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics
• AVCOR — algorithm vibration correlation
• BBXRT — Broadband XRay Telescope
• TIB — Tracker Inner Barrel
• SQM — Square Meter
• SEAQUEST — A series of fixed target Drell-Yan experiments at Fermilab
• NEI — Nuclear Energy Institute
• IMA — Ideal Mechanical Advantage
• RC — Resistor-Capacitor
• MSLD — Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector
• GFDL — Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA US)
• J — Torsional Constant for a structural Section
• YAG — Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

• EDAX — energy dispersive analysis of X-rays
• EIES — Electron Impact Emission Spectroscopy
• CARB — Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology
• MODIS — Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
• DE — Discrete Event (program specification)
• MUNU — An experiment at the Bugey reactor in France studying electron - electron neutrino scattering.
• SUNY — State Universityrsity of New York
• CHPHL — Chinese Physics Letter
• SSCP — Springer Series on Chemical Physics
• MBS — Minimum Breaking Strength
• CCFL — Countercurrent Flow Limitation
• UB — Upper Bound
• CCP6 — Collaborative Computational Project 6
• GPIB — General-Purpose Instrumentation Bus
• FTMS — Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry
• ITSU — IEEE Transactions on Sonics Ultrasonics
• WIPP — Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (for Nuclear Wastes)
• ARL — Average Run Length
• YS — Yield Strength
• KWP — Kilowatt-Peak
• STASA — Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols, and Abbreviations
• EOS — Earth Observing System (U.S.)
• BIM — Body In Motion
• BLB — Black Light Bulb
• UMRK — Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
• SR — Special Relativity
• CH — Continuum Hypothesis
• SEI — Specific Energy Input
• PCPP — Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing
• LAMMA — Laser Microprobe Mass Analysis
• NJPH — New Journal of Physics
• SSBD — Steady State Beam Deflection
• NAA — Neutron Activation Analysis
• FIM — Field Intensity Meter
• AEJ — Aeronautical Journal
• APHY — Acoustical Physics
• ELT — Extremely Large Telescope
• AMS — Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility
• ABMP — American Board of Medical Physics
• LI-ION — Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
• SWAP — Short-Wavelength Automated Perimetry
• ENSDF — Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File
• LBLRR — LBL Research Review
• RDP — Rubidium Di-Hydrogen Phosphate
• AERTE — Aerojet Technology
• CF — Cold Fusion
• TC — Temperature Control
• STSP — Solar Terrestrial and Space Physics
• FIR — Far Infrared
• NRLM — National Research Laboratory of Metrology (Japan)

• ATLAS — ACTIVITIES Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
• NREL — National Renewable Energy Laboratory (formerly SERI)
• NVLAP — National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
• DALR — Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate
• PASTI — Public Address Speech Transmission Index
• SI — Système International d'unités (International System of Units)
• TIMS — Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry
• IO — Interactive Optimum
• AUJPA — Australian Journal of Physics Astrophysical Supplement
• LBT — Large Binocular Telescope
• NSOM — Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy
• SEM — Standard Error of Measurement
• MDR — Mass Distribution Ratio
• RVST — Resonance Vibrating Screening Technology
• GS — Gauss
• IWG — Investigators Working Group
• PNP — Positive-Negative-Positive
• LC — Liquid Crystal
• DONUT — Direct Observation of the Nu Tau
• EF — Extra Fine
• 4THD — Fourth Dimension
• JETPL — Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Letters
• GEC — General Electrodynamics Corporation
• HHPN — Hydraulic High Pressure Nebulization
• RFP — Radiation Flux Parameter
• HFS — Hydrogen Forward Scattering
• ODE — Ordinary Differential Equation
• COASP — Comments on Astrophysics and Space Physics
• GEC — Gaseous Electronics Conference
• OSU — Ohio State University Airport, Columbus, Ohio, United States
• AD — Antimatter Decelerator
• ACOUL — Acoustics Letters
• ARDS — Analysis of Rotor Dynamic Systems
• CSIR — Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
• TEF — Time-Energy-Frequency
• TJPH — Turkish Journal of Physics
• NEMS — National Energy Modeling System
• ASVIB — algorithm scoreboard vibrations
• MAP — Maximum A Posteriori estimate
• ATU — Accumulated Thermal Unit
• PLA — Physics Letters A
• AMJPH — American Journal of Physics
• LISS — Linear Imaging Self-Scanning
• CMS — Compact Muon Solenoid
• EMILY — Extreme Monkey Indigestion Laryngitis Youngen
• EPI — Echo Planar Imaging
• FM — Ferromagnetic
• GLM — Generalized Linear Model
• CHPHY — Chinese Physics
• TCB — Temporal Coherence Boundary

• UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
• RTP — Research Trends in Physics
• NPIC — Nuclear Power Institute of China
• IV — Input Voltage
• STS — Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy
• JDS — Joint Density of States
• CPS — Central Plasma Sheet
• OGB — Original Grain Boundary
• RHM — Roentgen Hour Meter
• CIPM — International Committee of Weights and Measures, France
• VA — Volt Ampere
• PSML — Physical Systems Modeling Laboratory
• UHT — Ultra High Temperature
• MIST — Microgravity Science and Technology
• CFM — Creates Forward Motion
• CPL — Cloud Physics Lidar
• RCU — Rapid Cooling Unit
• KN — Kilo Newton
• QRHE — quantum anomalous Hall effect
• LCTE — Linear Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
• OAM — Orbital Angular Momentum
• GUT — Grand Unification Theory
• COS — Change of State
• IPL — Intense Pulsed Light
• TW — Top of Wall
• BET — Brunauer - Emmett - Teller
• MCU — Microcontroller Unit
• ITD — Inlet Temperature Difference
• QMF — quadrature mirror filter banks
• TCS — Three-Dimensional Complex Space Theory
• MML — Material Measurement Laboratory
• LVR — Lever
• BPAS — Bulletin of Pure and Applied Science
• XSW — X-Ray Standing Wave
• XPS — X-Ray Photoemission Spectroscopy
• ABHP — American Board of Health Physics
• CERES — Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System
• WKB — Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (phase-shift Formula For Potential Scattering)
• PFD — Photon Flux Density
• LENR — Low Energy Nuclear Reactions
• LORAN-C — A Radio Navigation System Operated by the U.S. Coast Guard
• FTG — Full Tensor Gradient
• VT — Valid Time
• PAPGE — Pure and Applied Geophysics
• FTICR — Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance
• ARCP — Annual Reviews of Computational Physics
• EBIT — Electron Beam Ion Trap
• JGE — Journal of Geophysics and Engineering
• ARACO — Archives Acoustics
• TPP — Thermal Power Plant

• USGCRP — United States Global Change Research Program
• NISTAR — NIST Advanced Radiometer
• EIEIO — Electron Impact Excitation of Ions from Organics
• MEMS — Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
• SW — Surface Wave
• ND — Neutron Detector
• VAC — Vacuum Assisted Closure
• HC — Hard Condition
• UCSUSA — Union of Concerned Scientists, United States of America
• KCDB — Key Comparison and Calibration Database
• DUS — Duplex Ultrasound
• SPE — solid phase extraction method
• CGS — Centimeter, Gram, Second
• SHWAV — Shock Waves
• WIMP — Weakly Interacting Massive Particle
• MMCP — Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
• MS — MilliSeconds
• PNL — Pacific Northwest Laboratory
• FI — Field Intensity
• AESIJ — Aeronautical Society India Journal
• JMP — Journal of Mathematical Physics
• WXRF — Wavelength-dispersive X- Ray Fluorescence
• CEJPH — Central European Journal of Physics
• CPL — Chemical Physics Letters
• LSC — Liquid Scintillation Counting
• JPSJS — Journal of the Physical Society of Japan Supplement
• BTI — Bubble Technology Inc
• TL — Time Line
• MMC — Moving Micro Cross
• PCL — Physics and Chemistry of Liquids
• PAC — Probably Approximately Correct
• EJTP — Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics
• ULTRA — Ultrasonics
• PTCP — Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics
• WLLN — Weak Law of Large Numbers
• PMR — Proton Magnetic Resonance
• TC — Thermal Conductivity
• PMT — Photo Multiplier Tube
• ADCHP — Advances in Chemical Physics
• SEM — Scanning Electron Microscopes
• CFT — Crystal Field Theory
• WL — Weak Localization
• JSMAJ — Japan Society of Microgravity Application Journal
• MOSFET — Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
• JSP — Journal of Statistical Physics
• EMW — Electromagnetic Wave
• BELLE — B detector at KEK in Japan
• SEE — Secondary Electron Emission
• MICE — Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment
• BSS.2 — Beta-Particle Secondary Standards System

• TDCR — Triple-to-Double Coincidence Ratio
• NPOESS — National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
• IPTS — International Practical Temperature Scale
• LLB — Laboratoire Leon Brillouin
• SWATH — Small-Waterplane Area Twin-Hull
• FEC — Ferro-Electric liquid Crystal
• ANIPS — Annals of the Israel Physical Society
• NCRP — National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
• JRLR — Journal of Russian Laser Research
• ADPPR — Advances in Plasma Physics Research
• SBR — Spectral Band Replication
• PEPI — Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors
• HTPPL — High Temperature Plasma Physics Lab
• PFC — Parallel Flange Channel
• DREAMS — Dynamic Range Enhancement Applied to Mass Spectrometry
• CAM — Computer-Aided Machining
• MRIR — medium-resolution infrared radiometer
• LRSP — Living Reviews in Solar Physics
• VIS — Visible
• PCSE — Physical Chemistry: Science and Engineering
• FZK — Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
• PAPPH — Pure and Applied Physics
• FDFD — Finite Difference Frequency Domain
• JJAPS — Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Supplement
• ICP — Injector Control Pressure
• CPR — Chemical Physics Reports
• POPRV — Pilot Operated Pressure Relief Valve
• PSST — Plasma Sources Science Technology
• LCLS — Linac Coherent Light Source
• NERI — Nuclear Energy Research Initiative
• HRTF — Head-Related Transfer Function
• YKP — Yano- Koonin- Podgoretskii
• HVL — Half-Value Layer
• ACR — Absolute Cryogenic Radiometer
• HBT — Hanbury Brown-Twiss
• PHL — Physics Letters
• IMS — Institute for Molecular Science
• LO — Laser Optics
• CXRO — Center for X-Ray Optics at Berkeley, CA
• JVC — Journal of Vibration and Control
• CZJPH — Czechoslovak Journal of Physics
• JCA — Journal of Computational Acoustics
• CCFL — Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp
• EFW — Evanescent Floquet Wave
• MEL — Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory
• PDE — Possible Duplicate Emission
• FOC — Forward Only Conversion
• TC — Technical Committee (HL7)
• CER — Controlled Energy Release
• DARE — Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects

• LAL — The Laboratoire de L'Accelerateur Lineaire at the University of Paris-Sud in Orsay, France
• VHSIC — Very-High-Speed Integrated Circuit
• BJAP — British Journal of Applied Physics
• TST — Time-Space-Time
• PCED — Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Delta
• TZFC — Triple Zeta Frozen Core
• CLFR — Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector
• UCB — University of California, Berkeley
• CNT(S) — carbon nanotube(s)
• DOT — Degeneration Over Time
• 3DFFM — Three-Dimensional Fourier Filtering Method
• AMMAC — Mexican Metrology Association
• NEANDC — Nuclear Energy Agency Nuclear Data Committee
• HWP — Half-Wave Plate
• XSV — Expendable Sound Velocimeter
• STAR — Solenoidal Tracker At RHIC
• ST — Spherical Tokamak
• EPA — Electron Positron Accumulator
• ACCW — Auxiliary Component Cooling Water
• QFT — Quantitative Fluorescence Technique
• NIST-7 — Former NIST Primary Frequency Standard
• CLR — Center of Lateral Resistance
• CPIP — Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program
• AF — Anisotropic Filtering
• C&EA — Cause and Effect Analysis
• TTSP — Transport Theory and Statistical Physics
• IGRF — International Geomagnetic Reference Field
• ICRU — International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
• CRT — Conformal Radiation Therapy
• FCG — Fatigue Crack Growth
• CPCAR — Chemistry and Physics of Carbon
• CONPH — Contemporary Physics
• RT — Reverberation Time
• TC — Thermal Control
• AFA — Average Fock Approximation
• GCA — Gradual Channel Approximation
• DCT — Discrete Cosine Transformer
• IPSN — L'Institut de Protection et de Sûreté Nucléaire
• KANUPP — Karachi Nuclear Power Plant
• PTF — Physics of Thin Films
• ADMPS — Advances in Mechanics and Physics of Surfaces
• MJD — Modified Julian Date
• QDT — Quantum-Defect Theory
• CRP — Coordinated Research Program
• PER — Physics Education Research
• ECT — Error Correction Term
• RDCMP — Recent Development in Condensed Matter Physics
• ADEXG — Advances in Exploration Geophysics
• HERO — High Energy Replicated Optics
• CERN — Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire

• SMSI — Strong Metal-support Interaction
• MO — Magneto-optic
• SCAMPY — Scanning Micro Pyrometer
• EL — Europhysics Letters
• COTPH — Communications in Theoretical Physics
• EGR — Entropy Gradient Reversal
• NCF — Near Coherence of Filters
• ESR — Experimental Storage Ring
• DWP — Dispensing Well Plate
• TUT — Time Under Tension
• PTI — Proxima Therapeutics Inc.
• COMMP — Comments in Modern Physics
• GCK — Geiger Counter Kit
• F&M — Force and moment
• IBFM — Interacting Boson-Fermion Model
• IRIS — Internal Rotary Inspection System
• SDSS — Sloan Digital Sky Survey
• GML — General Measurement Loop
• PCM — Phase Change Materials
• HYPER-CP — A Search for Direct CP Violation in Hyperon Decays
• IN2P3 — Institut National de Physique Nucleaire et de Physique des Particules
• TG — Temperature Gradient
• ABF — All but Finitely
• XRF — X-Ray Fluorescence
• TMP — Turbo Molecular Pump
• GFAAS — graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry
• MBB — Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics
• DARD — Dynamic Axial Rotational Device
• JGP — Journal of Geometry and Physics
• BEB — Binary-Encounter-Bethe
• LAND — Large Area Neutron Detector
• ITPS — IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
• RECAN — Regional European and Central Asian ALARA Network
• PPCF — Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
• GUIDE — Generalized Unbiased Interaction Detection and Estimation
• JGGS — Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity Supplement
• JVST — Journal of Vacuum Science Technology
• ETI — Environmental Technology Initiative
• GR&R — Gauge Reproducibility And Repeatability
• LTP — Low Temperature Physics
• EXO — Enriched Xenon Observatory
• 3DWBA — Three-Body Distorted-Wave Born Approximation
• NORAMET — A North American regional collaboration in national measurement standards and services
• XRL — X-Ray Lithography
• TWA — time-weighted averaged
• QCD — Quantum Chromodynamics
• CPSSH — Chemical Physics of Solid Surfaces and Heterogeneous Catalysis
• ND — Neutron Density
• CR — Curvature Radiation
• AMANDA — Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array

• CAT — Computed Axial Tomography
• ARPES — Angle-Resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• P6 — physics
• LOMO — Lowest Occupied Molecular Orbital
• SEA — Statistical Energy Analysis
• CHJG — Chinese Journal of Geophysics
• JPSJ — Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
• USSR — Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
• SBLC — S-Band Linear Collider
• BMD — Bending Moment Diagram
• BEFE — Bio-Electric Field Enhancement
• EPIC — Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera
• RRDSP — Recent Research Development in Statistical Physics
• AOM(S) — acousto-optic modulator(s)
• HELEN — High Energy Laser Embodying Neodymium
• VHT — Very High Temperature
• FD — Finite Difference
• EEEL — Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory
• GDOG — Generalized Double Optical Gating
• ADV — Automatic Drain Valve
• JVE — Journal of Vibration Engineering
• ETDS — Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems
• FSBS — Forward Stimulated Brillouin Scattering
• INS — Inelastic Neutron Scattering
• DDF — Distance Distortion Factor
• ACE — Acoustic Compliance Enhancement
• AGS — Alternating-gradient Synchrotron
• ACRR — Annular Core Research Reactor
• PPPL — Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
• PT — Peak Torque
• RVMP — Reviews of Modern Physics
• NEANSC — Nuclear Energy Agency Nuclear Science Committee
• SCF — Stress Concentration Factor
• JMPS — Journal of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
• MKSA — Meter, Kilogram, Second, Ampere
• FBM — Fractional Brownian Motion
• HF — Hartree-Fock Method
• SQ — Scalar Quantization
• CODATA — Committee on Data for Science and Technology (ICSU)
• IVBT — Intravascular brachytherapy
• RVGSP — Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics
• ADTPH — Advanced Texts in Physics
• CEBAF — Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility
• RGS — Reflection Grating Spectrometer
• AAPP — Association of Applied Physicists Pakistan
• DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Project Agency
• JAERI — Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
• VCM — Voice-Coil Motor
• JAG — Journal of Applied Geophysics
• EOPAP — Earth and Ocean Physics Application Program

• CIE — Commission Internationale De L'Éclairage
• ICNIRP — International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
• TISAB — total ionic strength adjustment buffer (analytical method)
• FOC — Forward of Center
• PHT — Physics Today
• PFID — Perturbed Free Induction Decay
• GRS — Gamma Ray Spectrometer
• SAJPH — South African Journal of Physics
• FISCO — Fieldbus Instrinsic Safety Concept
• ISCC — Inter-Society Color Council
• CRYRING — Electron Accelerator and Storage Ring Facility (Stockholm, Sweden)
• POF — Physics of Fluids
• DQS — Discrete Quantum State
• JESRP — Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena
• EEP — Einstein Equivalence Principle
• UCLA — Harbor-University of California Los Angeles
• BIA — Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
• ADGR — Advances in Geophysical Research
• IGC — International Gravity Commission
• ILC — International Linear Collider
• EHT — Extra High Tension
• CSLPT — Cambridge Studies in Low Temperature Physics
• CDW — Continuum Distorted Wave
• HVL — Half Value Layer
• JMAPH — Journal of Mathematics and Physics
• ACTS — Automated Computer Time Service
• PHRVL — Physical Review Letters
• BOMD — Born Oppenheimer Molecular Dynamics
• ASAJ — Acoustical Society of America Journal
• TIMED — Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics
• DPPC — Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
• RFP — Random Free Process
• IPM — Ionization Profile Monitor
• LPB — Laser and Particle Beams
• JPLPH — Journal of Plasma Physics
• CMR — Colossal Magnetoresistance
• MEA — Membrane Electrode Assembly
• FC — Flow Controller
• JFLU — Journal of Fluorescence
• ARO — United States Army Research Office
• AOI — Angle Of Incidence
• MQA — measurement quality assurance
• ITAS — IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
• LRR — Living Reviews in Relativity
• SNO — Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
• K2K — KEK to Kamioka
• DTSS — Distributed Temperature and Strain Sensor
• MIMIC — Microscopy and Microanalysis
• IUCR — International Union of Crystallography
• RIBD — Reactive Ion Beam Deposition

• TD — Time Differential
• TNO — Trans-Neptunian Object
• EPJAP — European Physical Journal, Applied Physics
• IPP — Institute of Plasma Physics
• MOP — Maximum Operating Pressure
• NOBCCHE — National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers
• PES — Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• AFVH — Anti- Ferromagnetic van Hove scenario
• SCR — Space Charge Region
• STMAP — Studies in Mathematical Physics
• PRF — Petroleum Research Fund
• URA — Universities Research Association, Inc.
• BFRL — Building and Fire Research Laboratory
• ACFA — Asian Committee for Future Accelerators.
• JPCRD — Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data
• HFD — High Frequency Detection
• CSD — Computational Structural Dynamics
• HEPIC — High Energy Physics Information Center
• FOAM — Foam Optics and Mechanics
• AECL — Atomic Energy Canada Limited
• HEI — Heat Exchange Institute Inc.
• OPTLE — Optics and Lasers in Engineering
• REBAT — Restricted Bandwidth Technique
• DCMP — Directions in Condensed Matter Physics
• SHC — Specific Heat Capacity
• QMD — Quantum Molecular Dynamics (for Calcns. On The Dynamics Of A Quantum Particle Coupled To A Classical Many-body System)
• JLUM — Journal of Luminescence
• OSPL — Output Sound Pressure Level
• SCOT — Support Coated Open Tubular
• TQW — Triangular Quantum Well
• JLVEN — Journal of Light & Visual Environment
• IAG — International Association of Gravity
• TT — Torsion Twist
• DTM — Dynamic Thermal Management
• ADBMP — Advances in Biological and Medical Physics
• MACHO — Massive Compact Halo Object
• VNIIFTRI — National Scientific and Russian Research Institute for Physical, Technical and Radiotechnical Measurements
• SSELE — Solid State Electronics
• PSD — Physical Sciences Data
• ODEND — Optical Detected Electron Nuclear Double Resonance
• CPLIP — Chemistry and Physics of Lipids
• HPM — High Power Microwave
• SSCOM — Solid State Communications
• BES — Beijing Spectrometer (China)
• PDS — power density spectra
• RPV — Reactor Pressure Vessel
• CCG — Calibration Coordination Group
• XRR — X-ray Reflectivity
• TCPH — Topics in Current Physics
• ITM — IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

• OIML — International Organization of Legal Metrology
• NAS/NRC — National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council
• DEG — Dimensional Electron Gas
• JSCI — Journal of Scientific Instruments
• NSTP — Non-Spatial Thinking Process Theory
• IUGG — International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
• ASME — American Society for Mechanical Engineers
• PEAQ — Perceptual Evaluation of Audio Quality
• HUT — Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope
• CTPHY — Classical Theoretical Physics
• WWV — Call letters for NIST short-wave radio station in Colorado
• FFE — Far Field Extension
• JAE — Journal of Acoustic Emission
• TMP — Thermo Mechanical Pulping
• NEBM — Nudged Elastic Band Method
• PMMC — Permanent Magnet Moving Coil
• STSSP — Selected Topics in Solid State Physics
• FUSE — Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopy Explorer
• FCFC — Full-Coverage Film Cooling
• APD — VERP)/action potential duration
• ENO — Essentially Non-Oscillatory
• EUV — Extreme Ultra-Violet 2
• JGR — Journal of Geophysical Research
• MTF — Magnetized Target Fusion
• BUIPS — Bulletin of the Israel Physical Society
• FPS — foot-pound-second [cf. cgs and mks]
• ACRU — Astrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit
• CMCV — Charge Motion Control Valve
• JAP — Journal of Applied Physics
• LHM — Liquide Hydraulique Minerale
• BCMPA — Billion Cubic Meters per Annum
• BETA NMR — Beta-radiation Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• SGORS — Studies in Geophysical Optics and Remote Sensing
• POT — Power Over Time
• HOQS — Highest Occupied Quantum State
• PAES — Positron-Induced Auger Electron Spectroscopy
• ZDR — Z-Differential Reflectivity
• PSL — Polystyrene-latex
• NELAC — National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference
• AWA — The Argonne Wakefield Accelerator
• CEL — Correlated Emission Laser
• RFP — Relativistic Fokker Planck
• RVMPS — Reviews of Modern Physics Supplement
• APT — Analytic Perturbation Theory
• GB — Grain Boundary
• HYAAS — Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrophotom etry.
• SUSIM — Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor
• WAXS — Wide Angle X-ray Scattering
• LCAP — Laser Cooling and Atomic Physics
• HEPAP — High Energy Physics Advisory Panel

• TCD — Thermal Conductivity response Detector
• TRFM — Time Resolved Fluorescence Microscopy
• IAPT — Indian Association of Physics Teachers
• DOT — Delivery Optimized Thermodynamics
• QGT — Quantum Graph Theory
• RO — Read Only
• RBF — radial basis function network
• HFB — Hartree Fock Bogoliubov
• FIOP — Field Induced Ordered Phase
• TCH — Transmission Converter Hydraulic
• HVLA — High-Velocity Low Amplitude
• SPIE — The Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
• ISS — Input-to-State Stability
• RTPC — Radial Time Projection Chamber
• ALG — Advanced Lithography Group
• BW — Bottom of Wall
• SQW — Single Quantum Well
• ECH — Eddy Current Heating
• IMGC — Istituto di Metrologia "G. Colonnetti" (Italy)
• LEAR — Low Energy Antiproton Ring
• CPB — Center Point of Balance
• WDXS — Wavelength Dispersive Xray Spectroscopy
• FRET — fluorescence resonant energy transfer
• WDW — Wheeler De- Witt equation
• PAW — Physics Analysis Workstation
• NA — Neutral Axis
• CEV — Constant Elasticity of Variance
• OSRD — Office of Standard Reference Data
• FFAG — Fixed-Field Alternating Gradient
• PLPHR — Plasma Physics Reports
• ADSMP — Advanced Series in Mathematical Physics
• CAJPH — Canadian Journal of Physics
• DMF — Decayed, Missing, Filled
• CPSS — Chemical Physics of Solid Surfaces
• ACDM — Automated Contour Detection Method
• QZE — Quantum Zeno Effect
• HPGE — High Purity Germanium
• QMF — Quadrature Mirror Filter
• DSM — Dynamic Scattering Mode
• ICBP — International Conference on Biological Physics
• GEOS — Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellite
• VP — Vapor Pressure
• ICAMDATA — International Conference on Atomic and Molecular Data and Their Applications
• TI — Thermal Inertia
• GWCE — Generalized Wave Continuity Equation
• LBL — Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (University of California)
• JGG — Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity
• HI — Heavy Ion
• LISA — Laser Inferometer Space Antenna
• IQEC — International Quantum Electronics Conference

• LET — Linear Energy Transfer (in Spacecraft Power Systems)
• CTP — Course of Theoretical Physics
• CIRRPC — Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Policy Coordination
• ZL — Zyklon Loop
• MPAG — Mathematical Physics Analysis and Geometry
• PRVP — Proceedings of Vibration Problems
• E — Electric
• COPP — Contributions to Plasma Physics
• JNMP — Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics
• GRASP — Graphical Representation and Analysis of Surface Properties
• MGG — Methods in Geochemistry and Geophysics
• SEMPA — Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis
• CM — Center of Mass
• HSST — Heavy-Section Steel Technology
• RHIC — Brookhaven'sRelativistic Heavy Ion Collider began operation in 2000
• ADPLP — Advances in Plasma Physics
• ETRAN — Monte Carlo computer code for Electrons and Photons through Extended Media
• MW — Microwave
• GMC — Global Motion Compensation
• PZM — Pressure Zone Microphone
• AP — Anti-Proton
• SCMP — Studies in Condensed Matter Physics
• EPAD — Environmental Physics and Design
• DNP — Division of Nuclear Physics
• FLIR — Forward Looking InfraRed (sensor)
• EBSD — Electron Back Scatter Diffraction
• CTRZ — Central Torodial Recirculation Zone
• LRA — Locked Rotor Ampere
• CRI — Cambridge Research Instrumentation
• DSFD — Discrete Simulation of Fluid Dynamics
• JPHCS — Journal of Physics - Conference Series
• MICGQ — Microgravity Quarterly
• GRNS — Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer
• ECP — Effective Core Potential Approxn.(in Electronic-structure Calcn.)
• ESU — Energy Storage Unit
• LUNA — Laboratory for Underground Nuclear Astrophysics at Gran Sasso.
• SCD — Single Crystal Diffraction
• AUJPH — Australian Journal of Physics
• AICF — Acoustic Inertial Confinement Fusion
• CCPR — Consultative Committee on Photometry and Radiometry
• SOLSTICE — Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment
• MOP — Minds on Physics
• LIGO — Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
• DNAA — Delayed Neutron Activation Analysis
• APPHL — Applied Physics Letters
• QEG — Quantum Einstein Gravity
• BTE — Brake Thermal Efficiency
• FRAC — Fracture Research and Application Consortium
• AL — argon laser
• DEPA — Dynamic Elastic Properties Analyzer

• SPD — Solar Physics Division
• NBSR — National Bureau of Standards Reactor
• MQDT — Multichannel Quantum Defect Theory
• EGAS — European Group for Atomic Spectroscopy
• HFIR — High Flux Isotope Reactor
• PVT — Position Velocity Time
• SLM(S) — spatial light modulator(s)
• CSEWG — Cross Section Evaluation Working Group
• ISAC — Isotope Separator and Accelerator Facility
• ADVP — Acoustic Doppler Velocity Profiler
• BGSM — Bowman Gray School of Medicine
• ASA — Accessible Surface Area
• RRDP — Recent Research Development in Physics
• HB — Hydrogen Bond
• JLWT — Journal of Lightwave Technology
• ARPES — Angle Resolved Photo Electron Spectroscopy
• JMOA — Journal of Microwaves Optics and Acoustics
• JNLM — Journal of Non Linear Mechanics
• FANS — Filter Analyzer Neutron Spectrometer
• TTY — Torque to Yield
• DCOF — Dynamic Coefficient of Friction
• CCPP — Collaborative Computational Plasma Physics
• BTFM — Basic Two Fluid Model
• RG — renormalization group
• CCTF — Consultative Committee for Time and Frequency
• ARPA-E — Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
• CNIF — Californium Neutron Irradiation Facility
• SPDF — Space Physics Data Facility
• ZPF — Zero Point Field
• DAMA — Dark Matter
• SSTEC — Solid State Technology
• NR — Nuclear Reactor
• MNX — Magnetic Nozzle Experiment
• CRCPD — Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors
• ARROW — Antiresonant Reflecting Optical Waveguide
• RRDPC — Recent Research Development in Physical Chemistry
• ITASS — IEEE Transactions on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing
• CCSM — Cross Correlogram Spectral Matching
• PHB — Physics Bulletin
• RUPHJ — Russian Physics Journal
• REI — Rad Elec Inc.
• PSL — Physics of Solids and Liquids
• ATCS — Active Thermal Convective System
• FCPM — Fundamental Constants and Precision Measurements
• PAW — Plasma Arc Weld
• IMECE — International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
• COP — Coefficient Of Power
• QPT — Quantum Phase Transition
• POF — Plane of Focus
• HHF — High Heat Flow

• UFM — Ultrasonic Force Microscopy
• ELECM — Electromagnetics
• TPHY — Techniques of Physics
• MPLA — Modern Physics Letters A
• PHPL — Physics of Plasmas
• CPHY — Communications on Physics
• TDIF — Teac Digital Interface Format
• INDC — International Nuclear Data Committee
• ESRF — The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France.
• MTF — Modulation transfer function.
• ADTM — Alternate Density Transmission Medium
• RRDAP — Recent Research Development in Applied Physics
• MPPCF — Million particles per cubic foot
• APAS — Astrophysical Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences
• NPA — Nuclear Physics Apparatus
• GXR — Grazing X-ray Reflectometry
• GCFC — Generalized Complementary Flux Condition
• SSDL — Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratories
• DIA — Dynamic Input Area
• PWR — Pressurized-Water Reactor
• ISSI — International Space Science Institute (Bern, Switzerland)
• QMC — Quantum Monte Carlo
• RTTR — Real Time Thermal Rating
• RVMAP — Reviews in Mathematical Physics
• RAND — Radio Neutrino Detector array
• PACS — Physics and Astronomy Classification Schemex
• JGEO — Journal of Geodynamics
• GRT — Germanium Resistance Thermometer
• SSION — Solid State Ionics
• PPCPP — Progress in Photochemistry and Photophysics
• BINP — Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics in Novosibirsk, Russia.
• ICRM — International Committee for Radionuclide Metrology
• LAMPF — Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility
• TLD — Thermo-Luminescent Dosimeter systems
• JCOPH — Journal of Computational Physics
• QOA — Quasi-Optical Amplifier
• LWIR — Long-Wave Infrared
• FUV — Far Ultraviolet
• IBIS — Ion Beam Information System
• HEP — DOE's Division of High Energy Physics, part of HENP.
• LITA — Laser-Induced Thermal Acoustics
• VLA — Very Large Array
• DIW — De-Ionzied Water
• FID — Free Induction Decay (Fourier Transform Spectroscopy)
• JGRS — Journal of Geophysical Research Supplement
• NPSS — Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan
• CHJPH — Chinese Journal of Physics
• QED — Quantum Electrodynamics
• FDM — fused deposition modeling
• ATW — Accelerator Transmutation Of Waste (for Radioactive Waste)

• RSM — Regional Spectral Model
• CRR — Center for Radiological Research
• ASSP — Advanced Solid-State Photonics
• EAF — Electric Arc Furnace
• AET — Active Edge Table
• LOCA — Loss of Coolant Accident
• CTI — Critical Technologies Institute
• RMP — Reviews in Mathematical Physics
• TRM — Time-Reversal Mirror
• LGA — lattice gas automaton
• PBG — Photonic Band Gap
• ACFM — Advanced Coal Flow Measurement
• SASER — Soud Amplification by Stimulated Emmision of Radiation
• GHRS — Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph
• OSL — Optical Stimulated Luminescence
• BEC — Bose-Einstein Condensation
• EFP — Effective Fringing Property
• SSGSR — Springer Verlag Springer Series on Group Geophysics Space Research
• PPM — Peak Program Meter
• PRPH — Progress of Physics
• ERF — Energy Rejection Filter
• GDT — Gas Discharge Tube
• CLA — Condition Lever Angle
• CAP — Current Applied Physics
• DOG — Double Optical Gating
• LO — Local Orbitals
• RMU — Ring Main Unit
• NP — Neper
• FDR — Failure Divergence Refinement
• TIRF — Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence
• GSP — Generalized Sequential Pattern
• IBB — Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics
• DMC — Diffusion Monte Carlo
• APL — Advanced Physics Laboratory
• PET — photosynthetic electron transport
• VRV — Variable Radial Velocity
• TPM — Transport in Porous Media
• MIS — Mirror Image Stimulation
• LCL — Lamp Center Length
• PSTM — Photon Scanning Tunneling Microscope
• CESR — The Cornell Electron Storage Ring
• PCE — Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
• LEFM — Linear Elasticity Fracture Mechanics
• RGM — Resonating Group Method
• PL — Physics Laboratory
• DESY — Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
• OPTSP — Optics and Spectroscopy
• FOCUS — FOtoproduction of Charm: Upgraded Spectrometer
• HALO — Hypersonic Aircraft Launch Option
• WMAP — Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe

• SDIF — Sony Digital Interface Format
• DMIP — Division of Medical Imaging Physics
• CBA — Center for Backyard Astrophysics
• LPM — Light-Particle Monitor
• JMAGR — Journal of Magnetic Resonance
• DQD — Dissipative Quasigeostrophic Dynamics
• NPPSB — Nonequilibrium Problems in the Physical Sciences and Biology
• MMF — Magneto Motive Force
• PBE — Pool Boiling Experiment
• IACS — Institute for Astrophysics and Computational Sciences
• EHB — Electronic Handbook
• IWEPNM — International Winterschool on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials
• GWR — Guided Wave Radar
• TME — Total Mechanical Energy
• KKR — Korringa Kohn Rostoker approximation
• NOMAD — Neutrino Oscillation Magnetic Detector
• PHYNY — Physics New York
• BABAR — B-Bbar (anti-B) detector at SLAC'sB Factory
• CTF — CLIC (Compact Linear Collider) Test Facility
• ULE — Ultra Light Engineering
• JSGEO — Journal of Series Geophysics
• NAMT — National Advanced Manufacturing Testbed
• EUROMET — A European collaboration in measurement standards
• BRAN — Boulder Research and Administrative Network
• HFA — Hot Flow Anomaly
• SOC — Second-Order Cone
• JIMW — Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
• CQW — Coupled Quantum Wells
• ERI — Extended Range Imaging
• DLV — Direct Linear Valve
• SDFF — Spectroscopically Determined Force Field
• MOTRIMS — Magneto-Optical Trap Recoil-Ion Momentum Spectroscopy
• ESB — Electrical Substitution Bolometer
• RPT — Reference Point Tracking
• QCC — Quadrupole Coupling Constant
• FTMS — Fluid Transfer Management System
• LMRI — Laboratoire de Mesure des Rayonnements Ionisants (France)
• TLP — Thread-Level Parallelism
• MCMS — Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures
• MPDS — Mechanics and Physics of Discrete Systems
• JINR — The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia.
• PEP-II — The official name for the SLAC B Factory
• WGCV — Working Group on Calibration and Validation
• PHFL — Physics of Fluids
• RAP — Roentgen area product
• UHV-SPM — Ultra High Vacuum Scanning Probe Microscopy
• CIRMS — Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards
• STMP — Springer Tracts in Modern Physics
• LDDV — Least Distance of Distinct Vision (optometry)
• HIPD — High-Intensity Powder Diffractometer

• AVN — Accuracy Vanishing Now
• HCCD — Mono-deuterated Acetylene
• UVA — University of Virginia
• F — Flux
• CASS — Calibration Accuracy Support System
• ASCA — Japan-NASA X-ray Satellite
• NIM — National Instrumentation Methods
• BNC — Boron Nitride Coating
• MTD — Minimum Translation Distance
• EOS TPC — Equation of State Time Projection Chamber experiment
• AFPL — Air Force Phillips Laboratory
• JEMT — Journal of Electron Microscopy Technique
• BARC — Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
• FMSF — Fissile Material Storage Facility
• DLT — Dynamic Laser Trimming
• NEMS — Nanoelectromechanical Systems
• MPAM — Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics
• NICE-OHMS — Noise-Immune Cavity Enhanced Optical Heterodyne Molecular Spectroscopy
• WDFF — Weak Dipole Form Factor
• HTS — High Tear Strength
• RBMK — Reactor Bolshoi Moshchnosti Kanalni
• SLAC — The Department of Energy'sStanford Linear Accelerator Center in Palo Alto, California
• CPS — Constant Pressure System (toys)
• ASD — Active Surface Definition
• SINH — hyperbolic sine function
• ES — Elementary Stream
• AGW — Acoustic Gravity Wave
• MUCOOL — MUon COOLing experiment
• CAST — Council of Agricultural Science and Technology
• MOI — moments of inertia
• GAPP — Global Analysis of Particle Properties
• BSM — Bell State Measurement
• NAPM — National Association of Photographic Manufacturers
• NIKHEF — National Institute for Subatomic Physics
• DR-SFG — Doubly Resonant Sum Frequency Generation
• CFL — Compact Fluorescent Lamp
• UVC — Ultra-Violet C (250-260nm)
• CPC — Charged Particle Cannon
• RRP — Research Reports in Physics
• C — Country
• OFR — Optics for Research
• LLD — Lamp Lumen Depreciation
• TME — Theory Model Elimination
• EOA — Effective Orifice Opening
• EZW — Embedded Zero-tree Wavelet
• IVR — intramolecular vibrational redistribution
• SCLIR — Secondary Calibration Laboratories for Ionizing Radiation
• EPS — European Physical Society
• LMR — Laser Magnetic Resonance
• JSUP — Journal of Superconductivity

• ICPEAC — International Conference on the Physics of Electronic and Atomic Collisions
• CHTM — Center for High Technology Materials
• RSPS — Rochester Symposium for Physics Students
• VLT — Very Large Telescope
• AGUFM — American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
• FTAM — Flow Through Alpha Monitor
• PHSS — Physics of the Solid State
• BM — Bending Magnet
• CRMMP — Classical Reviews in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics
• PLDS — Physics of Low-Dimensional Structures
• HTOL — High Temperature Operating Lifetest
• VIBGYOR — Violet,Indigo,Blue,Green,Yellow,Orange,Red
• CSIC — Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Spanish
• NRRT — Normal Reference Range Table
• CHPH — Chemical Physics
• APM — Absolute Proper Motion
• CT — Computed tomographic scan
• VAT — Vibro-Acoustic Test
• HDT — Heat Distortion Temperature
• CLIC — Compact Linear Collider
• PTHPH — Progress of Theoretical Physics
• COPHC — Computer Physics Communications
• JULIA — Jena University Laboratory of Ion Acceleration
• ENAPC — Environmental Analytical and Physical Chemistry Series
• CBO — Corrected Born-Oppenheimer (in Calcns. For Mol. Complexes)
• CFCD — Computational Fuel Cell Dynamics
• ALR — Active Lead Ring
• ARIE — Asynchronous Ratio Of Internal To External
• BCS — Bragg Crystal Spectrometer
• SVPAC — Soviet Physics Acoustics
• LHEP — Left Hand Elliptical Polarization
• ENDF — Evaluated Nuclear Data File
• IPPP — Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology
• LEED — Low Energy Electron Diffraction
• DHV — Demonstrate Higher Value
• FST — Full Scale Tunnel
• EOP — Earth and Ocean Physics
• ECRIS — Electron-Cyclotron-Resonance Ion Source
• NSCANS — National Steering Committee for the Advanced Neutron Source
• CBH — Correlated Barrier Hopping
• ALCPG — American Linear Collider Physics Group
• NPGS — Nanometer Pattern Generation System
• P-P — Peak-to-Peak (Value)
• TTD — transit-time distribution
• PV — plasma volume
• PCN — Physics and Contemporary Needs
• DSEG — Developments in Solid Earth Geophysics
• PTR — Proton Transfer Reaction
• W/F — Wandel/ Fietstochten
• HEPL — High Energy Physics Laboratory

• JDEM — The Joint Dark Energy Mission
• OPTLT — Optics Laser Technology
• NPGEO — Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
• EOTD — Enhanced Observed Time Difference
• COBR — Continuous Oscillatory Baffle Reactor
• PISCO — Parallel Imager for Southern Cosmological Observations
• FRSE — Freundeskreis Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn
• FZ — Far Zone
• MSA — Meridian Stress Assessment
• FCI — Fast Causal Inference
• BB — Blackbody
• GLCP — Global Linear Collider Project
• EJPH — European Journal of Physics
• SCC — Spectral Calibration Chamber
• LHC — The Large Hadron Collider
• FCDC — Fundamental Constants Data Center
• CDM — Ceramic Discharge Metalhalide
• BQP — Bounded-error Quantum Polynomial time
• FEDEM — Finite Element Dynamics in Elastic Mechanisms
• SKA — Square Kilometre Array
• MDRF — Materials Dosimetry Reference Facility
• BBR — Back Bouncing Rod
• QHO — Quantum Harmonic Oscillator
• KEK — Koo Energy Ken
• PHYES — Physics Essays
• NML — National Measurement Laboratory (Japan)
• QTI — Quantum Theory of Immortality
• LANSCE — Los Alamos Neutron Science Center
• QNH — Quasi Non-Hydrostatic
• PEP — Positron Electron Project
• FRIB — Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
• PTB — Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
• PMB — Physics in Medicine and Biology
• OTD — Optical Technology Division
• IMRT — intensity-modulated radiation therapy
• HRE — Heterogeneity Recency Exit
• BEAM — Bosiger Energy Alignment Method
• FEAT — Fusion Energy Advanced Tokamak
• DDFT — Dynamic Density Functional Theory
• STF — Space-Time-Frequency
• CNO — Carbon Nitrogen And Oxygen
• ERCOFTAC — European Research Community on Flow Turbulence and Combustion
• BEPC — Beijing Electron Positron Colider
• FBS — Few-Body Systems
• HWP — Half Wavelength Plate
• EDF — Enhanced Depth of Field
• CFT — Central Fiber Tracker
• MAG — Modern Approaches in Geophysics
• ZFF — Zero Forcing Function
• EQE — External Quantum Efficiency

• CONFP — Contemporary Fundamental Physics
• IOP — Institute Of Physics
• ATD — Above-Threshold Dissociation
• FIMS — Fissionable Isotope Mass Standards
• XDB — X-Ray Data Booklet
• AEC — Active Energy Control
• ASTP — Advanced Studies in Theoretical Physics
• CIPT — CNS Institute for Physics Teachers
• SVGL — Silicon Valley Group Lithography
• SPP — Storage Photostimulable Phosphor
• ACCI — Atlantic Canada Coral Initiative
• HPL — High Pressure Lanes
• PWS — Primary Working Standard
• FTM — Fluid Transfer Management
• ZDC — Zero-Degree Calorimeter
• AGP — Annals of Geophysics
• HPLA — High Power Large Aperture
• LASP — Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado
• AICP — Aerodynamic Instituteumental Coefficient Package
• PTHPS — Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement
• HEAD — High Energy Astrophysics Division
• XLS — Xenon Light Source
• H — Hotness
• ASCA — Advanced Spacecraft for Cosmology and Astrophysics
• GRAND — gamma ray and neutron detector
• ROC — Receiver Operator Characteristic Curve
• AKD — Altered Kinetic Distance
• LEIR — Low Energy Ion Ring
• PVST — Pressure Vacuum Stability Test
• NS — Navier-Stokes
• PHP — Physics in Perspective
• PLTP — Progress in Low Temperature Physics
• YAG — Holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet
• QCL — Quantum Cascade Laser
• SGL — Sander Geophysics Ltd
• BAW — Bulk Acoustic Wave
• OCQ — Old Covariant Quantization
• CCRI — Comité Consultatif des Rayonnements Ionisants
• COSMOS — Cosmologically Significant Mass Oscillation Search at Fermilab to detect muon neutrino to tau neutrino oscillations.
• ELNES — Energy-loss near-edge structure
• OBQ — Optimize Beam Quality
• DWNT(S) — double-wall nanotube(s)
• LCL — lifting condensation level
• MU2E — A Fermilab experiment that will search for the conversion of a muon into an electron
• GLC — Global Linear Collider
• OPERA — Oscillation Project with EmulsiontRacking Apparatus
• APPHY — Applied Physics
• NPHS — Nature Physical Science
• ANVIS — Aviator Night Vision Imaging System
• SNGR — Stochastic Noise Generation and Radiation

• EXMPS — Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences
• QMD — Quantum Metrology Division
• EDN — Event Detection and Notification
• RKB — Restricted Kinetic Balance (method In Calcns. Of Wave Functions And Energies)
• MOEMS — Micro-Optical Electro-Mechanical System
• ASET — Association of Super-advanced Electronics Technologies
• PHYW — Physics World
• EME — Electromagnetic Effects
• APT — Annular Proton Telescope
• LDMS — Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry
• OSTP — One Step Transition Probability
• PETT — Positron Emission Transverse of Transaxial
• PEM — polymer-electrolyte-membrane
• KIAA — Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
• TGF — Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flash
• ZPD — Zeta Potential Distribution
• KIP — Kenya Ict Policy
• GINGA — Japanese X-ray Satellite
• LOPI — Loss of Piping Integrity
• BKT — Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless crossover
• VWC — Vector Wavelet Coding
• NAS — Net Analyte Signal
• MONO — MONOphonic
• DRI — Differential Refractive Index
• CT — Conductivity Temperature
• RESL — Radiological and Environmental Science Laboratory
• APS — Advanced Propagation Systems
• GWC — Generalized Wave Continuity
• MEVVA — Metal Vapor Vacuum Arc
• VR-SFG — Vibrationally Resonant Sum-frequency Generation
• IQI — Image Quality Indicator
• ALARA — As Long As Radiation Allows
• FNR — Ford Nuclear Reactor
• ALEPH — Apparatus for LEP PHysics, at CERN
• XUV — Extreme Ultraviolet
• CAMOS — Committee on Atomic Molecular and Optical Sciences
• ER — Elastic Recoil
• EU — Entropy Unit
• ESSPH — Essays in Physics
• CHORUS — CERN Hybrid Oscillation Research Apparatus
• IESNA — Illumination Engineering Society of North America
• SIG — Signaling Channel
• NBS-6 — Previous Primary Frequency Standard
• CRESST — Cryogenic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers
• CCMP — Computational Condensed Matter Physics
• INFN-LNF — The National Institute for Nuclear Physics in Italy
• FACSS — Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies
• FZS — Far Zone Scattering
• QIO — Quantum Infinite-Order
• CCPP — Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics

• SPECT — single-photon emission computed tomography
• BEEM — Ballistic Electron Emission Spectroscopy
• EMMA — Euclidean Model MAtching
• TWT — Transonic Wind Tunnel
• BEV — Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen, Vienna, Austria
• SM — Standard Model
• AXAF — Advanced X-ray Astrophysical Facility
• EGR — Energy Generation Region
• ZI — Zone Industrielle
• PB — Primary Beam
• CMMPE — Centre of Molecular Materials for Photonics and Electronics
• NZJGG — New Zealand Journal Geology and Geophysics
• UVL — UltraViolet Lamp
• DBG — Disease Biophysics Group
• QFEP — Quantum Free Energy Perturbation (calcn. Method)
• HADES — High Acceptance Di-Electron Spectrometer
• CMMPH — Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Physics
• MINERVA — A neutrino-scattering experiment that uses the NuMI beamline at Fermilab to search for low-energy neutrino interactions
• LH — Left Handed
• QCI — Quadratic Configuration Interaction
• ARAC — Arithmetic Robot Application Control
• BEC — Bose Einstein Condensate
• DC — Double Capture
• JSLR — Journal of Soviet Laser Research
• HACR — High Accuracy Cryogenic Radiometer
• QTG — Quantum Theory of Gravity
• AGS — The Alternating Gradient Synchrotron at Brookhaven
• CCFP — Collaborative Convective Forecast Product
• ING — Intense Neutron Generator
• PIGP — Proceedings of the Institute of General Physics
• FOE — Force of Energy
• R — Radiation
• HI RES FLY'SEYE — High-energy cosmic ray experiment in Dugway, Utah
• CMT — Chaos Magic Theory
• TTZ — Teisseyre Tornquist Zone
• ITER — International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
• BTD — Basic Thermodynamics
• GTRD — Generalized Transverse Resonance-Diffraction
• QGD — Quantum-Geometry Dynamics
• CTP — Center for Theoretical Physics
• LVE — Light Vibrational Energy
• PS — polystyren
• RFS — Receptive Field Size
• AED — g.l.c.-atomic emission detection
• MCHF — Multi-Configuration Hartree-Fock
• HW — Hard Wall
• LCT — Lattice Compatibility Theory
• ACFF — Alternating Current Field Measurement
• FIM — Field Ion Microscope
• LFO — literature-low frequency oscillations

• AF — Alternating Field
• WNO — Weakly Non- Oscillatory
• PAR — Parabolic Aluminum Reflector
• FT — Fourier transformation
• HAARP — Hf Active Auroral Research Program (Hf being "high frequency")
• DD — Differential Detection
• CTE — Correlated Transfer And Excitation
• HVC — High-Velocity Core
• QTN — Quasi-Thermal Noise
• DP — Data Point
• MFPL — MAP (Multiple Application Platform) Fabry-Perot Laser
• KTG — Kinetic Theory of Gases
• NOVA — The NuMI Off-axis ve Appearance experiment
• WTCQ — Wavelet Trellis Coded Quantization
• MOS — Marine Optical System
• IOPD — Integrated Optical Path Difference
• CAL — Controlled Axial Lifetime
• UUD — Proton, two up quarks (u) and one down quark (d)
• IEN — Istituto Elettrotecnico Nazionale (Italy)
• HELP — High Energy Laser Propagation
• GMRI — Gated Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• APEX — AntiProton Experiment
• EOM — Electron-Optical Modulator
• FBAP — Function Block Application Process
• CSTN — Color Super Twist Nematic
• GSI — Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
• ANSOM — Apertureless Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy
• JAES — Journal of Audio Engineering Society
• NDE — Nucleon Decay Experiment
• NSEP — National Standard Examination in Physics
• MQT — Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling
• FRAM — Functional Resonance Accident Model
• UNI — Ultrafast Nonlinear Interferometer
• REM — Roentgen Equivalent Man (Unit of Dose Equivalent)
• NTIMS — Negative Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer
• FED — Field-Emitter Display
• RRDCP — Recent Research Development in Chemical Physics
• TL — Temporal Logic
• MRSE — Manifest Refractive Spherical Equivalent
• JPTEO — Journal of Physics - Teacher Education Online
• AGUSM — American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting
• WWVB — Call letters for NIST lf radio station in Colorado
• IPHO — International Physics Olympiad
• VRS — Vortex Ring State
• RLP — Right Lifting Property
• AM1 — First Launch in the morning series of EOS platforms
• DRM — Digital Radio Mondial
• PGP — Physics of Geological Processes
• ENEA — Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, L'Energia E L'Ambiente
• PPSL — Proceedings of the Physical Society of London

• CTD — Central Tracking Detector
• IPAP — Institute of Pure and Applied Physics
• ACP — American Center for Physics
• HPPT — HIGH PRESSURE PHYSICS AND TECHNICS
• SIFC — Stable Isotope Fractionation Calculator
• MBIR — Medium Background Infrared Facility
• BSSI — British Superultramodern Scientific Institution
• PREP — Professional Research Experience Program
• SYM — Super Yang-Mills Theory
• MEXP — Methods of Experimental Physics
• UATD — Uniform Asymptotic Theory of Diffraction
• ORELA — Oak Ridge Electron Linear Accelerator
• FSW — Fast Spherical Wavelet
• TNA — Thermal Neutron Analysis
• CPA — Chirped-Pulse Amplification
• RD — relative dispersion
• LWGR — Light-Water-cooled, Graphite-moderated Reactor
• EIC — Electron Ion Collider (nuclear physics)
• QCA — Quasi- Crystalline Approximation
• ADTMP — Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
• HEAT — High-Energy Antimatter Telescope
• FFAH — Filament-Filled Annular Helical
• IRDCF — Infrared Detector Calibration Facility
• JCCRER — U.S.-Russia Joint Coordinating Committee on Radiation Effects Research
• IPNS — Intense Pulsed Neutron Source
• WICM — Waves in Complex Media
• HPSSC — Health Physics Society Standards Committee
• FR — Filtered Radiometer
• DFS — Displaced Fermi Surface
• CFR — Continuous Flow Recycling
• TAM — Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
• VSV — Vacuum Switching Valve
• KP — Knowles and Physics
• FF — Forward Facing
• PSJ — Pivoted Shoe Journal
• CONCP — Contemporary Concepts in Physics
• TCAOCC — Two-Center Atomic Orbital Close Coupling
• DESY — Deutches Elektronen SYnchrotron laboratory in Hamburg, Germany
• NQA — Nuclear Quality Assurance
• DGT — Denier Gradient Technology
• ARXPS — Angle Resolved X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy
• IHEP — Institute of High Energy Physics in Beijing, China.
• NPDF — Nuclear Parton Distribution Function
• ASA — Aperture Setting Adjustment
• MP — magnetic particle
• CDMS — Cryogenic Dark Matter Search
• NLCTA — Next Linear Collider Test Accelerator
• EDT — Equivalent Difference Transmission
• INS — Ion-Neutralization Spectroscopy
• C — Count

• SCR — Silicon Controlled Rectifier
• QSA — Quantitative Surface Analysis
• DOELAP — Department Of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program
• CTMC — Classical Trajectory Monte Carlo
• BB — Broad-bandwidth
• ISI — In-Situ Interferometer
• LP — Linear Polarization
• FCCSET — Federal Coordinating Council Science, Engineering and Technology
• DEA — Downstream Endcap Array
• PPS — Proceedings of the Physical Society
• VUV — Vacuum Ultraviolet
• TBL — Turbulent Boundary Layer
• NUGEO — Nuclear Geophysics
• NED — Nuclear Effects Directorate
• WGFF — Working Group for Fluid Flow
• AOI — Areas of Interaction
• APL — Applied Physics Letters
• LST — Light Stabilizer Technology
• WLM — Weak Localization Model
• PMRS — Proton magnetic resonance Spectroscopy
• WSQ — Wavelet Scalar Quantization
• MARGR — Marine Geophysical Researches
• BZ — Band Zero
• CPEP — Contemporary Physics Education Project
• NPL — Nuclear Plasma Laboratory
• FIMS — Fast Integrated Mobility Spectrometer
• CTD — Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
• RPPH — Reports of Progress in Physics
• BG — Boltzmann Gibbs
• MCU — Mobile Calibration Unit
• ULTIM — Ultrasonic Imaging
• STLR — Safety Thermal Limit Recorder
• GRASP — General Robotics and Active Sensory Perception
• NEC — Nippon Electric Corporation
• RVPP — Reviews of Plasma Physics
• VDG — Van de Graaff
• BSS — Beta Secondary System
• RTP — Rapid Thermal Processing
• OQS — Occupied Quantum State
• LMAPH — Letters in Mathematical Physics
• P&S — Permanent and Stationary
• NAAL — North American Aerodynamic Laboratory (Wind Tunnel)
• IGRA — interferon-gamma release assay
• ZDR — Zeroth-order Design Report
• SSPL — Solid State Physics Laboratory
• UVB — Ultraviolet Beta
• PADE — Parallel Applications Development Environment
• ACM — Adiabatic Connection Model
• NMS — Natural Matrix Standard
• CISR — Canadian Institute for Synchrotron Radiation

• FHM — Fast Harmonic Method
• HFM — Highly Friction Modified
• SFD — Shear Force Diagram
• QP — quasiparticle
• HERA — Hadron-Electron Ring Accelerator at DESY
• LGG — Least General Generalization
• PA — Proton Affinity
• HPLC — High Pressure Liquid Chromatographic
• KET — Komitee für ElementarTeilchenphysik
• OFS — Österreichisches Forschungszentrum
• NEWRAD — New Radiometry
• CCDM — Consultative Committee for the Definition of the Meter
• C — Counter
• PEEP — Physics Ethics Education Project
• MLDA — Modified Local Density Approximation
• BNM — National Bureau of Metrology, France
• QHB — Quantum Nature of the Hydrogen Bond
• OW — One Wave
• E — Efficiency
• EFS — Enhanced Fujita [EF] scale (weather)
• WHC — Washington Hospital Center
• SCF — Spectral Comparator Facility
• MOPITT — Measurement of Pollution In The Troposphere
• TASSII — Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Investigation
• ISPP — Illinois State Physics Project
• QGM — Quantitative Gas Measurement
• ICFA — International Committee for Future Accelerators
• PAIS — Photo Acoustic Infrared Spectroscopy
• TRU — Transuranic
• NL — Net Light
• QVB — Quasiempirical Valence Bond (method)
• ESCR — Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance
• ATFT — Affine Toda Field Theory
• LBRS — Low Background Reference System
• RIDIC — Radiation Internal Dose Information Center
• LASJ — Laser Journal
• UVB — Ultraviolet B
• SEBA — Standards Employees Benefit Association
• NOAO — National Optical Astronomy Observatory
• PDI — percent depth ionization
• FORATOM — FORum ATOMique Européen
• JTURB — Journal of Turbulence
• FIRI — Fourth International Radiocarbon Intercomparison
• Q — Quantizer
• CAO — Carlsbad Area Office
• NM — Non-Magnetic
• FC — Footcandle
• DNC — Does Not Change
• ATLAS — A Toroidal LHC Apparatus
• AXAF-I — Imaging Advanced X-ray Astrophysical Facility

• PV — Pressure Vessel
• MACRO — Monopole, Astrophysics and Cosmic Ray Observatory
• MAPLE — Multipurpose Applied Physics Lattice Experiment
• CEM — Cascade Exciton Model
• LPA — Long Path Absorption
• DACU — Data Acquisition and Control Unit
• QHE — Quantum Hall Effect
• EEPROM — Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
• ESDIAD — Electron-Stimulated Desorption Ion Angular Distributions
• SCIBOONE — The SciBar Booster Neutrino Experiment at Fermilab
• VLHC — Very Large Hadron Collider
• QNP — Quattro Nuclear Probe
• FTMD — Field procedure for determining Test Maximum Density
• NICE — Nuclear Information Compendium Europe
• BBN — Brains And Backbone Network
• AESR — Array-Enhanced Stochastic Resonance
• CSDA — Continuous-Slowing-Down Approximation
• NCNR — NIST Center for Neutron Research
• RFZ — Reflection Free Zone
• RHR — Right Hand Rule
• OPSL — Optically Pumped Semiconductor Laser
• LOT — Laser-Optic Technology
• ESS — European Spallation Source
• ASL — Ambient Stress Level
• QM — Quark Model
• ATLAS — Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System
• FMSS — Fast Mode Stationary Shock
• ROCK — Rigidity Optimized Conformational Kinetics
• ASSI — Airglow Solar Spectrometer Instrument
• PMPO — Peak Momentary Performance Output
• TOT — Test of Time
• LEPP — Laboratory for Elementary-Particle Physics at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York
• VXR — Visible Transfer Radiometer
• OPAL — Omni Purpose Apparatus for LEP, at CERN
• IC — indirect calorimetry
• CPI — Computational Physics Inc
• ADS — Automated Dynamic Shear
• FF — Fission Fragments
• NG6M — Neutron Guide No. 6
• ORT — Oak Ridge Tennessee
• EBM — Energy by Motion
• IPT — Inductive Power Transfer
• MC — magnetic coil
• MOT — Magnetooptical Trap
• QEQ — Charge Equilibration
• IRIS — Integrated Radiation Information System
• SCOF — Static Coefficient of Friction
• REB — Relativistic Electron Beam
• BHS — Bachelet Hamann Schluter pseudopotentials
• SOS — Spin Orbital Splitting

• NACT — Nonlinear Asymptotic Coupling Theory
• NPB — Nuclear Physics B
• SMKW — Secondary Magneto- Kinetic Wave
• MPS — The Microdrop Particle Search at SLAC
• BTEV — Proposed dedicated B physics experiment at Fermilab's Tevatron
• SLM — Single Longitudinal Mode
• WFS — Wave Field Synthesis
• AFCP — Atomic Flux Coating Process
• FIM — Functional Imaging Methods
• DBC — Delicate Balance Collective
• IC — Initial Condition
• PFW — Propagating Floquet Wave
• MRPI — Magnetic Resonance Perfusion Imaging
• IUPAP — International Union for Pure and Applied Physics.
• BPS — Bogomolnyi-Prasad-Sommerfield
• H — Hotline
• EPV — Exclusion Principle Violating
• DM(S) — Digital material(s)
• RHED — Regions of High Electron Density
• FIR — far-infrared radiation
• PMG — Papers in Meteorology and Geophysics
• CXRS — Charge-Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy
• DDD — Dynamic Digital Depth
• ECFA STUDY — Study group Physics and Detectors of a Linear Collider.
• IDRG — Interaction Design Reading Group
• SPIRES — Stanford Public Information Retrieval System
• FIT — Frequency Intensity Time
• ITS — International Temperature Scale
• TL — Total Length
• NCRA — National Centre for Radio Astrophysics
• NIPDE — National Initiative for Product Data Exchange
• CQM — constituent-quark model
• HERA-B — Fixed-target experiment at DESY, to investigate CP violation in the B meson
• ITU — Institut für Transurane
• MICE — Muon Ionisation Cooling Experiment
• ADI — Advanced Distance Integration
• MCNP — Monte Carlo Neutron Photon (computer code)
• JANNAF — Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force
• HVLS — High volume low speed
• NIMP — National Institute of Materials Physics
• VPM — Virtual Phase Microscope
• RDQ — Rate Distortion Quantization
• HIR — Halogen Infra Red
• MCT — Mercury-cadmium-telluride
• MAFF — Munich Accelerator for Fission Fragments
• HIRDLS — High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder
• NEAR-INFRARED — NIR
• HELEN — High Energy physics Latin-American-European Network
• RSS — Regression Sum of Squares
• ECT — Edge Crush Testing

• IBFW — Incidence of the reflected Beam from the Front Wall
• CPPM — Center for Particle Physics of Marseilles
• ERI — Electron Repulsion Integral
• RMC — Radiative Muon Capture
• HPP — Hydropower Plant P
• MINOS — Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search
• MEAS — Measurements
• TD-FW — Time Domain Floquet Wave
• HT — High Tension
• JCMT — James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
• CFS — Constant-Final-State Spectroscopy
• ILC-TRC — International Linear Collider-Technical Reviewing Committee
• PEEI — Physics and Evolution of the Earth's Interior
• FIMS — Field Intensity Measuring Sustem
• DOIM — Dense Optical Interface Module
• MACH — Modelo Acoplado de Coordinacion Hidrotermica
• LTEC — Lamp Testing Engineers Conference
• QF — The Quasiconvexification of F
• QELS — Quantum Electronics and Laser Science
• DMM — Deep Mixing Method
• PHENIX — Pioneering High-Energy Nuclear Interaction eXperiment, at Brookhaven.
• OPALS — Optronic, Photonic, and Advanced Laser Simulator
• TDM — Two Dimensional Material
• MDL — Method Detection Levels
• APPL — APplied Physics Letters
• SDF — Spectral Density Function
• UXT — Uniaxial Strain Test
• MIC — Microbial Influenced Corrosion
• TPR — Tangential Pond Return
• INFN — Italy's Institute Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
• APPMT — Advanced Photon Processing and Measurement Technology
• ECS — Eddy Covariance System
• MAC — Magnitude Amplification Cavity
• GSL — Generalized Second Law
• EIEO — Energy In, Energy Out
• MTS — Muffin Tin Surface
• NVD — Noise & Vibration Detection
• MME — Methanol Maser Emission
• WNM — Warm Neutral Medium
• KTEV — Kaons at the Tevatron
• TAGU — Transactions of the American Geophysical Union
• CCDS — Consultative Committee for the Definition of the Second
• ISSP — Institute Of Solid State Physics
• EBAS — Electron Bombardment Anneal System
• WD — Weak Dipole
• GERDA — The GERmanium Detector Array
• BAVL — Barium Vapor Laser
• NASSP — National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme
• NMUM — Neutron and Muon User Meeting
• APGR — Association for Pushing Gravity Research

• HLM — Hierarchical Linear Modeling
• BM — Behavioral Model
• HPSSC — Health Physics Society Student Chapter
• IPVD — Interior Physical Vapor Deposition
• DUS — Distinctiveness, Uniformity, and Stability
• MPD — Multiphoton Detector
• JULIE — Joint Utilization of Laser Integrated Experiments
• QFT — Quantum Field Theory
• QOG — Quasi-Optical Grill
• EBR — Enormous Black Rhombus
• WBGT — Wet-Bulb Globe Thermometer
• ZETA — Zero Energy Thermonuclear Apparatus
• MWE — Meters of Water Equivalent
• SPE — solid phase extraction column
• VLG — Varying Localized Geminal
• TWTA — traveling-wave tube amplifier
• WFSM — Weak Field And Slow Motion
• BCR — Boron Control Rod
• BD — Below Detection
• HSI — Hot Surface Igniter
• UV-B — Ultraviolet-Biological
• NMI — National Measurement Institute
• RBUU — Relativistic Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck
• TAD — time-averaged difference
• FFAI — Field-Free Associative Ionization
• QP — quasi periodic
• AAA — Advanced Applications of Accelerators
• CREB — Cern Reports Editorial Board
• CDCU — Correlated Dimension Correlated Uniqueness
• CAMP — Computational and Applied Mathematical Physics
• LCRD — Linear Collider Research and Development
• MINIMAX/ T-864 — A search for disoriented chiral condensates at Fermilab.
• FNAL — The Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois
• ULP — Ultra-short Light Pulse
• TPF — Two Photon Fluorescence
• LCG — light curve generator
• HRTS — High Resolution Telescope Spectrograph
• SIG — Signaling equipment
• RT — Reference Time
• OHEP — Office of High Energy Physics
• PPEP — Plasma Physics and Environmental Perturbation
• EP — Electrostatic Potential
• PVA — Powerful Vacuum Action
• FFP — Field-Free Point
• HDMS — Heidelberg Dark Matter Search
• EDXRF — energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
• CFE — Coplaner Fluid Ejector
• BF — Back and Forth
• RIMS — Recoil-Ion Momentum Spectroscopy
• MTG — Methanol To Gasoline

• RHIP — Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics
• EXAFS — Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure
• RKE — Rotational Kinetic Energy
• IMB — Irvine, Michigan and Brookhaven
• STPD — Solar Terrestrial Physics Division
• BP — Before Polarization
• MOTA — Man Of The Atom
• FMI — The Fermilab Main Injector
• QGD — Gate - Drain Charge
• CKM — Charged Kaons at the Main Injector
• THERMAL AND EPITHERMAL NEUTRONS — thermal and epithermal neutrons
• MSDB — Magnetically Stabilized Fluidized Bed
• MAF — Mass Air Filter
• LHCB — Large Hadron Collider beauty Experiment
• NRCC — National Research Council Canada
• ODEPR — Optical Detected Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
• UDM — Unified Dimensional Model
• QG — Quantum GRavity
• NEOS — Newport Electro-Optic Systems
• LHC-B — Large Hadron Collider B Experiment
• BZ — Brillouin Zone
• MEST — Matter Energy Space Time
• SSPM — Solid State Photomultipliers
• FHP — Forum on the History of Physics
• PGS — Plane Grating Spectrometer
• IMB — Irvine / Michigan / Brookhaven experiment
• CTP — Classical Turning Point
• MFR — Mass Flow Rate
• DTI — Diesel Turbo Intercooled
• FBG — Fiber Bragg Grating
• SQM — Super Quantum Mechanics
• FCCU — Fluidized Catalytic Cracker Unit
• TLA — Temporal Logic of Actions
• OSP — Of Open Source Physics
• SFF — Scientific Fudge Factor
• MT — Mechanical Transfer
• POP — Plasma Oscillation Probe
• NRRS — Near Resonance Rayleigh Scattering
• FEA — Field-Emitter Array
• RBE — Relative Biological Efficiency
• ILL — L'Institut Laue Langevin
• PEMF — Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field
• LJP — Lennard-Jones Potential
• LPE — Little Physics Engine
• GMTI — Global Magnetization Transfer Imaging
• DFL — Distributed Feedback Laser
• AFTA — Astrophysics Focused Telescope Assets
• RRV — Record Relocation Vector
• PHYED — Physics Education
• NORA — Non-Overlapping Redundant Array

• WFTE — Wigner Function Transport Equation
• PE — Plasma Effects
• ZPV — Zero Pressure Volume
• PD — Prismatic Diffuser
• BGO — bismuth-germanate (scintillator)
• NGS — National Geological Society
• HEPA — high efficiency particulate air (filter)
• DR — Direct Reading
• VQL — Variable Quantizing Level
• VCC — Vertical Concrete Cask
• SCF — Standard Chromatogram File
• MDS — Measurement Data Set
• TID — Total Ionizing Dose
• TESLA — TeV-Energy Superconducting Linear Accelerator
• SMZ — Strong Measure Zero
• LDP — Low Density Plasma
• SFC — Sideway Force Coefficient
• FPC — Fullerene Production Chamber
• QVE — Quasi-Vibrational Energy
• ZPF — Zero-Point-Fluctuation
• AIC — Analytical Instrument Control
• PHLRV — Physics of Life Reviews
• OPTPN — Optics & Photonics News
• NMT — Nuclear Materials Technology
• PLM — Polarized Light Microscopy
• LZT — Lead Zirconate Titanate
• TPB — Tetraphenyl Butadiene
• BPPI — Biophysics of Proteins and Protein Interactions
• ICPS — International Conference of Physics Students
• CDP — Center for Defect Physics
• SPU — Single Particle Unit
• QTE — Quantum Transport Equation
• DM — Distance Measured
• BPC — Boost Pressure Control
• RVGES — Reviews of Geophysics Supplement
• ITRP — International Technology Recommendation Panel
• QCT — Quasi-Classical Trajectory
• GN — Gaussian Noise
• LNV — Lepton-Number Violating
• XROI — X-Ray Optical Interferometer
• DPR — Differential Phase Residual
• MFP — Maximal Fixed Point
• PIXE — Particle Induced Xray Emission
• SV — Shock and Vibration
• QFM — Quench Flow Monitor
• SKACR — Superconducting Kinetic-inductance Absolute Cryogenic Radiometer
• GVHD — Graft-Versus Host Disease
• ECFA — European Committee for Future Accelerators
• TEXT — Texas Experimental Tokamak
• PFU — Proton Flux Unit

• AIGER — American Industry Government Emissions Research Consortium
• HFS — High Friction Solid
• DFTS — Dispersive Fourier Transform Spectrometry
• YY — Yoboseyo And Yeu
• SFA — Sachs Freeman and Associates
• ERATO — Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology Office
• DAFS — Diffraction Anomalous Fine Structure
• MPSD — Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter
• MRSM — Multiple Response Surface Modeling
• EPT — Exchange Perturbation Theory
• MND — Mahan-Nozieres-DeDominicis
• IFEL — Inverse Free Electron Laser
• ANTARES — Astronomy with a Neutrino Telescope and Abyss Environmental Research
• STARS — Space-Time Analysis of Regional Systems
• LLI — Laser-Induced Incandescence
• MIPP — Main Injector Particle Production
• OMNIS — Observatory For Multiflavor Neutrinos From Supernovae
• MMFT — Many Mode Floquet Theory
• PQS — Parallel Quantum Solutions
• ALB — Anti Lock Brake
• MET — Medium Energy Telescope
• ART — Adaptive Resonance Theory
• SPPS — surface plasmon polaritons
• FTSI — Fourier Transform Spectral Interferometry
• UFP — Ultra-Fine Particle
• WERB — Washington Editorial Review Board
• MIP — Minimum Ionizing Particle
• HIP — Hot Isostatic Process
• EIPP — Eastern Interconnect Phasor Project
• JILA — formerly Joint Institute Laboratory for Astrophysics
• LENS — Low Energy Neutrino Spectroscopy, at Heidelberg.
• BCS — Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory of superconductivity
• WFST — Weighted Finite State Transducers
• PMATP — Progress in Mathematical Physics
• ECC — Engineered Cementitious Composite
• DOE — Dynamic Operating Environment
• APOP — Automatic Particle Orientation Procedure
• NNP — Non Neutral Plasma
• FND — Folded Normal Density
• MOA — Model of Attraction
• SI — selectivity index
• OPAL — Open Physics Abstraction Layer
• PAMA — Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance
• I — Amperage
• HEPA — High-Efficiency Particulate Arresting
• CLEAR — Controlled Liquid Electrophoresis Absorption Reflection
• XRS — X-Ray Spectrometer
• CDC — Correlated-Double-Capture
• HPL — Hot-electron Photo-Luminescence
• AFC — Amplitude to Frequency Conversion

• CTM — Core Transport Model
• HENP — Office of High Energy and Nuclear Physics
• RIMS — Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry
• CIAQ — Committee on Indoor Air Quality
• SACR — Space-based Active Cavity Radiometer
• TOBSY — Total ThroughBond Correlation Spectroscopy
• SWIXR — Short Wave Infrared Transfer Radiometer
• DMF — Dual Mass Flywheel
• EDR — Equivalant Direct Radiation
• GIBI- — 2 ^ 30
• INPE — National Space Research Institute (Brazil)
• AIF — Assumed Internal Force
• CRDS — Cavity-Ring-Down Spectroscopy
• HIPA — High Intensity Proton Accelerator
• VL — Vacuum Level
• SCFL — Self-Consistent Field Lattice
• ALCSG — Asian Linear Collider Steering Committee.
• AFFT — Asymptotically Free Field Theories
• STV — Space-Time Velocity
• PEL — Particle Emission Level
• KISS — Keep It Simple Solutions
• LVIS — Low Velocity Intense Source
• CNRF — Cold Neutron Research Facility
• MWIR — Medium Wavelength Infrared
• PINS — Portable Isotopic Neutron Spectroscopy
• QHS — Quantum Hall System
• CJP — Canadian Journal of Physics
• UDD — Neutron, one up quark (u) and two down quarks (d)
• PEMFD — Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Device
• LFTR — Liquid-Fluoride Thorium Reactor
• ILS — International Laser Spectroscopy
• DFIR — Diffused Infrared
• SNAP — SuperNova Acceleration Probe, proposed space telescope
• ELCSG — European Linear Collider Steering Group
• NIST-F1 — Current NIST Primary Frequency Standard
• CIRF — Circular Flow
• BLP — boron-loaded plastic (scintillator)
• GMR — Giant Magnetoresistance Recording
• IET — Integrated Energy Technique
• EMB — Energy Multiplied Bandpass
• WIPM — Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics
• VATF — Vibration and Acoustic Test Facility
• SIMS — Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
• CSTL — Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory
• MOEMS — Micro Optp Electro Mechanical Systems
• RWB — Recirculating Walking Beam
• KSU — King Saud University
• CCFR — Chicago Columbia Fermilab Rochester
• NANO — Nanostructural Analysis Network Organisation
• RPSS — Resonance Peak Spectral Splitting

• FSI — Fluid Solid Interaction
• SERS — Surfaced Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
• CFCP — Copecenter For Cosmological Physics
• IES — Illumination Engineering Society
• SIAP — System for Improved Acoustic Performance
• EURATOM — European Nuclear Energy Organization
• MEA — Materials Engineering Associates
• ARGONEUT — The Argon Neutrino Teststand
• ICBM — Iogen Configuration Building Module
• PEP — Pauli Exclusion Principle
• WI — Wavelet Image
• LBNE — long baseline neutrino experiment
• N — Neutrino
• MPB — Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
• ICMP — Institute of Condensed Matter Physics
• HIRES — High Resolution Echellle Spectrometer
• PAR — Partially Absorbed or Reflected
• SLC — SLAC Linear Electron-Positron Collider
• JMPC — Journal of Materials Physics and Chemistry
• ZGS — Zero Gradient Synchrotron
• NPS — nanoparticle(s)
• SGR — Soft Gamma Repeater
• HRG — High Radius of Gyration
• CAPE — Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics
• PMBC — Process-Model Based Control
• EROS — Electric Resonance Optothermal Spectrometer
• MAT — Manifold Air Temperature
• PD — Projective Dimension
• JASPER — Joint Actinide Shock Physics Experimental Research
• HQM — Hemi-Quantal Mechanics
• COMPASS — Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy
• CHEM-1 — Chemistry
• NPL — National Physical Laboratory (U.K.)
• AMD — Area Mass Density
• FCF — Fusion Component Failure
• CR — CRystalline solid
• NUS — Nuclear Safety Standard
• INF. — infinity
• HRTEM — high-resolution transition electron microscopy
• CS — Chern-Simons
• QSW — Q-switched laser
• NI&D — Nuclear Interactions and Dosimetry
• DGT — Discrete Group Transform
• JPG — Journal of Physics G
• TLA — Two Level Analysis
• PHT — Pseudo Hadamard Transformation
• TPAG — Theory and Practice of Applied Geophysics
• SFCP — Special Foreign Currency Program
• CBO — Coherent Betatron Oscillations
• PID — Proportional, Integral, and Derivative

• NUMI — Neutrinos at the Main Injector
• QRB — Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics
• ITAMP — International Meeting of Theory of Atomic and Molecular Physics
• LFAM — Line Focus Acoustic Microscopy
• TSFU — Two Scale Factor Universality
• AMO — Atomic, Molecular and Optical
• HTRA — High Time Resolution Astrophysics
• REDA — Resonant-Excitation-Double-Autoionization
• FAD — FASCAL Absolute Detector
• AG — Anti-Gravity
• CET — Constant Elasticity of Transformation
• CMPA — Centre for mathematical Plasma Astrophysics
• BEPM — Bielefeld Encounters in Physics and Mathematics
• AQ — Anomalous Quadrupole
• DIGM — Diffusion Induced Grain Motion
• EPICS — Experiment Physics and Industrial Control System
• AMS — Accelerator-Mass Spectrometry
• INMRI-ENEA — Istituto Nazionale di Metrologia delle Radiazioni Ionizzanti - Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie
• DEXA — dual energy Xray absorptiometry
• SSPP — Static Strength Prediction Program
• PCAP — Physics and Computing Advisory Panel
• MSV — Molecular Surface Viewer
• CMPC — Constrained Multivariable Predictive Control
• SUBI — Southern Urals Biophysics Institute
• VTD — Variable Torque Differential
• TSV — Time Space Visualiser
• LF — Low Friction
• SPS — Super Proton Synchrotron
• HPD — Holistic Probabilistic Design
• SEGEO — Seismology and Exploration Geophysics
• TTP — Trends in Theoretical Physics
• ROSPEC — Rotating Spectrometer for Neutrons
• SRO — Short Range Order
• BEEM — Ballistic Electron Emission Microscopy
• ESPD — European Solar Physics Division
• JDP — Joint Displacement Principle
• UED — Units, Events, and Dynamics
• EMG — Electro Magnetic Grouping
• DRIP — Diamagnetically Restored Inverted Pendulum
• DDDI — Density Dependent Delta Interaction
• AIM — Advanced Idea Mechanics
• FVL — Future of Vertical Lift
• SCET — Soft Collinear Effective Theory
• RCS — Real Compton Scattering
• NMI — National Metrology Institute
• TAI — International Atomic Time
• PSI — Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland, Joint Institute of ETH)
• ASTER — Advance Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflectance Radiometer
• SAGE — Soviet-American Gallium Experiment
• LBIR — Low Background Infrared Radiometry

• LEI — Laser-Enhanced Ionization
• MTTF — Muon Trigger Track Finder
• HPI — Hybrid Polarization Interferometry
• UFT — Unified Field Test
• CFE — Classical Free Electron Model
• RBNP — Reverse Brazil Nut Problem
• MPI — Magnetic Particle Inspection
• EUVL-LLC — EUV Lithography - Limited Liability Corporation
• IGEX — International Germanium Experiment in Spain.
• IWB — Improved Wigner Brillouin
• PHACO — Physical Acoustics
• JPARC — Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex
• TCV — Tokamak à Configuration Variable
• LTW — Linearly Transformed Wave
• PML — Perfect Matched Layer
• WSPM — Wavelet-based Statistical Parametric Mapping
• OCS — Optical Calibration Sphere
• QCT — Quantitative Computed Tomography
• WGCM — Working Group on Coupled Modelling
• OSV — Optically Strong Variable
• CM — Convenient Measure
• VOC — Volts, Open-Circuit
• PFX — Penning Fusion EXperiment
• BAS — Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
• TOFMS — Time-of-flight mass spectrometry
• FPL — Fluroscent Pulse Light
• PUM — Physics Union Mathematics
• CHAOS — Canadian High Acceptance Orbit Spectrometer
• DORT — Discrete Ordinates Code
• QNLC — quenched narrow-line laser cooling
• QC — Quantum Critical
• BLJPH — Bulgarian Journal of Physics
• GSQM — General Superfield Quantization Method
• PAC — Probe Aerodynamic Center
• LNLS — National Synchrotron Light Laboratory (Brazil)
• ELL — Equivalent Loudness Level
• SCM — Surface Complexation Model (of Adsorption)
• MECO — Muon to Electron COnversion
• NUSEA — Nucleon Sea
• ITAP — Isentropic Trajectory Analysis Project
• USM — Unifying Semantic Model
• IMD — Interactive Molecular Dynamics
• MSIS — Mass Spectrometer and Incoherent Scatter
• MBS — Many Body Systems
• JT — Joule-Thompson effect
• ACR — Advanced Candu Reactor
• MURMEMWC — 'MURMURING MEMORIAL WATER CLOSET' PRE-DATED BY 1913 MODEL YEAR AND PATENT; aka; Ed Loud Memorial Toilet
• WN — Weak Normalization
• WEDG — Wire Electro-Discharge Grinding
• POS — Point of Stress

• LPRI — Laboratoire Primaire des Rayonnements Ionisants, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
• PFX-I — Penning Fusion eXperiment - Ions
• AFPS — Analyzing Fluid Power Systems
• LAT — Lowest Achievable Temperature
• ADATS — Analog Delayed Annihilation Time Spectra
• NESTOR — Neutrino Extended Submarine Telescope with Oceanographic Research
• POPA — Panel on Public Affairs of American Physical Society
• PD — Poincare duality
• RFZ — Reverse Flow Zone
• SAXES — Super Advanced Xray Emission Spectrometer
• RINF — Retinoid Inducible Nuclear Factor
• MRFM — magnetic resonance force microscopy
• MDAP — Momentum Density of Annihilation Pairs
• EBSDA — Electron BackScattered Diffraction Analysis
• PDSF — Physics Detector Simulation Facility
• HMT — Hybrid Metamorphose Theory
• ASWT — Arbitrary Shape Wavelet Transform
• D — Dense
• FMSS — Fermi Mass Storage System
• BE — Bose Einstein
• CPIC — International Physics Center, Elba
• NBS-4 — Older Primary Frequency Standard
• QPN — quantum projection noise
• MQFS — Multiple Quantum Filtered Spectra
• CNDD — conspecific negative density dependence
• IFD — Internal Force Deflection
• ALPS — Applications And Libraries For Physics Simulations
• HR3DCT — High Resolution 3-D Computed Tomography
• RT — Ray Tracing
• BEAR — Biological Effects of Atomic Radiation
• QHF — Quantum Heisenberg Ferromagnet
• ARUPS — Angle-Resolved Ultra-violet Photoemission Spectroscopy
• HSE — Hard Sphere Expansion