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• PRE — Proportional Reduction of Error
• PRDT — Physical Restraint Decision Tree
• PRC — Photometry, Radiometry, and Calorimetry
• M3/H — Cubic Meters per Hour
• US — United States of America
• CT — Computed Tomography
• PR — PRobability of ....
• POCOE — Principle Of Conservation Of Energy
• PPU — Physics processing unit
• PQ — Photon To Quark
• PPP — Physics for Paper and Print
• CPMG — Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill pulse sequence
• ANOVA — Analysis of Variance (statistics)
• USA — United States of America
• DT — Differential Temperature
• MIM — Metal-Insulator-Metal (Diode)
• CBRN — Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear
• MM — Millimeter
• DAMP — Division of Atomic and Molecular Physics
• JMMM — Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
• 19F — Fluorine-19
• A-BOMB — Atomic Bomb
• WWW — World Wide Web
• A — Ampere
• BRDF — Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function
• AAS — Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
• LASER — Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
• CFF — Critical Flicker Fusion
• APCVD — Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition
• CPU — Central Processing Unit
• WHO — World Health Organization
• UK — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• ISO — International Organization for Standardization
• IDMS — Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry
• ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
• ESA — European Space Agency
• XMCD — X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism
• PI — Penning ionization [
• FEMA — Federal Emergency Management Agency
• NTSB — US National Transportation Safety Board
• AIP — American Institute of Physics
• LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
• FET — Field Effect Transistor
• QA/QC — Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• CY — Calendar Year
• AC — Alternating Current
• XMLL — X-ray Magnetic Linear Loop
• EEO — Equal Employment Opportunity
• PN — PN (Pressure Nominal)
• PNEUM — pneumatic

• UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
• MEG — Motionless Electromagnetic Generator
• SNOM — Scanning Near-field Optical Microscope
• 2DEG — Two-Dimensional Electron Gas
• HD — High Density
• PCB — Polychlorinated Biphenyls
• AES — Auger Electron Spectroscopy
• TQM — Total Quality Management
• R&D — Research & Development
• CMOS — Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
• SPL — Sound Pressure Level
• DME — Distance Measuring Equipment
• VHS — Van Hove Singularity
• NTU — Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
• RF — Radio Frequency
• COSPAR — Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
• ECR — Electron Cyclotron Resonance
• LOD — Limit Of Detection
• PM — Particle Multiplication
• FOV — Field Of View (satellite)
• BP — Boiling Point
• MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• DB — Decibel
• EMT — effective medium theory
• µ — Micro
• IFOV — Instantaneous Field Of View
• IHPRPTP — Integrated High Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology Program
• SRAM — Static Random Access Memory (ess-ram)
• FOS — Faint Object Spectrograph
• ACS — American Chemical Society
• FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
• LTE — Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium
• SMYS — Specified Minimum Yield Strength
• MIL — Military
• PDL — Polarization Dependent Loss
• BTU — British Thermal Unit
• AEDY — Aerospace Dynamics
• 2PE — Two-Photon Excitation
• SIMOPS — SIMultaneous OPerationS
• APS — American Physical Society
• NM — Nanometer
• PCS — Photon Correlation Spectroscopy
• KG — Kilogram
• GR — General Relativity
• IC — Integrated Circuit
• SWAG — Scientific Wild-Ass Guess. A Close Approximation.
• EMF — Electromotive Force
• NATO — North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
• SPR — Surface Plasmon Resonance

• AM — Amplitude Modulation
• LO — Local Oscillator
• UPS — Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• HPLC — High Performance Liquid Chromatography
• ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• AEC — Atomic Energy Commission (superseded by ERDA)
• AF — Audio Frequency
• UHF — Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
• IRB — Institutional Review Board
• KE — Kinetic Energy
• FFT — Fast Fourier Transform
• PHWR — Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor
• α — angular acceleration
• STD — Standard
• P — Pressure
• HSI — Hue Saturation Intensity
• LVL — Level
• ER — Energy Research
• GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
• NIF — National Ignition Facility
• SIG — Signal
• YAEL — Yankee Atomic Environmental Laboratory
• SUPER-K — Super-Kamiokande
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
• WFI — Water For Injection (pharmaceutical Term)
• ANS — American Nuclear Society
• MDMT — Minimum Design Metal Temperature
• CT — Current Transformer
• PME — Particle-Mesh Ewald
• THD — Total Harmonic Distortion
• PHD — P-Helicity Decoupling Scheme (P=Momentum)
• AES — Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
• ISS — International Space Station
• E=MC2 — Energy=Mass * (Velocity of light)**2
• YB:YAG — Ytterbium: Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet
• KLY — Kilo Langley
• AMS — Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
• ITL — Information Technology Laboratory
• TPD — Temperature Programmed Desorption (for Gas Chromatography)
• CW — Clockwise
• WAXD — Wide-Angle X-Ray Diffraction
• FWT — Fast Wavelet Transform
• PMF — Predictor Model File
• MRA — Mutual Recognition Arrangement
• OSA — Optical Society of America
• KAMIOKANDE — A solar neutrino experiment at the Kamioka Observatory in Japan
• RAI — Resident Assessment Instrument
• LF — Low Frequency
• DL — Deciliter
• ESR — Electron Spin Resonance

• CV — Constant Velocity
• NSF — National Sanitation Foundation
• VHF — Very High Frequency
• APOMA — American Precision Optics Manufacturers Association
• NSA — National Security Agency
• HAPPEX — Hall A Proton Parity Experiment
• CW — Continuous Wave
• T-O-F — time of flight
• QDVP — Quasi-Degenerate Variational Perturbation
• RIU — Refractive Index Unit
• CDM — Cold Dark Matter
• IAEA — International Atomic Energy Agency
• 4WM — Four Wave Mixing
• SME — Solar Mesosphere Explorer
• LMS — Least Mean Square
• CW — Carrier Wave
• ACP — Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• SIA — Semiconductor Industry Association
• PIC — Precision Ion Chamber
• KAMLAND — KAmioka Liquid Scintillator Anti-Neutrino Detector
• PIF — Physics at the Information Frontier
• DOP — Dilution Of Precision
• HACCP — Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
• NCO — Numerically Controlled Oscillator
• URL — Universal Resource Locator
• PI — 3.1415926535
• TLC — Thin Layer Chromatography
• FP — Freezing Point
• APHIS — U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• DNA — Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
• PHYY — Physics
• CMM — Coordinate Measuring Machine
• PAGE — Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
• PML — Physical Measurement Laboratory
• Y' — Out-of-plane Velocity - vertical
• PECVD — Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition
• IDCT — Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform
• DRAM — Dynamic Random Access Memory (dee-ram) (computing)
• NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
• PHW — Potable Hot Water
• WG — Working Group
• DOHC — Dual Overhead Cam
• UA — University of Arizona
• PIV — Position Information Vector
• CMC — Calibration Measurement Capabilities
• FMRI — Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• PILAC — Pulsed Ion Linear ACcelerator
• PISA — Photovoltaic Information System For Architects
• GND — Ground
• CDF — Collider Detector at Fermilab

• AAMI — Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
• PL — Proton Loss
• SNS — Spallation Neutron Source
• EGS — European Geophysical Society
• COBE — Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA)
• PIE — Possibility of Infinite Energy
• TOMO-SAR — Synthetic Aperture Radar TOMOgraphy
• AFM — Atomic Force Microscope
• EV — Electron Volt
• COIL — Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser
• EBIS — Electron Beam Ion Source
• CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
• BS — Beam Splitter
• DQE — Detective Quantum Efficiency
• OPCPA — Optical Parametric Chirped-Pulse Amplification
• S — Short
• ATR — Attenuated Total Reflectance
• ISE — Ion Selective Electrode
• ID — Inside Diameter
• P — Predicted
• R- E/I — Ohms Law (not an acronym)
• CAV — Constant Angular Velocity
• TFT — Thin Film Transistor
• AEDC — Arnold Engineering Development Center
• FTF — Fundamental Train Frequency
• DPA — Differential Power Analysis
• AO — Adaptive Optics
• AFB — Air Force Base (USAF)
• 3PE — Three-Photon Excitation
• SCC — Standards Coordinating Committee
• UASER — Ultrasound Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
• ° C — Degree centigrade
• LFP — Local Field Potential
• LEP — Large Electron Positron
• IR — Infrared
• CAD — Computer Aided Designer
• EPR — Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
• DOD — United States Department of Defense
• EUVE — Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (NASA Satellite)
• LE — Low Energy
• MO — Molecular Orbital
• AC — Aerodynamic Center
• JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
• BNL — Brookhaven National Laboratory
• HOMESTAKE — A solar neutrino experiment in the Homestake Gold Mine in South Dakota
• AMSR — Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
• MOD — Minimum Object Distance
• FY — Fiscal Year
• 2D WAXD — Two-Dimensional Wide-Angle X-ray Diffraction
• FE — Finite Element

• HPS — Health Physics Society
• PRL — Physical Review Letters
• IEC — International Electrotechnical Commission
• GUE — Gaussian Unitary Ensemble (of Random Matrixes In Quantum-transport Studies)
• MAD — Mean Absolute Deviation
• JEWA — Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications
• AMS — Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
• IAP — Institute of Atmospheric Physics
• ACIP — Aerodynamic Coefficient Instrumentation Package
• EP — Extreme Pressure
• A — Atomic
• FDA — Food Drug Administration
• AFGL — Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
• SQL — Structured Query Language
• AMPC — Advances in Materials Physics and Chemistry
• IAU — International Astronomical Union
• QD — Quantum Dot
• NRC — National Response Center
• FRET — Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
• EF — Electric Field
• PE — Performance Evaluation
• DOE — United States Department of Energy (government)
• HE — High Energy
• DPP — Division of Plasma Physics
• MURR — University of Missouri Research Reactor
• HQSC — Heisenberg Quantum Spin Chain
• SC — South Carolina
• H — Hotel
• APS — Advanced Photon Source
• EPC — Electronic Pressure Control
• FDR — False Discovery Rate
• DNA — Defense Nuclear Agency
• ASCA — Advanced Satellite for Cosmology & Astrophysics
• OTA — Optical Tube Assembly (telescopes)
• PIV — Particle Image Velocimetry
• FCC — Face-Centered Cubic
• TOE — Theory of Everything
• BCC — Body-Centered Cubic
• HPS — High Pressure Sodium
• VU — Volume Unit
• MV — Medium Voltage
• WYSIWYG — What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
• N — Normal
• RAC — Research Advisory Committee
• MMC — Maximum Material Condition
• CWT — Continuous Wavelet Transform
• LT — Low Temperature
• NOE — Nuclear Overhauser Effect (NMR)
• SPM — Scanning Probe Microscope
• LIF — Laser Induced Fluorescence

• NAS — United States National Academy of Sciences
• NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
• GSFC — Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
• SBIR — Small Business Innovation Research
• PM — Particulate Matter
• ITU — International Telecommunication Union
• CGU — Canadian Geophysical Union
• CARS — Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy
• OPD — Optical Path Difference
• ω — angular velocity
• EF — Energy Factor
• LM — Lumen
• ED — Electron Diffraction
• MFP — Mass Flow Parameter
• HDR — High Dose Rate
• OPC — Optical Particle Counter
• ZPE — Zero Point Energy
• BCT — Body-Centered Tetragonal
• IIT — Indian Institute of Technology
• FP — Focal Plane
• SAO — Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
• PHYN — Physics Notes
• PC — Personal computer (host)
• LED — law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
• PE — Potential Energy
• EMR — Electromagnetic Radiation
• ICR — Ion Cyclotron Resonance
• CC — Closed Circuit
• AC — Attenuation Coefficient
• LTL — Linear Temporal Logic
• NV — Night Vision
• HEA — High Energy Astrophysics
• FCI — Full Configuration Interaction
• ETC — Electron Transport Chain
• ESD — Electrostatic Discharge
• MJPS — Moldavian Journal of the Physical Sciences
• AMPS — Atmospheric Magnetospheric Plasma System
• UV — Ultraviolet (Light)
• C — Countess
• R — Roentgen
• AJP — American Journal of Physics
• HASYLAB — Hamburger Synchrotronstrahlungslabor
• CEA — Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique
• LAF — Laminar Air Flow
• FEL — Free Electron Laser
• LMU — Location Measurement Unit
• QEDA — Quantum Electrodynamics Atomic Theory
• HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
• IUE — International Ultraviolet Explorer
• IDCY — Idle Cycle

• EM — Environmental Management
• NG6, NG-6 — Monochromatic Beam Line near the end of NG6
• FTMW — Fourier Transform Microwave
• ACPD — Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics Discussions
• CJLTP — Chinese Journal of Low Temperature Physics
• CNRS — Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)
• HVLP — high volume, low pressure
• NIST — National Institute of Standards and Technology
• AFC — Aerodynamic Flight Control
• NEDT — Noise Equivalent Delta Temperature
• LC — Liquid Chromatography
• VAPEPS — Vibroacoustic Payload Environment Prediction System
• SIMP — Strongly Interacting Massive Particle
• RMP — Reviews of Modern Physics
• KARMEN — Karlsruhe-Rutherford Medium-Energy Neutrino Experiment
• RAP — Reliable Acoustic Path
• MOA — Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics
• NPC — Nuclear Pore Complex
• DSM — Design Structure Matrix
• OSTP — Office of Science and Technology Policy
• SCF — Self-Consistent Field
• N-FSBS — Near-Forward Stimulated Brillouin Scattering
• PIV — Peak Inverse Voltage
• LAGOS — Laser Gravitational-wave Observatory in Space
• NMR — Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• WDXRF — Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence
• PEM — Proton Exchange Membrane
• FFF — Field-Flow Fractionation
• DE — Differential Equation(s)
• QP — Quantization Parameter
• EOM — Electro-Optic Modulator
• 1D — One-Dimensional
• ACD — Air Constrained Dampening
• FCA — Formal Concept Analysis
• HIC — Hydrogen Induced Cracking
• 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
• PCF — Photonic Crystal Fiber
• LOA — Law of Attraction
• MOCVD — Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition
• ROYGBIV — Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet (Colors of the Rainbow)
• IEEE — Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
• AFM — Atomic Force Microscopy
• ASD — Astrophysics Science Division
• EDM — Electric Dipole Moment
• RG — Radius of Gyration
• E — Electra
• NTP — normal temperature and pressure
• JETP — Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
• EDS — Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy
• XPS — X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

• LSND — Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector
• AO — Atomic Orbital
• AMS — Acoustic Measurement System
• DLA — Diffusion-Limited Aggregation
• AMP — Amplitude
• MBQ — Megabecquerel
• GP — General Physics Corporation
• YP — Yield Point
• PD — Propagation Delay
• MSX — Midcourse Space Experiment
• LS — Liquid Scintillation
• DSR — Dynamic Shear Rheometer
• CHIPS — Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
• NLC — Next Linear Collider
• TM — Transverse Magnetic
• EMC — Electromagnetic Compatibility
• ACDC — Alternating Current/Direct Current
• ASPP — Atmospheric and Space Plasma Physics
• QFEB — Quasi-Free Electron Bremsstrahlung
• AEM — Acoustical Emission Monitoring
• PBC — Polarization-Beam Combiner
• OPS — Optical Physical Section
• EVM — Error Vector Magnitude
• PCM — Phase Contrast Microscopy
• AMS — Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility
• NEI — Nuclear Energy Institute
• DN — Diameter Nominal
• TC — Temperature Control
• PTA — Pure Tone Average
• AICP — Aerodynamic Instrumental Coefficient Package
• DDS — Direct Digital Synthesizer
• AMTF — Acoustic Model Test Facility
• ZQ — Zero-Quantum
• ILD — Indentation Load Deflection
• IOR — Index of Refraction
• HI — High Intensity
• TLE — Two Line Elements
• DOT — Diffuse Optical Tomography
• LAQL — Lowest Analytically Quantifiable Level
• CF — Cold Fusion
• JASJA — Journal of the Acoustical Society of Japan
• IK — Inverse Kinematics
• STASA — Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols, and Abbreviations
• CEI — Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano
• M — Mass
• MPI — Multiphoton Ionization
• IC — Internal Combustion
• RST — Rapid Suspension Technology
• VIV — Vortex Induced Vibration
• NQR — Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance

• LSP — Lightest Supersymmetric Particle
• RIXS — Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering
• UTC — Coordinated Universal Time
• ACD — Autoregressive Conditional Duration
• NM — Newton Meter
• AIAA — American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics
• TMD — Tuned Mass Damper
• PDE — Partial Differential Equation
• ACESJ — Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal
• PGNAA — Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis
• GS — Gauss
• CQGRS — Classical and Quantum Gravity Supplement
• LANL — Los Alamos National Laboratory
• IV — Input Voltage
• SRM — Standard Reference Material
• FIM — Field Intensity Meter
• ADAP — Aerodynamic Data Analysis Program
• XQC — X-ray Quantum Calorimeter
• SR — Special Relativity
• FARCAL — Facility for Advanced Radiometric Calibrations
• WHHM — Werthamer Helfand Hohenberg and Maki
• HS — Hot Spot
• ZPDH — Z-Pinch-Driven Hohlraum
• RC — Resistor-Capacitor
• BHN — Brinell Hardness Number
• TC — Thermal Control
• EGS — Electron Gamma Shower
• MOT — Magneto Optical Trap
• SEE — Secondary Electron Emission
• POGS — polar-orbiting geomagnetic survey
• DE — Discrete Event (program specification)
• FEGT — Furnace Exit Gas Temperature
• HV — High Vacuum
• JPCS — Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
• PMR — Proton Magnetic Resonance
• WDDL — Wave Dynamic Differential Logic
• FTNIR — Fourier Near Infra Red
• PHA — Physics And Astronomy
• SPH — Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics
• CMS — Compact Muon Solenoid
• STS — Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy
• APRF — Army Pulse Radiation Facility
• 2-D — Two Dimensional
• HAADF — high-angle annular dark field SEM
• GAMS4 — NIST High Resolution Spectrometer
• NEMS — National Energy Modeling System
• DVM — Digital Voltmeter
• CCT — Circuit
• UTD — Uniform Theory of Diffraction
• ADB — Aerodynamic Data Book

• ETS — Energy Transfer System
• AAPM — American Association of Physicists in Medicine's
• PM — Phase Modulation
• RBS — Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry
• KW — Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
• XRD — X-Ray Diffraction
• DOAS — Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy
• FM — Ferromagnetic
• AAPT — American Association of Physics Teachers
• CARB — Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology
• SD — Super Deformed
• MAG — Magnetic
• HTD — Heat Transfer Division
• AURA — Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
• HO — High Order
• LISS — Linear Imaging Self-Scanning
• APAS — Aerodynamic Performance and Sizing Program
• EAA — Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
• TEM — Transverse Electromagnetic
• SFG — Sum Frequency Generation
• TDH — Total Dynamic Head
• CH — Continuum Hypothesis
• PL&I — Plasmas and Ions
• AFTA — Acoustic Fatigue Test Article
• TEF — Time-Energy-Frequency
• CQGRA — Classical and Quantum Gravity
• IOT — Inductive Output Tube
• SCF — Supercritical Fluid
• JCHPH — Journal of Chemical Physics
• VMD — Visual Molecular Dynamics
• UMIST — University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
• IMS — Institute for Molecular Science
• AEQ — Aeronautical Quarterly
• LLNL — The Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California
• ASAC — aerodynamic surfaces assembly and checkout
• PAC — Probably Approximately Correct
• NIH — NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
• SSBUV — shuttle solar backscatter ultraviolet (radiometer)
• AMPS — Atmosphere, Magnetosphere & Plasmas in Space
• CAM — Computer-Aided Machining
• MIT — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (U.S.)
• TPP — Thermal Power Plant
• SRV — Safety Relief Valve
• CG — Center of Gravity (DXS)
• AFT — Aerodynamic Flight Test
• FI — Field Intensity
• ASC — Aerodynamic Surface Control
• EDAX — energy dispersive analysis of X-rays
• ADPHY — Advances in Physics
• SW — Surface Wave

• EF — Extra Fine
• NIST — National Institute of Standards & Technology (US)
• ALICE — A Large Ion Collider Experiment
• TOV — Threshold of Visibility
• DPF — Displacement Power Factor
• RMS — root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
• PDSH — Pressure Differential Switch High
• UTA — Unresolved Transition Array
• CPS — Central Plasma Sheet
• DMI — Dynamic Momentum Index
• NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
• COS — Change of State
• ASAS — Aerodynamic Stability Augmentation System
• AFT — Attractor Field Therapy
• LNP — Lecture Notes in Physics
• RKR — Rydberg-Klein-Rees
• ERDA — Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis
• CFA — Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA
• AOM — acoustic-optic modulator
• TC — Thermal Conductivity
• TC — Transmission Convergence (ATM)
• WANFCS — West Area Neutrino Facility Control System
• GUT — Grand Unification Theory
• XPS — X-Ray Photoemission Spectroscopy
• MIRD — Medical Internal Radiation Dose
• BGM — Basis Generator Method
• ICARUS — Imaging Cosmic and Rare Underground Signal
• PHRV — Physical Review
• DIN — Deutsches Institut für Normung.
• EMR — Electromagnetic Resonance
• POC — Physical Optics Corporation
• SEA — Statistical Energy Analysis
• JND — Just Noticeable Difference
• RNA — Ribo Nucleic Acid
• MICE — Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment
• KATRIN — KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino
• OD — Optical Density
• CRPL — Cosmic Ray Physics Laboratory
• ATDB — Aerothermodynamic Data Book
• UB — Upper Bound
• 3D — Three Dimensional
• RHF — Restricted Hartree-Fock
• TOMS — Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite Instrument)
• DIBL — Drain-induced Barrier Lowering
• MEL — Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory
• GOES — Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
• AAAC — Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee
• LAPHY — Laser Physics
• XBT — expendable bathythermograph (oceanography)
• SAXS — Small Angle X-Ray Scattering

• ANPHY — Annals of Physics
• FLIR — Forward Looking Infrared Radiometer
• VT — Valid Time
• GFP — Green Fluorescent Protein
• CPK — Corey, Pauling, Koltun
• LBNL — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
• ND — Neutron Density
• TAG — Technical Advisory Group for Biological Control Agents of Weeds
• DIR — Direction Interdépartementale des Routes
• ADM — Absolute Distance Meter
• EPA — Electron Positron Accumulator
• ITSU — IEEE Transactions on Sonics Ultrasonics
• LVR — Lever
• DMC — Dynamic Motion Control
• BELLE — B detector at KEK in Japan
• AIH — Acoustical Imaging and Holography
• FDTD — Finite Difference Time Domain
• SVD — Shock Vibration Digest
• PNL — Pacific Northwest Laboratory
• IFD — Indentation Force Deflection
• AFV — Alternative-Fuel Vehicle
• APH — Astroparticle Physics
• RCF — Relative Centrifugal Force
• XSV — Expendable Sound Velocimeter
• PMMA — Polymethylmethacrylate
• BPM — Beam Position Monitor
• COASP — Comments on Astrophysics and Space Physics
• MTXM — Magnetic Transmission X-Ray Microscopy
• ADGEO — Advances in Geophysics
• BBO — Beta-Barium Borate
• NERI — Nuclear Energy Research Initiative
• NIDR — National Institute of Dental Research (National Institutes of Health)
• USGS — United States Geological Survey (DOI)
• NRL — Naval Research Laboratory
• PT — Peak Torque
• SOG — Spin-on Glass
• QMS — Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
• TG — Temperature Gradient
• OLED — Organic Light-Emitting Diode
• NDT — Nondestructive Test
• ENR — Enrichment and Reprocessing (technology)
• QO — Quasi-Optical
• CLV — Constant Linear Velocity
• RPT — Refractory Period of Transmission
• SBLC — S-Band Linear Collider
• NCU — Nano Containment Unit
• LDA — Laser Doppler Anemometry
• AMA — Actual Mechanical Advantage
• TIMS — Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry
• 2LOT — 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

• MOKE — Magneto-Optic Kerr Effect
• ICRP — International Commission on Radiological Protection
• UCSUSA — Union of Concerned Scientists, United States of America
• AFRRI — (U.S.) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
• SDI — Strategic Defense Initiative
• KAERI — Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
• ARES — Advanced Rheometric Expansion System
• ALVIB — algorithm payload vibration
• RFI — Relative Fluorescence Intensity
• ESR — Experimental Storage Ring
• AUJPA — Australian Journal of Physics Astrophysical Supplement
• COMPASS — COMPuter ASSurance Conference
• CDRH — Center for Devices and Radiological Health (Food & Drug Administration)
• ASVIB — algorithm scoreboard vibrations
• EPI — Echo Planar Imaging
• MCM — Mobil Composition of Matter
• SWAP — Short-Wavelength Automated Perimetry
• QM — Quantum Mechanics
• XMLD — X-ray Magnetic Linear Dichroism
• SHP — Shaft Horsepower
• ARL — Average Run Length
• BBXRT — Broadband XRay Telescope
• LBLRR — LBL Research Review
• PRF — Petroleum Research Fund
• LAFOC — Laser Focus
• RHM — Roentgen Hour Meter
• RJMP — Russian Journal of Mathematical Physics
• ESR — Electrical Substitution Radiometer
• DOC — United States Department of Commerce
• BWO — Backward Wave Oscillator
• SSNMR — Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• ACR — Absolute Cryogenic Radiometer
• ECD — Electron Capture Dissociation
• CME — Coronal Mass Ejection (usually Sun)
• MPLB — Modern Physics Letters B
• BQ — Becquerel
• MOP — Maximum Operating Pressure
• TMA — Thermal Mechanical Analysis
• ULTRA — Ultrasonics
• AFOSR — Air Force Office Of Scientific Research(USA)
• CRP — Coordinated Research Program
• ELT — Extremely Large Telescope
• ABEC — Annular Bearing Engineering Committee
• BLB — Black Light Bulb
• IO — Interactive Optimum
• JAJAP — Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
• RT — Reverberation Time
• LC — Liquid Crystal
• LBT — Large Binocular Telescope
• FTIR — Frustrated Total Internal Reflection

• CARI — combustion air requirement index
• CFT — Crystal Field Theory
• CPIP — Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program
• TMP — Turbo Molecular Pump
• LFAE — Ligand Field Activation Energy
• EOS — Equation Of State
• HFS — Hydrogen Forward Scattering
• PDE — Product Data Exchange
• TST — Time-Space-Time
• SQ — Scalar Quantization
• DAP — Donor Acceptor Pair
• ST — Spherical Tokamak
• DFT — Density Functional Theory
• SCF — Stress Concentration Factor
• ECD — Electron Capture Detector (gas Chromatography)
• APAC — Applied Acoustics
• LEACH — Low-Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy
• BMDO — (U.S.) Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (bim-do)
• TBB — Triple Beam Balance
• FWHM — Full Width, Half Maximum
• LO — Laser Optics
• NG7 — Neutron Guide No. 7
• TI — Thermal Inertia
• EXO — Enriched Xenon Observatory
• ECT — Error Correction Term
• NP — Neper
• CBR — California Bearing Ratio
• CMR — Colossal Magnetoresistance
• NA — Neutral Axis
• WIPP — Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (for Nuclear Wastes)
• CVAAS — Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
• PEL — Permissible Exposure Limit
• GAM — Generalized Additive Model
• AD — Antimatter Decelerator
• QWW — Quantum Well Wire
• CPL — Chemical Physics Letters
• TEMP — Temperature
• CCD — Charged Coupled Device
• SCR — Space Charge Region
• AERTE — Aerojet Technology
• HERO — High Energy Replicated Optics
• K — Kelvin (absolute temperature scale)
• LRSP — Living Reviews in Solar Physics
• TD — Time Differential
• ND — Neutron Detector
• IAPT — Indian Association of Physics Teachers
• OPA — Optical Parametric Amplifier
• ICP — Inductively Coupled Plasma
• IRAS — Infrared Astronomy Satellite
• OPO — Optical Parametric Oscillator

• DSM — Dynamic Scattering Mode
• NCI — National Cancer Institute, USA
• VNIIFTRI — National Scientific and Russian Research Institute for Physical, Technical and Radiotechnical Measurements
• LAMSCAL — Large Area Monochromatic Source for Calibrations
• VAC — Vacuum Assisted Closure
• MIST — Microgravity Science and Technology
• FHMM — Factorial Hidden Markov Model
• MTF — Magnetized Target Fusion
• CHJCP — Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics
• AECL — Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's
• WDM — Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
• HHPN — Hydraulic High Pressure Nebulization
• ATP — Advanced Technology Program
• VTZ — Valence Triple Zeta (basis Set)
• CZJPH — Czechoslovak Journal of Physics
• EER — Estimated Energy Requirement
• PP2PP — proton-proton to proton-proton
• BMD — Bending Moment Diagram
• XSW — X-Ray Standing Wave
• TMDE — Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment
• FM — frequency modulation
• FOC — Forward Only Conversion
• BC — Boundary Condition
• TQW — Triangular Quantum Well
• TXM — Transmission X-ray Microscope
• CED — Cohesive Energy Density
• MTBF — Mean Time Between Failures
• NPSS — Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan
• JMOA — Journal of Microwaves Optics and Acoustics
• EJTP — Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics
• JGE — Journal of Geophysics and Engineering
• PTCA — Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angiography
• SDIO — Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
• DREAMS — Dynamic Range Enhancement Applied to Mass Spectrometry
• ARCP — Annual Reviews of Computational Physics
• EUV — Extreme Ultraviolet Vertical
• PLL — Phase Locked Loop
• EELS — Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
• REST — Representational State Transfer
• KOPIO — AKlong decay experiment at Brookhaven.
• CVD — Chemical Vapor Deposition
• C&E — Cause and Effect
• STAR — Solenoidal Tracker At RHIC
• TEPC — Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter
• SSCP — Springer Series on Chemical Physics
• AFI — Accordion Fringe Interferometry
• GML — General Measurement Loop
• USGCRP — United States Global Change Research Program
• IPM — Ionization Profile Monitor
• HTBB — High-Temperature Black Body

• JEPT — Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics
• WXRF — Wavelength-dispersive X- Ray Fluorescence
• HPPT — High Pressure Phase Transformation
• PHR — Physics Reports
• CPL — Cloud Physics Lidar
• YS — Yield Strength
• CCV — Continuing Calibration Verification
• ADCL — Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory
• LAMMA — Laser Microprobe Mass Analysis
• GRI — Gas Research Institute (US) (natural gas)
• AT&T — Atlantic Telephone and Telegraph
• CRT — Conformal Radiation Therapy
• HSS — Hollow Structural Section
• ACB — Annular Confinement Beam
• CSLPT — Cambridge Studies in Low Temperature Physics
• JJAPL — Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Letters
• PTI — Proxima Therapeutics Inc.
• EIES — Electron Impact Emission Spectroscopy
• POPRV — Pilot Operated Pressure Relief Valve
• DDF — Distance Distortion Factor
• SCD — Single Crystal Diffraction
• HBT — Hanbury Brown-Twiss
• EOM — Equation of Motion
• ULVZ — Ultra-Low Velocity Zone
• OOCA — Object Oriented Computing in Astrophysics
• JETPL — Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Letters
• SGORS — Studies in Geophysical Optics and Remote Sensing
• YAG — Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
• PMT — Photo Multiplier Tube
• CLFR — Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector
• LIPC — laser-induced plasma channel
• MOSFET — Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
• BES — Beijing Spectrometer (China)
• CXRO — Center for X-Ray Optics at Berkeley, CA
• IRIS — Internal Rotary Inspection System
• EIE — electron impact excitation
• NCF — Near Coherence of Filters
• CU — University of Colorado at Boulder
• EPJ — European Physical Journal
• BPAS — Bulletin of Pure and Applied Science
• OSRD — Office of Standard Reference Data
• NCAR — National Center for Atmospheric Research (US)
• COTPH — Communications in Theoretical Physics
• MODIS — Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
• LAND — Large Area Neutron Detector
• TJPH — Turkish Journal of Physics
• BTI — Bubble Technology Inc
• JPCM — Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
• ABMP — American Board of Medical Physics
• JATP — Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics

• CCPCE — Current Contents Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences
• URA — Universities Research Association, Inc.
• HPHT — high pressure, high temperature ammoniation procedure
• WAMW — Weight-Average Molecular Weight
• IGC — International Gravity Commission
• 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)
• STP — Standard Temperature Pressure
• TLI — Tilted Laser Image
• PTCP — Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics
• COMPH — Computers in Physics
• CMH — Cubic Meter per Hour
• CRADA — Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health)
• MFCG — Magnetic Flux Compression Generator
• GUIDE — Generalized Unbiased Interaction Detection and Estimation
• ARROW — Antiresonant Reflecting Optical Waveguide
• JFLU — Journal of Fluorescence
• NVIS — Night Vision Imaging System
• LPCVD — Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition
• JMP — Journal of Mathematical Physics
• MOR — Modulus of Rupture
• ORNL — Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
• TKN — Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
• ZDR — Z-Differential Reflectivity
• DNAA — Delayed Neutron Activation Analysis
• SEAQUEST — A series of fixed target Drell-Yan experiments at Fermilab
• JSMAJ — Japan Society of Microgravity Application Journal
• AECL — Atomic Energy Canada Limited
• IWG — Investigators Working Group
• KWP — Kilowatt-Peak
• CCDC — Cyclic Channel Die Compression
• MS/MS — Tandem Mass Spectrometry
• FTIR — Fourier transform infrared radiometer (spectroscopy)
• GNO — Gallium Neutrino Observatory
• NEMP — Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse
• 1PI — One Particle Irreducible
• CCFL — Countercurrent Flow Limitation
• ANL — The Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Ill
• PZT — Piezoelectric Transducer
• STEM — Storable Tubular Extendible Member
• CRI — Cambridge Research Instrumentation
• SOC — Second-Order Cone
• MUT — Material Under Test
• PMG — Permanent Magnet Generator
• AF — Anisotropic Filtering
• NVLAP — National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
• AGU — American Geophysical Union
• FFE — Far Field Extension
• GEC — General Electrodynamics Corporation
• AICF — Acoustic Inertial Confinement Fusion
• NOBCCHE — National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers

• ADCHP — Advances in Chemical Physics
• JKPS — Journal of Korean Physical Society
• ITELC — IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility
• MQA — measurement quality assurance
• SBR — Spectral Band Replication
• QRHE — quantum anomalous Hall effect
• NISTAR — NIST Advanced Radiometer
• CLC — Capillary Liquid Chromatography
• AESIJ — Aeronautical Society India Journal
• BHLH — Basic Helix-Loop-Helix
• FEC — Ferro-Electric liquid Crystal
• ABF — All but Finitely
• AMMAC — Mexican Metrology Association
• BNCT — Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
• ES — Elementary Stream
• MBE — Molecular Beam Epitaxy
• BIPM — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
• MRIR — medium-resolution infrared radiometer
• VA — Volt Ampere
• FPD — Flame Photometric Detector
• IQEC — International Quantum Electronics Conference
• ASA — Accessible Surface Area
• ONR — Office of Naval Research (U.S.)
• MFT — Mean Field Theory
• ESO — European Southern Observatory
• IMA — Ideal Mechanical Advantage
• MJD — Modified Julian Date
• LSDA — Local Spin Density Approximation
• FD — Finite Difference
• EL — Europhysics Letters
• PHYR — Physical Research
• PCPP — Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing
• APT — Analytic Perturbation Theory
• JPSJ — Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
• PHL — Physics Letters
• NVH — Noise Vibration Harshness
• JPSJS — Journal of the Physical Society of Japan Supplement
• ACRU — Astrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit
• FDR — Failure Divergence Refinement
• HYPER-CP — A Search for Direct CP Violation in Hyperon Decays
• RDP — Rubidium Di-Hydrogen Phosphate
• ENDL — Evaluated Nuclear Data Library
• CHPHY — Chinese Physics
• GC — gonococcus (gonnorhea germ)
• ARDS — Analysis of Rotor Dynamic Systems
• ADMPS — Advances in Mechanics and Physics of Surfaces
• 2B1Q — Two Binary One Quaternary
• PNP — Positive-Negative-Positive
• SSADM — Structured System Analysis and Design Methodology
• TCPH — Topics in Current Physics

• JVST — Journal of Vacuum Science Technology
• GMC — Global Motion Compensation
• DMF — Decayed, Missing, Filled
• PHT — Physics Today
• OGB — Original Grain Boundary
• TRM — Time-Reversal Mirror
• ARACO — Archives Acoustics
• CTPHY — Classical Theoretical Physics
• AWA — The Argonne Wakefield Accelerator
• NPA — Nuclear Physics Apparatus
• IRAS — Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy
• MSLD — Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector
• BJAP — British Journal of Applied Physics
• AL — argon laser
• DMA — U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
• LCAP — Laser Cooling and Atomic Physics
• FOC — Forward of Center
• CIPM — International Committee of Weights and Measures, France
• RLD — Reciprocal Linear Dispersion
• AMB — As Measured By
• DWP — Dispensing Well Plate
• CEJPH — Central European Journal of Physics
• OPTLE — Optics and Lasers in Engineering
• PPHTS — Physical Properties of High Temperature Superconductors
• RVMP — Reviews of Modern Physics
• WKB — Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (phase-shift Formula For Potential Scattering)
• TC — Technical Committee (HL7)
• CBA — Center for Backyard Astrophysics
• EPAD — Environmental Physics and Design
• LOCF — Last Observation Carried Forward
• CCP6 — Collaborative Computational Project 6
• RECAN — Regional European and Central Asian ALARA Network
• GDOG — Generalized Double Optical Gating
• POF — Plane of Focus
• IVR — Intramolecular Vibrational Relaxation
• SEU — Single Event Upset
• SG — Specific Gravity
• SUNY — State Universityrsity of New York
• HID — high intensity discharge (electricity)
• VCM — Voice-Coil Motor
• LOMO — Lowest Occupied Molecular Orbital
• HDOP — Horizontal Dilution Of Position
• RTT — Round Trip Timer
• PDE — Possible Duplicate Emission
• FZK — Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
• CSI — Compton Scatter Imaging
• PHEMT — Pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor
• HTPPL — High Temperature Plasma Physics Lab
• DLP — Digital Light Processing
• PFG — Pulsed Field Gradient

• EOS — Earth Observing System (U.S.)
• TDR — Time-Domain Reflectometry
• ATLAS — ACTIVITIES Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
• MICGQ — Microgravity Quarterly
• PHCHE — Physics and Chemistry of Earth
• DCMP — Directions in Condensed Matter Physics
• DSFD — Discrete Simulation of Fluid Dynamics
• DCT — Discrete Cosine Transformer
• CTMP — Chemi Thermo Mechanical Pulp
• VOX — Voice Operated EXchange
• FWHM — Full Width at Half Maximum
• CLSM — Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
• WL — Weak Localization
• DN/DC — Specific refractive index increment
• NEANDC — Nuclear Energy Agency Nuclear Data Committee
• ATU — Accumulated Thermal Unit
• FTL — Faster Than Light
• DUV — Deep Ultraviolet
• CBNM — Central Bureau for Nuclear Measurements
• JAE — Journal of Acoustic Emission
• ZPF — Zero Point Field
• FRET — fluorescence resonant energy transfer
• MUNU — An experiment at the Bugey reactor in France studying electron - electron neutrino scattering.
• LWR — Light Water Reactor
• PPM — Peak Program Meter
• PAES — Positron-Induced Auger Electron Spectroscopy
• JLWT — Journal of Lightwave Technology
• TJ — TeraJoule
• TCB — Temporal Coherence Boundary
• LOQ — Limit of Quantitation
• EGAS — European Group for Atomic Spectroscopy
• PEP — Positron Electron Project
• EMW — Electromagnetic Wave
• CEL — Correlated Emission Laser
• HRTF — Head-Related Transfer Function
• VLT — Visible Light Transmission
• LRR — Living Reviews in Relativity
• RDCMP — Recent Development in Condensed Matter Physics
• NPIC — Nuclear Power Institute of China
• IID — independent and identically distributed random variables
• GFDL — Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA US)
• LENR — Low Energy Nuclear Reactions
• BEFE — Bio-Electric Field Enhancement
• SPE — solid phase extraction method
• CPLIP — Chemistry and Physics of Lipids
• FASCAL — Facility for Automatic Spectroradiometric Calibrations
• SEM — Scanning Electron Microscopes
• ADV — Automatic Drain Valve
• JGP — Journal of Geometry and Physics
• PTFE — Polytetrafluoroethylene

• AMANDA — Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array
• ACCW — Auxiliary Component Cooling Water
• CER — Controlled Energy Release
• VHSIC — Very-High-Speed Integrated Circuit
• SWG — Standard Wire Gauge
• LAL — The Laboratoire de L'Accelerateur Lineaire at the University of Paris-Sud in Orsay, France
• GLCP — Global Linear Collider Project
• FBM — Fractional Brownian Motion
• ANIPS — Annals of the Israel Physical Society
• MOTRIMS — Magneto-Optical Trap Recoil-Ion Momentum Spectroscopy
• SI — International System of Units (Système international d'unités)
• LPB — Laser and Particle Beams
• ICP-AES — Inductively Coupled Plasma-atomic Emission Spectrometry
• WIMP — Weakly Interacting Massive Particle
• DALR — Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate
• SWATH — Small-Waterplane Area Twin-Hull
• EBIT — Electron Beam Ion Trap
• NELAC — National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference
• MBS — Minimum Breaking Strength
• GPIB — General-Purpose Instrumentation Bus
• HVT — High Velocity Thermocouple
• VAT — Vibro-Acoustic Test
• OSU — Ohio State University Airport, Columbus, Ohio, United States
• MDR — Mass Distribution Ratio
• UMRK — Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
• BFRL — Building and Fire Research Laboratory
• NPGEO — Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
• ADS — Automated Dynamic Shear
• IC — indirect calorimetry
• PTF — Physics of Thin Films
• VHT — Very High Temperature
• SAJPH — South African Journal of Physics
• NMS — Natural Matrix Standard
• BIB — Blocked Impurity Band
• CRYRING — Electron Accelerator and Storage Ring Facility (Stockholm, Sweden)
• BEB — Binary-Encounter-Bethe
• QFT — Quantitative Fluorescence Technique
• SDSS — Sloan Digital Sky Survey
• K2K — KEK to Kamioka
• AFVH — Anti- Ferromagnetic van Hove scenario
• MCU — Microcontroller Unit
• CLA — Condition Lever Angle
• RIBD — Reactive Ion Beam Deposition
• ESU — Energy Storage Unit
• EZW — Embedded Zero-tree Wavelet
• KELVIN — Scientific temperature scale
• NIR — Near Infrared
• EPIC — Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera
• CPCAR — Chemistry and Physics of Carbon
• GCK — Geiger Counter Kit

• EPS — European Physical Society
• DOP — Degree of Polarization
• ABHP — American Board of Health Physics
• EEEL — Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory
• CES — Constant Elasticity of Substitution
• FDFD — Finite Difference Frequency Domain
• RGS — Reflection Grating Spectrometer
• ITAS — IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
• JMAPH — Journal of Mathematics and Physics
• QGT — Quantum Graph Theory
• CNIF — Californium Neutron Irradiation Facility
• 3DWBA — Three-Body Distorted-Wave Born Approximation
• HFA — Hot Flow Anomaly
• GB — Grain Boundary
• ASSP — Advanced Solid-State Photonics
• NREL — National Renewable Energy Laboratory (formerly SERI)
• MRSE — Manifest Refractive Spherical Equivalent
• SFC — Sideway Force Coefficient
• RSM — Response Surface Method
• PEPI — Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors
• CERN — Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire
• ADGR — Advances in Geophysical Research
• TRFM — Time Resolved Fluorescence Microscopy
• CPSS — Chemical Physics of Solid Surfaces
• RVMAP — Reviews in Mathematical Physics
• IVBT — Intravascular brachytherapy
• CFCD — Computational Fuel Cell Dynamics
• PVT — Position Velocity Time
• CPR — Chemical Physics Reports
• AMJPH — American Journal of Physics
• ASAJ — Acoustical Society of America Journal
• TPF — Two Photon Fluorescence
• PAPGE — Pure and Applied Geophysics
• TL — Time Line
• HST — Hubble Space Telescope
• FTICR — Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance
• VRV — Variable Radial Velocity
• CPSSH — Chemical Physics of Solid Surfaces and Heterogeneous Catalysis
• MGG — Methods in Geochemistry and Geophysics
• PID — Photoionization Detector (gas Chromatography)
• LIM — Limit
• IUCR — International Union of Crystallography
• RTD — Resistance Temperature Detector
• HYAAS — Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrophotom etry.
• JPCRD — Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data
• COMMP — Comments in Modern Physics
• INDC — International Nuclear Data Committee
• EPJAP — European Physical Journal, Applied Physics
• DLV — Direct Linear Valve
• QWIP — Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector

• BSDF — Bidirectional Scattering Distribution Function
• PSL — Polystyrene-latex
• DPPC — Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
• JMPS — Journal of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
• ITPS — IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
• HFB — Hartree Fock Bogoliubov
• HPGE — High Purity Germanium
• AF — Acceleration Factor
• JCA — Journal of Computational Acoustics
• RPN — Remote Plasma Nitridation
• IOP — Institute Of Physics
• PFC — Parallel Flange Channel
• BET — Brunauer - Emmett - Teller
• ENSDF — Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File
• SCOT — Support Coated Open Tubular
• MPLA — Modern Physics Letters A
• HHF — High Heat Flow
• AGW — Acoustic Gravity Wave
• HPM — High Power Microwave
• REI — Rad Elec Inc.
• WGCV — Working Group on Calibration and Validation
• MC — magnetic coil
• PRVP — Proceedings of Vibration Problems
• CTRZ — Central Torodial Recirculation Zone
• FCPM — Fundamental Constants and Precision Measurements
• NEANSC — Nuclear Energy Agency Nuclear Science Committee
• OBQ — Optimize Beam Quality
• HCCD — Mono-deuterated Acetylene
• AEJ — Aeronautical Journal
• ETRAN — Monte Carlo computer code for Electrons and Photons through Extended Media
• CMCV — Charge Motion Control Valve
• EMILY — Extreme Monkey Indigestion Laryngitis Youngen
• CDM — Ceramic Discharge Metalhalide
• WDXS — Wavelength Dispersive Xray Spectroscopy
• JLUM — Journal of Luminescence
• RRDP — Recent Research Development in Physics
• AET — Active Edge Table
• JGGS — Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity Supplement
• CPS — Cycles Per Second (now Hertz)
• PET — positron emission tomography
• FUV — Far Ultraviolet
• 2PPE — Two-Photon Photoemission
• EGO — Eccentric Geophysical Observation
• FT — Fourier transformation
• SCF — Spectral Comparator Facility
• FRIB — Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
• CEBAF — Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility
• HPLA — High Power Large Aperture
• CLM — Compound Light Microscope
• AXAF — Advanced X-ray Astrophysical Facility

• DOT — Delivery Optimized Thermodynamics
• GAPP — Global Analysis of Particle Properties
• APAS — Astrophysical Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences
• JJAPS — Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Supplement
• FR — Filtered Radiometer
• QZE — Quantum Zeno Effect
• IBFM — Interacting Boson-Fermion Model
• EGR — Entropy Gradient Reversal
• ETDS — Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems
• ILSS — Interlaminar Shear Strength
• QCD — Quantum Chromodynamics
• NQA — Nuclear Quality Assurance
• PMMC — Permanent Magnet Moving Coil
• VP — Vapor Pressure
• CTP — Course of Theoretical Physics
• MEMS — Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
• IACS — Institute for Astrophysics and Computational Sciences
• BEC — Bose-Einstein Condensation
• QMF — quadrature mirror filter banks
• EOPAP — Earth and Ocean Physics Application Program
• OAM — Orbital Angular Momentum
• BAPS — Bulletin of the American Physical Society
• UARS — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
• VIS — Visible
• ENO — Essentially Non-Oscillatory
• FIR — Far Infrared
• AOI — Angle Of Incidence
• EBSD — Electron Back Scatter Diffraction
• NAPM — National Association of Photographic Manufacturers
• AFA — Average Fock Approximation
• TZFC — Triple Zeta Frozen Core
• DIW — De-Ionzied Water
• DCOF — Dynamic Coefficient of Friction
• JESRP — Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena
• JVE — Journal of Vibration Engineering
• APL — Advanced Physics Laboratory
• CPB — Center Point of Balance
• PZM — Pressure Zone Microphone
• MS — MilliSeconds
• ECRIS — Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Source
• AAPP — Association of Applied Physicists Pakistan
• ILC — International Linear Collider
• CSIC — Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Spanish
• CERES — Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System
• AEC — Active Energy Control
• HTOL — High Temperature Operating Lifetest
• PASTI — Public Address Speech Transmission Index
• PHYNY — Physics New York
• LANSCE — Los Alamos Neutron Science Center
• QNH — Quasi Non-Hydrostatic

• IGRF — International Geomagnetic Reference Field
• WTMM — Wavelet Transform Modulus Maxima
• QP — quasiparticle
• DDFT — Dynamic Density Functional Theory
• RCU — Rapid Cooling Unit
• NSCANS — National Steering Committee for the Advanced Neutron Source
• CAT — Computed Axial Tomography
• ADEXG — Advances in Exploration Geophysics
• TIMED — Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics
• SEY — Secondary Electron Yield
• STM — Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
• MMC — Moving Micro Cross
• JSCI — Journal of Scientific Instruments
• PRPH — Progress of Physics
• JRLR — Journal of Russian Laser Research
• SCMP — Studies in Condensed Matter Physics
• SCAMPY — Scanning Micro Pyrometer
• RSE — Relative Standard Error
• ECSED — Electronic Commerce in Scientific and Engineering Data
• MAPLE — Multipurpose Applied Physics Lattice Experiment
• ACRR — Annular Core Research Reactor
• PLPHR — Plasma Physics Reports
• EOP — Earth and Ocean Physics
• JSUP — Journal of Superconductivity
• JSP — Journal of Statistical Physics
• MMCP — Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
• PREP — Professional Research Experience Program
• COPP — Contributions to Plasma Physics
• JCOPH — Journal of Computational Physics
• 2DHG — Two-Dimensional Hole Gas
• PPCF — Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
• CCPP — Combined Cycle Power Plant
• CFT — Central Fiber Tracker
• CODATA — Committee on Data for Science and Technology (ICSU)
• LCTE — Linear Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
• JAG — Journal of Applied Geophysics
• PSST — Plasma Sources Science Technology
• DMC — Diffusion Monte Carlo
• NACT — Nonlinear Asymptotic Coupling Theory
• GXR — Grazing X-ray Reflectometry
• APEX — AntiProton Experiment
• ASD — Active Surface Definition
• PZT — Piezoelectric Translator
• TWT — Transonic Wind Tunnel
• CPS — Constant Pressure System (toys)
• DOT — Degeneration Over Time
• PHB — Physics Bulletin
• RTPC — Radial Time Projection Chamber
• TASSII — Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Investigation
• ENDF — Evaluated Nuclear Data File

• EXMPS — Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences
• PHRVL — Physical Review Letters
• SIM — Selected ion monitoring
• GFAAS — graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry
• FTG — Full Tensor Gradient
• WD — Weak Dipole
• VWC — Vector Wavelet Coding
• GTRD — Generalized Transverse Resonance-Diffraction
• MQT — Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling
• ISAC — Isotope Separator and Accelerator Facility
• LVDT — Linear Variable Differential Transformer
• WLLN — Weak Law of Large Numbers
• BEPC — Beijing Electron Positron Colider
• MMF — Magneto Motive Force
• JVC — Journal of Vibration and Control
• JNMP — Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics
• SUSIM — Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor
• 3DSSPP — Three-Dimensional Static Strength Prediction Program
• CRR — Center for Radiological Research
• FACSS — Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies
• WDFF — Weak Dipole Form Factor
• MO — Magneto-optic
• TPR — Tangential Pond Return
• YAG — Holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet
• EDX — Energy-Dispersive X-ray Analysis
• GEOS — Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Satellite
• PMTS — Predetermined Motion Time System
• KIAA — Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
• NPOESS — National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
• CICP — Communications in Computational Physics
• DMF — Dual Mass Flywheel
• CCFL — Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp
• AGS — Alternating-gradient Synchrotron
• CHP — Combined heat and power
• TTSP — Transport Theory and Statistical Physics
• YPP — Young Particle Physicists
• CONPH — Contemporary Physics
• ARO — United States Army Research Office
• IC — Initial Condition
• TAGU — Transactions of the American Geophysical Union
• CCPR — Consultative Committee on Photometry and Radiometry
• HVL — Half Value Layer
• BEAM — Bosiger Energy Alignment Method
• SCV — Squared Coefficient of Variation
• GEC — Gaseous Electronics Conference
• RO — Read Only
• RESL — Radiological and Environmental Science Laboratory
• PISCO — Parallel Imager for Southern Cosmological Observations
• LISA — Laser Inferometer Space Antenna
• MIS — Magnetic Isolation System

• CAJPH — Canadian Journal of Physics
• TWA — time-weighted averaged
• PNNL — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
• ICP — Injector Control Pressure
• GHRS — Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph
• FIOP — Field Induced Ordered Phase
• ADTM — Alternate Density Transmission Medium
• FCDC — Fundamental Constants Data Center
• DUS — Duplex Ultrasound
• KANUPP — Karachi Nuclear Power Plant
• ACOUL — Acoustics Letters
• DEPA — Dynamic Elastic Properties Analyzer
• NIM — National Instrumentation Methods
• FFR — Fractional Flow Reserve
• ENZ — Epsilon-Near-Zero
• SPP — Storage Photostimulable Phosphor
• BZ — Band Zero
• ESRF — The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France.
• GR&R — Gauge Reproducibility And Repeatability
• CSIR — Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
• ER — Elastic Recoil
• BABAR — B-Bbar (anti-B) detector at SLAC'sB Factory
• CGS — Centimeter, Gram, Second
• ETI — Environmental Technology Initiative
• ATI — Above-Threshold Ionization
• JEMT — Journal of Electron Microscopy Technique
• ALG — Advanced Lithography Group
• DNP — Division of Nuclear Physics
• FORATOM — FORum ATOMique Européen
• GSI — Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
• HFIR — High Flux Isotope Reactor
• EUROMET — A European collaboration in measurement standards
• APM — Absolute Proper Motion
• RVMPS — Reviews of Modern Physics Supplement
• CHJPH — Chinese Journal of Physics
• APHY — Acoustical Physics
• ECRIS — Electron-Cyclotron-Resonance Ion Source
• DM — Distance Measured
• AFCP — Atomic Flux Coating Process
• ICRU — International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
• BSS.2 — Beta-Particle Secondary Standards System
• IMGC — Istituto di Metrologia "G. Colonnetti" (Italy)
• UCB — University of California, Berkeley
• MSA — Meridian Stress Assessment
• STMP — Springer Tracts in Modern Physics
• WWVB — Call letters for NIST lf radio station in Colorado
• XLS — Xenon Light Source
• GCA — Gradual Channel Approximation
• DAMA — Dark Matter
• GRNS — Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer

• BIA — Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
• TISAB — total ionic strength adjustment buffer (analytical method)
• SQM — Super Quantum Mechanics
• ENAPC — Environmental Analytical and Physical Chemistry Series
• BIM — Body In Motion
• DIA — Dynamic Input Area
• STSCI — Space Telescope Science Institute
• UDD — Neutron, one up quark (u) and two down quarks (d)
• IPTS — International Practical Temperature Scale
• CTI — Critical Technologies Institute
• LORAN-C — A Radio Navigation System Operated by the U.S. Coast Guard
• MOI — moments of inertia
• CAMOS — Committee on Atomic Molecular and Optical Sciences
• ACE — Acoustic Compliance Enhancement
• LOPI — Loss of Piping Integrity
• DQS — Discrete Quantum State
• PES — Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• HVL — Half-Value Layer
• DRI — Differential Refractive Index
• ANSOM — Apertureless Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy
• DONUT — Direct Observation of the Nu Tau
• RXS — Resonant X-Ray Scattering
• DARD — Dynamic Axial Rotational Device
• UVB — Ultraviolet B
• HIPD — High-Intensity Powder Diffractometer
• MEVVA — Metal Vapor Vacuum Arc
• AVN — Accuracy Vanishing Now
• AESR — Array-Enhanced Stochastic Resonance
• VRS — Vortex Ring State
• WAXS — Wide Angle X-ray Scattering
• EDF — Enhanced Depth of Field
• ELECM — Electromagnetics
• MOKE — Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect
• KP — Knowles and Physics
• ADTPH — Advanced Texts in Physics
• LEFM — Linear Elasticity Fracture Mechanics
• TLP — Thread-Level Parallelism
• PGP — Physics of Geological Processes
• XRF — X-Ray Fluorescence
• PSD — Physical Sciences Data
• EIEIO — Electron Impact Excitation of Ions from Organics
• ZI — Zone Industrielle
• LDA — Local Density Approximation
• JSGEO — Journal of Series Geophysics
• RRDSP — Recent Research Development in Statistical Physics
• PSL — Physics of Solids and Liquids
• FCFC — Full-Coverage Film Cooling
• HUT — Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope
• EIEO — Energy In, Energy Out
• HPSSC — Health Physics Society Standards Committee

• APS — Advanced Propagation Systems
• PSJ — Pivoted Shoe Journal
• CHPHL — Chinese Physics Letter
• CONCP — Contemporary Concepts in Physics
• ADVP — Acoustic Doppler Velocity Profiler
• OHEP — Office of High Energy Physics
• JAERI — Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
• IBB — Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics
• TCS — Three-Dimensional Complex Space Theory
• UHT — Ultra High Temperature
• AVCOR — algorithm vibration correlation
• AUJPH — Australian Journal of Physics
• RG — renormalization group
• LET — Linear Energy Transfer (in Spacecraft Power Systems)
• QMD — Quantum Molecular Dynamics (for Calcns. On The Dynamics Of A Quantum Particle Coupled To A Classical Many-body System)
• UCLA — Harbor-University of California Los Angeles
• HB — Hydrogen Bond
• CRMMP — Classical Reviews in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics
• LCLS — Linac Coherent Light Source
• BTFM — Basic Two Fluid Model
• HEPAP — High Energy Physics Advisory Panel
• ICAMDATA — International Conference on Atomic and Molecular Data and Their Applications
• CPHY — Communications on Physics
• GWR — Guided Wave Radar
• CR — Curvature Radiation
• ACDM — Automated Contour Detection Method
• RUPHJ — Russian Physics Journal
• PCED — Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Delta
• LI-ION — Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
• HSST — Heavy-Section Steel Technology
• HRC — Rockwell Hardness C
• HEPIC — High Energy Physics Information Center
• FOAM — Foam Optics and Mechanics
• ITD — Inlet Temperature Difference
• F&M — Force and moment
• TTY — Torque to Yield
• MPAG — Mathematical Physics Analysis and Geometry
• PAW — Plasma Arc Weld
• JAES — Journal of Audio Engineering Society
• ISCC — Inter-Society Color Council
• DMIP — Division of Medical Imaging Physics
• VLHC — Very Large Hadron Collider
• NZJGG — New Zealand Journal Geology and Geophysics
• PFD — Photon Flux Density
• SPDF — Space Physics Data Facility
• X — Horizontal axis in Cartesian coordinate system
• FF — Forward Facing
• TLD — Thermo-Luminescent Dosimeter systems
• XRL — X-Ray Lithography
• PV — plasma volume

• BTE — Brake Thermal Efficiency
• LAMPF — Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility
• BB — Blackbody
• ARPA-E — Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
• GGA — Generalized Gradient Approximation
• OFR — Optics for Research
• HRE — Heterogeneity Recency Exit
• PEPSI — Proton Echo-Planar Spectroscopic Imaging
• VEEL — Vibrational and Electronic Energy Levels
• ARPES — Angle-Resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• MOBY — Marine Optical Buoy
• HADES — High Acceptance Di-Electron Spectrometer
• ULV — Ultra Low Volume
• FIM — Field Ion Microscope
• SPIE — The Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
• STSSP — Selected Topics in Solid State Physics
• ALEPH — Apparatus for LEP PHysics, at CERN
• CLR — Center of Lateral Resistance
• LWIR — Long-Wave Infrared
• GMRI — Gated Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• CCTF — Consultative Committee for Time and Frequency
• QCL — Quantum Cascade Laser
• CIRRPC — Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Policy Coordination
• HACR — High Accuracy Cryogenic Radiometer
• ARPES — Angle Resolved Photo Electron Spectroscopy
• SFCP — Special Foreign Currency Program
• SHWAV — Shock Waves
• JGRS — Journal of Geophysical Research Supplement
• AFPL — Air Force Phillips Laboratory
• 2PH TDF — Two-Particle-Hole Tamm-Dancoff Approximation
• RRV — Record Relocation Vector
• BARC — Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
• QDT — Quantum-Defect Theory
• FMSF — Fissile Material Storage Facility
• ATCS — Active Thermal Convective System
• SDIF — Sony Digital Interface Format
• PACS — Physics and Astronomy Classification Schemex
• RTP — Research Trends in Physics
• SOLSTICE — Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment
• PHFL — Physics of Fluids
• ICPEAC — International Conference on the Physics of Electronic and Atomic Collisions
• QED — Quantum Electrodynamics
• BAS — Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
• RSPS — Rochester Symposium for Physics Students
• MCU — Mobile Calibration Unit
• ACTS — Automated Computer Time Service
• ALCPG — American Linear Collider Physics Group
• SSTEC — Solid State Technology
• LCT — Lattice Compatibility Theory
• PLA — Physics Letters A

• FCI — Fast Causal Inference
• WSTC — Westinghouse Science and Technology Center
• DSA — digital subtraction angiography
• FTMS — Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry
• LSC — Liquid Scintillation Counting
• TIRF — Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence
• RSM — Regional Spectral Model
• EAF — Electric Arc Furnace
• COPHC — Computer Physics Communications
• ITM — IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
• MIMIC — Microscopy and Microanalysis
• XDB — X-Ray Data Booklet
• ESB — Electrical Substitution Bolometer
• MEA — Membrane Electrode Assembly
• DPM — Disintegrations Per Minute
• QMC — Quantum Monte Carlo
• PPSL — Proceedings of the Physical Society of London
• FMI — The Fermilab Main Injector
• VLA — Very Large Array
• SINH — hyperbolic sine function
• FC — Footcandle
• OPTSP — Optics and Spectroscopy
• PCSE — Physical Chemistry: Science and Engineering
• TUT — Time Under Tension
• HWP — Half-Wave Plate
• MDR — Maximum Detectable Rigidity
• ZPV — Zero Pressure Volume
• SSION — Solid State Ionics
• AICP — Aerodynamic Instituteumental Coefficient Package
• ECFA STUDY — Study group Physics and Detectors of a Linear Collider.
• SQW — Single Quantum Well
• WICM — Waves in Complex Media
• LTP — Low Temperature Physics
• ADPLP — Advances in Plasma Physics
• GRT — Germanium Resistance Thermometer
• INSAR — Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar
• ODC — Orthogonal Defect Classification
• GWCE — Generalized Wave Continuity Equation
• BF-TEM — Bright-field transmission electron microscopy
• VSV — Vacuum Switching Valve
• FCCSET — Federal Coordinating Council Science, Engineering and Technology
• SGR — Soft Gamma Repeater
• PTHPH — Progress of Theoretical Physics
• BIT — Bulk Ion Temperature
• TL — Total Length
• CMMPH — Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Physics
• PBE — Pool Boiling Experiment
• DOELAP — Department Of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program
• AUM — Arbitrary Unit of Mass
• MW — Microwave

• QCI — Quadratic Configuration Interaction
• GRASP — Graphical Representation and Analysis of Surface Properties
• EQE — External Quantum Efficiency
• OIML — International Organization of Legal Metrology
• SDFF — Spectroscopically Determined Force Field
• AGS — The Alternating Gradient Synchrotron at Brookhaven
• CASS — Calibration Accuracy Support System
• CCFP — Collaborative Convective Forecast Product
• CSTN — Color Super Twist Nematic
• APD — VERP)/action potential duration
• ZPD — Zeta Potential Distribution
• DHV — Demonstrate Higher Value
• OPERA — Oscillation Project with EmulsiontRacking Apparatus
• NBSR — National Bureau of Standards Reactor
• FFP — Field-Free Point
• GLC — Global Linear Collider
• LHEP — Left Hand Elliptical Polarization
• CR — CRystalline solid
• QGM — Quantitative Gas Measurement
• CHPH — Chemical Physics
• H — Hotline
• JNLM — Journal of Non Linear Mechanics
• CSEWG — Cross Section Evaluation Working Group
• EDR — Equivalant Direct Radiation
• BEAR — Biological Effects of Atomic Radiation
• EDN — Event Detection and Notification
• NPGS — Nanometer Pattern Generation System
• RMU — Ring Main Unit
• TW — Top of Wall
• RBF — radial basis function network
• QFEP — Quantum Free Energy Perturbation (calcn. Method)
• JPHCS — Journal of Physics - Conference Series
• DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Project Agency
• APPHL — Applied Physics Letters
• USSR — Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
• AGUSM — American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting
• BSS — Beta Secondary System
• IPHO — International Physics Olympiad
• PLDS — Physics of Low-Dimensional Structures
• ARAC — Arithmetic Robot Application Control
• VLG — Varying Localized Geminal
• SEMPA — Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis
• LOCA — Loss of Coolant Accident
• DARE — Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects
• EUV — Extreme Ultra-Violet 2
• TDIF — Teac Digital Interface Format
• WHC — Washington Hospital Center
• DEG — Dimensional Electron Gas
• CCM — Computational Continuum Mechanics
• PV — Pressure Vessel

• BQP — Bounded-error Quantum Polynomial time
• DESY — Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
• ASL — Ambient Stress Level
• CTS — Convert Texture Sequence
• PWS — Primary Working Standard
• LBL — Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (University of California)
• TRU — Transuranic
• WERB — Washington Editorial Review Board
• BUIPS — Bulletin of the Israel Physical Society
• CIRMS — Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards
• ADPPR — Advances in Plasma Physics Research
• RRDAP — Recent Research Development in Applied Physics
• TOP — Time Optimized Process
• CFM — Creates Forward Motion
• HTRA — High Time Resolution Astrophysics
• IMECE — International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
• LVE — Light Vibrational Energy
• EPB — Extracted Proton Beam
• QEG — Quantum Einstein Gravity
• OASIS — Optically Adaptive System for Imaging Spectroscopy
• AED — g.l.c.-atomic emission detection
• CCMP — Computational Condensed Matter Physics
• P-P — Peak-to-Peak (Value)
• FTAM — Flow Through Alpha Monitor
• FFAI — Field-Free Associative Ionization
• CLIC — Compact Linear Collider
• CTD — Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
• LLD — Lamp Lumen Depreciation
• CQM — constituent-quark model
• NEAR-INFRARED — NIR
• ZFF — Zero Forcing Function
• ECP — Effective Core Potential Approxn.(in Electronic-structure Calcn.)
• PHSS — Physics of the Solid State
• NCRP — National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
• MNX — Magnetic Nozzle Experiment
• TDCR — Triple-to-Double Coincidence Ratio
• QTG — Quantum Theory of Gravity
• REL — Recommended Exposure Limit
• MACH — Modelo Acoplado de Coordinacion Hidrotermica
• ISS — Input-to-State Stability
• ADI — Advanced Distance Integration
• ESSPH — Essays in Physics
• CHJS — Chinese Journal of Semiconductors
• SI — Système International d'unités (International System of Units)
• CSD — Computational Structural Dynamics
• CHJG — Chinese Journal of Geophysics
• RMP — Reviews in Mathematical Physics
• DBC — Delicate Balance Collective
• MP — magnetic particle
• ASME — American Society for Mechanical Engineers

• MU2E — A Fermilab experiment that will search for the conversion of a muon into an electron
• ITASS — IEEE Transactions on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing
• FCF — Fusion Component Failure
• FBAP — Function Block Application Process
• HPL — Hot-electron Photo-Luminescence
• HSI — Hot Surface Igniter
• MAFF — Munich Accelerator for Fission Fragments
• PEAQ — Perceptual Evaluation of Audio Quality
• CDW — Continuum Distorted Wave
• EHT — Extra High Tension
• BCS — Bragg Crystal Spectrometer
• NAS — Net Analyte Signal
• BSM — Bell State Measurement
• ACFM — Advanced Coal Flow Measurement
• PBG — Photonic Band Gap
• IDC — Insulation Displacement Contact (connector)
• APPMT — Advanced Photon Processing and Measurement Technology
• CHORUS — CERN Hybrid Oscillation Research Apparatus
• DGT — Discrete Group Transform
• EMMA — Euclidean Model MAtching
• PER — Physics Education Research
• ITER — International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
• H — Hotness
• HW — Hard Wall
• CTP — Classical Turning Point
• CF — Cross Flow
• HPLC — High Pressure Liquid Chromatographic
• JPTEO — Journal of Physics - Teacher Education Online
• ASET — Association of Super-advanced Electronics Technologies
• DESY — Deutches Elektronen SYnchrotron laboratory in Hamburg, Germany
• PMBC — Process-Model Based Control
• MSDB — Magnetically Stabilized Fluidized Bed
• RBNP — Reverse Brazil Nut Problem
• COBR — Continuous Oscillatory Baffle Reactor
• BSM — Beam Simulation Method
• SANS — Small-Angle Neutron Scattering
• APT — Annular Proton Telescope
• MCC — Mesoscale Compressible Community
• LDMS — Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry
• SERS — Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering
• ACFA — Asian Committee for Future Accelerators.
• VUV — Vacuum Ultraviolet
• LMRI — Laboratoire de Mesure des Rayonnements Ionisants (France)
• PSTM — Photon Scanning Tunneling Microscope
• AM1 — First Launch in the morning series of EOS platforms
• DEA — Downstream Endcap Array
• CONFP — Contemporary Fundamental Physics
• SSPP — Static Strength Prediction Program
• CCDM — Consultative Committee for the Definition of the Meter
• TNA — Thermal Neutron Analysis

• LFCC — Linear Frequency Cepstral Coefficient
• FCG — Fatigue Crack Growth
• PHPL — Physics of Plasmas
• NJPH — New Journal of Physics
• TERS — Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
• JDEM — The Joint Dark Energy Mission
• OSPL — Output Sound Pressure Level
• PEP-II — The official name for the SLAC B Factory
• CMPC — Constrained Multivariable Predictive Control
• P6 — physics
• IOPD — Integrated Optical Path Difference
• HVLA — High-Velocity Low Amplitude
• PTHPS — Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement
• SPARS — Society of Professional Audio Recording Services
• EBM — Energy by Motion
• NIMP — National Institute of Materials Physics
• FRSE — Freundeskreis Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn
• BCR — Boron Control Rod
• LIGO — Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
• DWNT(S) — double-wall nanotube(s)
• XRR — X-ray Reflectivity
• ZGS — Zero Gradient Synchrotron
• HF — Hartree-Fock Method
• FRAM — Functional Resonance Accident Model
• JGG — Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity
• BB — Broad-bandwidth
• PCN — Physics and Contemporary Needs
• ISI — In-Situ Interferometer
• CFR — Continuous Flow Recycling
• SFA — Sachs Freeman and Associates
• MPD — Multiphoton Detector
• SLM(S) — spatial light modulator(s)
• QFT — Quantum Field Theory
• MAG — Modern Approaches in Geophysics
• SAXES — Super Advanced Xray Emission Spectrometer
• PET — photosynthetic electron transport
• HOQS — Highest Occupied Quantum State
• TPM — Transport in Porous Media
• BR — Branching Ratio
• SND — Spherical Neutral Detector
• SGL — Sander Geophysics Ltd
• FUSE — Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopy Explorer
• BAW — Bulk Acoustic Wave
• VRM — Vector Ruggedness Measure
• BBR — Back Bouncing Rod
• FNR — Ford Nuclear Reactor
• DOIM — Dense Optical Interface Module
• BEEM — Ballistic Electron Emission Microscopy
• ANTARES — Astronomy with a Neutrino Telescope and Abyss Environmental Research
• LTA — Low temperature (oxygen plasma) ashing

• IPC — Integrated Proton Current
• IWEPNM — International Winterschool on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials
• MDRF — Materials Dosimetry Reference Facility
• EOS TPC — Equation of State Time Projection Chamber experiment
• HPL — High Pressure Lanes
• CEV — Constant Elasticity of Variance
• ASTP — Advanced Studies in Theoretical Physics
• CCSM — Cross Correlogram Spectral Matching
• ART — Adaptive Resonance Theory
• SCLIR — Secondary Calibration Laboratories for Ionizing Radiation
• IAG — International Association of Gravity
• MBH — Thousand BTU per Hour
• CFE — Coplaner Fluid Ejector
• UXT — Uniaxial Strain Test
• BHS — Bachelet Hamann Schluter pseudopotentials
• EGR — Energy Generation Region
• CISR — Canadian Institute for Synchrotron Radiation
• EPV — Exclusion Principle Violating
• SIFC — Stable Isotope Fractionation Calculator
• SDIU — Scanivalve Digital Interface Unit
• FIR — far-infrared radiation
• CEM — Cascade Exciton Model
• WWV — Call letters for NIST short-wave radio station in Colorado
• LBRS — Low Background Reference System
• ODE — Ordinary Differential Equation
• ACM — Adiabatic Connection Model
• SZB — Single Zone Boundary
• HAARP — Hf Active Auroral Research Program (Hf being "high frequency")
• NAA — Neutron Activation Analysis
• FBS — Few-Body Systems
• SPIRES — Stanford Public Information Retrieval System
• HWP — Half Wavelength Plate
• PPCPP — Progress in Photochemistry and Photophysics
• CAD — Charged Area Development
• RRP — Research Reports in Physics
• ERCOFTAC — European Research Community on Flow Turbulence and Combustion
• BGSM — Bowman Gray School of Medicine
• PCM — Phase Change Materials
• BAVL — Barium Vapor Laser
• FPC — Fullerene Production Chamber
• REB — Relativistic Electron Beam
• NR — Nuclear Reactor
• GCFC — Generalized Complementary Flux Condition
• AOM(S) — acousto-optic modulator(s)
• EBAS — Electron Bombardment Anneal System
• MICE — Muon Ionisation Cooling Experiment
• JSLR — Journal of Soviet Laser Research
• PO2 — Partial pressure of oxygen
• WIPM — Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics
• GLM — Generalized Linear Model

• SPECT — single-photon emission computed tomography
• MOS — Marine Optical System
• C — Counter
• ISSI — International Space Science Institute (Bern, Switzerland)
• SUBI — Southern Urals Biophysics Institute
• ZETA — Zero Energy Thermonuclear Apparatus
• ICBP — International Conference on Biological Physics
• FIRI — Fourth International Radiocarbon Intercomparison
• EFW — Evanescent Floquet Wave
• PAW — Physics Analysis Workstation
• AF — Alternating Field
• FIMS — Fissionable Isotope Mass Standards
• QCC — Quadrupole Coupling Constant
• QTI — Quantum Theory of Immortality
• SSCOM — Solid State Communications
• ELNES — Energy-loss near-edge structure
• OMNIS — Observatory For Multiflavor Neutrinos From Supernovae
• VQN — Vibrational Quantum Number
• ITAMP — International Meeting of Theory of Atomic and Molecular Physics
• PEMF — Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field
• PFID — Perturbed Free Induction Decay
• PL — Physics Laboratory
• CHAOS — Canadian High Acceptance Orbit Spectrometer
• RTTR — Real Time Thermal Rating
• GRS — Gamma Ray Spectrometer
• PDML — Photovoltaic Device Measurement Laboratory
• BCMPA — Billion Cubic Meters per Annum
• NLCTA — Next Linear Collider Test Accelerator
• BETA NMR — Beta-radiation Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• CTD — Central Tracking Detector
• PPPL — Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
• BLP — boron-loaded plastic (scintillator)
• FLIR — Forward Looking InfraRed (sensor)
• CMT — Chaos Magic Theory
• JGR — Journal of Geophysical Research
• UVL — UltraViolet Lamp
• FZ — Far Zone
• RPPH — Reports of Progress in Physics
• TTZ — Teisseyre Tornquist Zone
• NRC — Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US)
• LCRD — Linear Collider Research and Development
• MONO — MONOphonic
• RSS — Regression Sum of Squares
• ICBM — Iogen Configuration Building Module
• PE — Plasma Effects
• VET — Vibration Energy Transfer
• RHIC — Brookhaven'sRelativistic Heavy Ion Collider began operation in 2000
• CAP — Current Applied Physics
• HF — High Flange
• POF — Physics of Fluids

• FFAH — Filament-Filled Annular Helical
• EFS — Enhanced Fujita [EF] scale (weather)
• FFAG — Fixed-Field Alternating Gradient
• ECFA — European Committee for Future Accelerators
• MBB — Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics
• ADSMP — Advanced Series in Mathematical Physics
• IRIS — Integrated Radiation Information System
• LHC — The Large Hadron Collider
• MDS — Measurement Data Set
• DSEG — Developments in Solid Earth Geophysics
• TESLA — TeV-Energy Superconducting Linear Accelerator
• SMZ — Strong Measure Zero
• JXST — Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology
• FED — Field-Emitter Display
• FRAC — Fracture Research and Application Consortium
• KCDB — Key Comparison and Calibration Database
• SPEAR — The Stanford Positron Electron Accelerating Ring
• JIMW — Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
• CCG — Calibration Coordination Group
• RHR — Right Hand Rule
• NS — Navier-Stokes
• PHYES — Physics Essays
• ZDR — Zeroth-order Design Report
• WIAS — Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics
• AOI — Areas of Interaction
• RB — Rigid Body
• PAMA — Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance
• EP — Electrostatic Potential
• RSP — Rapid Solidification Process
• NAAL — North American Aerodynamic Laboratory (Wind Tunnel)
• EHB — Electronic Handbook
• CCFR — Chicago Columbia Fermilab Rochester
• EURATOM — European Nuclear Energy Organization
• CIPT — CNS Institute for Physics Teachers
• HI RES FLY'SEYE — High-energy cosmic ray experiment in Dugway, Utah
• TT — Torsion Twist
• HFD — High Frequency Detection
• HIRDLS — High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder
• PAR — Parabolic Aluminum Reflector
• BPC — Boost Pressure Control
• MARGR — Marine Geophysical Researches
• SVPAC — Soviet Physics Acoustics
• MPDS — Mechanics and Physics of Discrete Systems
• RRDPC — Recent Research Development in Physical Chemistry
• MOPITT — Measurement of Pollution In The Troposphere
• W/F — Wandel/ Fietstochten
• CPEP — Contemporary Physics Education Project
• BEDO — Beitr. elektronenmikroskop. Direktabb. Oberfl.
• IPL — Intense Pulsed Light
• SSTR — Solid State Track Recorder

• WMAP — Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
• CRESST — Cryogenic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers
• HFM — Highly Friction Modified
• FANS — Filter Analyzer Neutron Spectrometer
• CT — Computed tomographic scan
• SF — Static force
• PO2 — Pressure of Oxygen
• FMUP — Flawed Modern Ultramodern Physics
• MOP — Minds on Physics
• CCDS — Consultative Committee for the Definition of the Second
• ZDC — Zero-Degree Calorimeter
• NGS — National Geological Society
• BSDM — Biased Site Disordered Model
• BRAN — Boulder Research and Administrative Network
• FPL — Fluroscent Pulse Light
• AIF — Assumed Internal Force
• FTG — Field Testing Group
• PDS — power density spectra
• GWC — Generalized Wave Continuity
• SOUDAN II — Soudan II underground detector
• MEXP — Methods of Experimental Physics
• TE — Total energy
• TL — Temporal Logic
• C — Country
• SI — selectivity index
• LTEC — Lamp Testing Engineers Conference
• FHM — Fast Harmonic Method
• NEBM — Nudged Elastic Band Method
• INS — Ion-Neutralization Spectroscopy
• MCHF — Multi-Configuration Hartree-Fock
• FZS — Far Zone Scattering
• AIM — Accurate, Intentional, Measurable
• SCOF — Static Coefficient of Friction
• BKT — Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless crossover
• CESR — The Cornell Electron Storage Ring
• PHP — Physics in Perspective
• VFH — Vector Field Histogram
• SSELE — Solid State Electronics
• BEC — Bose Einstein Condensate
• TGF — Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flash
• NJCH — New Journal of Chemistry
• UVA — University of Virginia
• PLTP — Progress in Low Temperature Physics
• VATF — Vibration and Acoustic Test Facility
• ROCK — Rigidity Optimized Conformational Kinetics
• RPT — Reference Point Tracking
• SIMS — Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
• ATD — Above-Threshold Dissociation
• WBGT — Wet-Bulb Globe Thermometer
• QFED — Quantum Field-Effect Directional coupler

• BEEM — Ballistic Electron Emission Spectroscopy
• JPLPH — Journal of Plasma Physics
• 4THD — Fourth Dimension
• CAO — Carlsbad Area Office
• BBN — Brains And Backbone Network
• RKE — Rotational Kinetic Energy
• ICNIRP — International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
• PRC — Pressure Regulator Control
• ALCSG — Asian Linear Collider Steering Committee.
• XUV — Extreme Ultraviolet
• GINGA — Japanese X-ray Satellite
• BLJPH — Bulgarian Journal of Physics
• DFL — Distributed Feedback Laser
• FC — Flow Controller
• FOE — Force of Energy
• LLB — Laboratoire Leon Brillouin
• CBO — Corrected Born-Oppenheimer (in Calcns. For Mol. Complexes)
• BNC — Boron Nitride Coating
• BEV — Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen, Vienna, Austria
• ALR — Active Lead Ring
• ITRP — International Technology Recommendation Panel
• ADAM — Absolute Disintegration of Available Mass
• DRIP — Detector Response Intercomparison Program
• HALO — Hypersonic Aircraft Launch Option
• CDMS — Cryogenic Dark Matter Search
• PEMI — Portable Engineering Moire Interferometer
• ALARA — As Long As Radiation Allows
• TCH — Transmission Converter Hydraulic
• EOTD — Enhanced Observed Time Difference
• DAFNE — Double Annular Factory for Nice Experiments
• SQM — Square Meter
• QNP — Quattro Nuclear Probe
• LPM — Light-Particle Monitor
• MIP — Minimum Ionizing Particle
• HIP — Hot Isostatic Process
• CDC — Controlled Dispersion Characteristic
• HPP — Hydropower Plant P
• JGEO — Journal of Geodynamics
• NPHS — Nature Physical Science
• DLT — Dynamic Laser Trimming
• Z — Depth axis in Cartesian coordinate system
• TIB — Tracker Inner Barrel
• H — Hot
• SBLOCA — Small-Break Loss-Of-Coolant Accident
• BSSI — British Superultramodern Scientific Institution
• CPI — Computational Physics Inc
• AI — Associative Ionization
• GMTI — Global Magnetization Transfer Imaging
• WONP — Workshop on Nuclear Physics
• MEST — Matter Energy Space Time

• TAM — Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
• SLC — SLAC Linear Electron-Positron Collider
• JAP — Journal of Applied Physics
• NEWRAD — New Radiometry
• NIST-F1 — Current NIST Primary Frequency Standard
• BINP — Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics in Novosibirsk, Russia.
• RRDCP — Recent Research Development in Chemical Physics
• MINERVA — A neutrino-scattering experiment that uses the NuMI beamline at Fermilab to search for low-energy neutrino interactions
• DOE — Dynamic Operating Environment
• DR — Direct Reading
• STLR — Safety Thermal Limit Recorder
• AGUFM — American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
• EJPH — European Journal of Physics
• RPV — Reactor Pressure Vessel
• NCRA — National Centre for Radio Astrophysics
• OSL — Optical Stimulated Luminescence
• JULIE — Joint Utilization of Laser Integrated Experiments
• WFTE — Wigner Function Transport Equation
• TPHY — Techniques of Physics
• QHB — Quantum Nature of the Hydrogen Bond
• SSDL — Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratories
• ASCA — Japan-NASA X-ray Satellite
• TTP — Trends in Theoretical Physics
• HTS — High Tear Strength
• EC — electron-capture
• AID — Also Includes Drugs
• NAS/NRC — National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council
• PDI — percent depth ionization
• BOMD — Born Oppenheimer Molecular Dynamics
• ISBR — Inter-SubBand Radiation
• KSU — King Saud University
• MAC — Magnitude Amplification Cavity
• SVGL — Silicon Valley Group Lithography
• APPHY — Applied Physics
• BP — Before Polarization
• ICFA — International Committee for Future Accelerators
• MCMS — Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures
• ICE — Internal combustion engine (transportation)
• WNM — Warm Neutral Medium
• FIM — Functional Imaging Methods
• BD — Below Detection
• LPC — LHC Physics Center
• REIXS — Resonant Elastic and Inelastic Xray Scattering
• DDDI — Density Dependent Delta Interaction
• NOMAD — Neutrino Oscillation Magnetic Detector
• MQDT — Multichannel Quantum Defect Theory
• FIOA — Fellow of the Institute of Acoustics
• ATWE — Annual Time Weighted Exposure
• UV-B — Ultraviolet-Biological
• ISPP — Illinois State Physics Project

• CV — Flow Coefficient
• MES — Minimum Efficient Scale
• TDM — Two Dimensional Material
• RBUU — Relativistic Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck
• CLEAR — Controlled Liquid Electrophoresis Absorption Reflection
• MET — Medium Energy Telescope
• ULTIM — Ultrasonic Imaging
• WI — Wavelet Image
• LHCB — Large Hadron Collider beauty Experiment
• NORAMET — A North American regional collaboration in national measurement standards and services
• STMAP — Studies in Mathematical Physics
• SOT — Space Or Time
• EIPP — Eastern Interconnect Phasor Project
• IESNA — Illumination Engineering Society of North America
• KN — Kilo Newton
• ICS — Incredible Cross-Section
• ORLAND — Oak Ridge Large Neutrino Detector
• QGD — Quantum-Geometry Dynamics
• ATFT — Affine Toda Field Theory
• 3DFFM — Three-Dimensional Fourier Filtering Method
• BTD — Basic Thermodynamics
• MPPCF — Million particles per cubic foot
• DTM — Dynamic Thermal Management
• GIBI- — 2 ^ 30
• LBIR — Low Background Infrared Radiometry
• QMD — Quantum Metrology Division
• CTP — Center for Theoretical Physics
• GSP — Generalized Sequential Pattern
• BM — Behavioral Model
• WAFAC — Wide-Angle Free-Air Chamber
• IN2P3 — Institut National de Physique Nucleaire et de Physique des Particules
• HRTS — High Resolution Telescope Spectrograph
• UEB — Universal Energetic Balancing
• SSPM — Solid State Photomultipliers
• AIGER — American Industry Government Emissions Research Consortium
• INFN-LNF — The National Institute for Nuclear Physics in Italy
• CET — Constant Elasticity of Transformation
• SL — Super Linear
• MAT — Manifold Air Temperature
• LEAR — Low Energy Antiproton Ring
• NRG — Neutron Radiated Glodents
• DM(S) — Digital material(s)
• QELS — Quantum Electronics and Laser Science
• MACHO — Massive Compact Halo Object
• AFFT — Asymptotically Free Field Theories
• HARPS — High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (spectrography)
• P&S — Permanent and Stationary
• PPS — Proceedings of the Physical Society
• TOBSY — Total ThroughBond Correlation Spectroscopy
• PV — Product Volume

• CEC — California Energy Commission
• DC — Double Capture
• TLA — Temporal Logic of Actions
• OPTPN — Optics & Photonics News
• OSP — Of Open Source Physics
• LHM — Liquide Hydraulique Minerale
• UVB — Ultraviolet Beta
• IHEP — Institute of High Energy Physics in Beijing, China.
• DMP — Division of Material Physics
• SSPG — Solid State Physics Group
• PADE — Parallel Applications Development Environment
• FTMS — Fluid Transfer Management System
• RHIP — Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics
• GRAND — gamma ray and neutron detector
• FPS — foot-pound-second [cf. cgs and mks]
• HEPL — High Energy Physics Laboratory
• APGR — Association for Pushing Gravity Research
• RDQ — Rate Distortion Quantization
• CKM — Charged Kaons at the Main Injector
• QMIS — Quantum Mechanics of Individual Systems
• FCC — Fluidized Catalytic Cracker
• NM — Non-Magnetic
• BE — Bose Einstein
• DNC — Does Not Change
• AXAF-I — Imaging Advanced X-ray Astrophysical Facility
• SAM — Super Accelerator Machine
• KTEV — Kaons at the Tevatron
• QCT — Quasi-Classical Trajectory
• FEDEM — Finite Element Dynamics in Elastic Mechanisms
• EFP — Effective Fringing Property
• QRB — Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics
• ATLAS — A Toroidal LHC Apparatus
• PBQ — PhotoBeam Quantum
• MWE — Meters of Water Equivalent
• AFPS — Analyzing Fluid Power Systems
• XQ — X-ray Quantum
• SM — Standard Model
• NSOM — Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy
• GSQM — General Superfield Quantization Method
• IPT — Inductive Power Transfer
• MBIR — Medium Background Infrared Facility
• CMMPE — Centre of Molecular Materials for Photonics and Electronics
• VQM — Visual Quantum Mechanics
• QHE — Quantum Hall Effect
• ARIE — Asynchronous Ratio Of Internal To External
• MCQDT — Multi Channel Quantum Defect Theory
• DRIP — Diamagnetically Restored Inverted Pendulum
• CFCP — Copecenter For Cosmological Physics
• NDSM — Non-Dimensional Schmidt Model
• MDAP — Momentum Density of Annihilation Pairs

• HEI — Heat Exchange Institute Inc.
• SCF — Standard Chromatogram File
• GRASP — General Robotics and Active Sensory Perception
• HERA-B — Fixed-target experiment at DESY, to investigate CP violation in the B meson
• LASJ — Laser Journal
• TID — Total Ionizing Dose
• HAI — Horizontal Advance Increment
• PS — polystyren
• PSSC — Physical Science Study Committee
• RKB — Restricted Kinetic Balance (method In Calcns. Of Wave Functions And Energies)
• DAFS — Diffraction Anomalous Fine Structure
• SPY — Secondary Particle Yield
• E — Electric
• DEXA — dual energy Xray absorptiometry
• ATW — Accelerator Transmutation Of Waste (for Radioactive Waste)
• QPT — Quantum Phase Transition
• PAIS — Photo Acoustic Infrared Spectroscopy
• EEP — Einstein Equivalence Principle
• FIMS — Fast Integrated Mobility Spectrometer
• NCNR — NIST Center for Neutron Research
• NIPDE — National Initiative for Product Data Exchange
• QOA — Quasi-Optical Amplifier
• WTCQ — Wavelet Trellis Coded Quantization
• TKF — Trifari Krussman and Fishel
• CCRI — Comité Consultatif des Rayonnements Ionisants
• HEP — DOE's Division of High Energy Physics, part of HENP.
• NML — National Measurement Laboratory (Japan)
• HDMS — Heidelberg Dark Matter Search
• COSMOS — Cosmologically Significant Mass Oscillation Search at Fermilab to detect muon neutrino to tau neutrino oscillations.
• MOEMS — Micro Optp Electro Mechanical Systems
• FSBS — Forward Stimulated Brillouin Scattering
• E — Epsilon
• IFEL — Inverse Free Electron Laser
• LLG — Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation
• PAR — Partially Absorbed or Reflected
• OCLI — Optical Cooling Laboratory Incorporated
• HPI — Hybrid Polarization Interferometry
• OCQ — Old Covariant Quantization
• AERD — Alpha Energy Range Discrimination
• RFZ — Reverse Flow Zone
• MOEMS — Micro-Optical Electro-Mechanical System
• IBIS — Ion Beam Information System
• NAD — Nihilistic Animation Data
• GSL — Generalized Second Law
• LEED — Low Energy Electron Diffraction
• BW — Bottom of Wall
• FT-IRAS — Fourier Transform-Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy
• B — Baryon
• ACCI — Atlantic Canada Coral Initiative
• JLVEN — Journal of Light & Visual Environment

• R — Radiation
• ECPR — Electrically-Calibrated Pyroelectric Radiometer
• AIM — Advanced Idea Mechanics
• NPSS — Nuclear Power Sources
• DSM — Differential Stress Model
• NMI — National Measurement Institute
• ORM — Office of Radiation Measurement
• AMD — Area Mass Density
• EAPL — Electronic AstroPhysical Journal Letters
• DCP — Dielectronic Core Polarization
• HEPA — High-Efficiency Particulate Arresting
• TCBG — Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group
• FDM — fused deposition modeling
• SEMATECH — Consortium of 14 U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturers
• CTE — Correlated Transfer And Excitation
• NRCC — National Research Council Canada
• TSFU — Two Scale Factor Universality
• MLIA — Molecular Libraries of Imaging Agents
• AGP — Annals of Geophysics
• BESS — Breaking Electroweak Symmetry Strongly
• DE — Dynamic Effort
• LGA — lattice gas automaton
• ASTER — Advance Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflectance Radiometer
• RT — Ray Tracing
• QEQ — Charge Equilibration
• ADBMP — Advances in Biological and Medical Physics
• BCS — Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory of superconductivity
• WFST — Weighted Finite State Transducers
• ASA — Aperture Setting Adjustment
• SAGE — Soviet-American Gallium Experiment
• CRNP — Cooperative Research Network Physics
• HT — High Tension
• JCMT — James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
• PMM — Perpetual Motion Machine
• RIDIC — Radiation Internal Dose Information Center
• HET — High Energy Transformation
• SDLA — Serial Data Link Analysis
• EPICS — Experiment Physics and Industrial Control System
• ISOLDE — Isotype On-Line separator at CERN
• NPPSB — Nonequilibrium Problems in the Physical Sciences and Biology
• QMF — Quadrature Mirror Filter
• DP — Data Point
• VDG — Van de Graaff
• TCAOCC — Two-Center Atomic Orbital Close Coupling
• AG — Anti-Gravity
• BEPM — Bielefeld Encounters in Physics and Mathematics
• THERMAL AND EPITHERMAL NEUTRONS — thermal and epithermal neutrons
• ACP — American Center for Physics
• NOAO — National Optical Astronomy Observatory
• DACU — Data Acquisition and Control Unit

• FTM — Fluid Transfer Management
• EXAFS — Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure
• BXR — BMDO Transfer Radiometer
• ZF — Zero Field
• TCD — Thermal Conductivity response Detector
• QSW — Q-switched laser
• SPS — Super Proton Synchrotron
• HPD — Holistic Probabilistic Design
• FLAP — Flexible Learning Approach to Physics
• W — Weak
• SHC — Specific Heat Capacity
• RIMS — Recoil-Ion Momentum Spectroscopy
• FSW — Fast Spherical Wavelet
• CMPA — Centre for mathematical Plasma Astrophysics
• CIAQ — Committee on Indoor Air Quality
• NRIP — NIST Radiochemistry Intercomparison Program
• ACR — Advanced Candu Reactor
• MKSA — Meter, Kilogram, Second, Ampere
• CCM — complementary contact model
• MAP — Maximum A Posteriori estimate
• ODS — Optimized Deformation System
• ES — Event Set
• FTS — Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
• AKD — Altered Kinetic Distance
• LZT — Lead Zirconate Titanate
• QGD — Gate - Drain Charge
• MIPP — Main Injector Particle Production
• NRLM — National Research Laboratory of Metrology (Japan)
• MMFT — Many Mode Floquet Theory
• SSUV — Shuttle Solar Ultraviolet
• OPTLT — Optics Laser Technology
• INM — Institute National de Metrologie
• ILL — L'Institut Laue Langevin
• QFEX — Quantim Field Theory under the influence of EXternal conditions
• FOCUS — FOtoproduction of Charm: Upgraded Spectrometer
• FRAP — FRibourg Atomic Physics
• IPAP — Institute of Pure and Applied Physics
• AMSB — Anomaly Mediated Supersymmetry Breaking
• NDE — Nucleon Decay Experiment
• HAM — Hoshino Anniversary Model
• NMI — National Metrology Institute
• JMAGR — Journal of Magnetic Resonance
• NSEP — National Standard Examination in Physics
• SV — Shock and Vibration
• PSI — Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland, Joint Institute of ETH)
• OTD — Optical Technology Division
• LANSCE — Los Alamos Neutron Scattering Center
• CARS — coherent antistokes raman scattering
• APL — Applied Physics Letters
• TEV — Tera (Billion) Electron Volts

• GD — Good Deformation
• LVIS — Low Velocity Intense Source
• CXRS — Charge-Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy
• C&EA — Cause and Effect Analysis
• ASWT — Arbitrary Shape Wavelet Transform
• HEAD — High Energy Astrophysics Division
• ALB — Anti Lock Brake
• CCPP — Collaborative Computational Plasma Physics
• HVLS — High volume low speed
• BZ — Brillouin Zone
• DFIR — Diffused Infrared
• NEC — Nippon Electric Corporation
• REM — Roentgen Equivalent Man (Unit of Dose Equivalent)
• OFS — Österreichisches Forschungszentrum
• CWP — Century Women to Physics
• TTF — TESLA Test Facility
• PAB — Physics Astronomy Building
• RVST — Resonance Vibrating Screening Technology
• ECH — Eddy Current Heating
• APM — Associated Particle Method
• ITS — International Temperature Scale
• DFL — density functional theory
• ERATO — Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology Office
• CNDD — conspecific negative density dependence
• CTMC — Classical Trajectory Monte Carlo
• HDT — Heat Distortion Temperature
• IMRT — intensity-modulated radiation therapy
• CDCU — Correlated Dimension Correlated Uniqueness
• FNAL — Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)
• ORELA — Oak Ridge Electron Linear Accelerator
• ESS — European Spallation Source
• ADTMP — Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
• BM — Bending Magnet
• COLTRIMS — Cold Target Recoil-Ion Momentum Spectroscopy
• SMSI — Strong Metal-support Interaction
• PVA — Powerful Vacuum Action
• TWTA — traveling-wave tube amplifier
• NED — Nuclear Effects Directorate
• CQW — Coupled Quantum Wells
• MML — Material Measurement Laboratory
• NRRS — Near Resonance Rayleigh Scattering
• HEAT — High-Energy Antimatter Telescope
• LITA — Laser-Induced Thermal Acoustics
• WGFF — Working Group for Fluid Flow
• RBE — Relative Biological Efficiency
• PMPO — Peak Momentary Performance Output
• MTF — Modulation transfer function.
• SEI — Specific Energy Input
• ISR — Initial State Radiation
• HIP — Hot Isostatic Press

• NLDFT — Nonlocal Density Functional Theory
• SSSYN — Springer Series on Synergetics
• MME — Methanol Maser Emission
• FF — Fission Fragments
• SNPA — Standard Nuclear Physics Approach
• OMEGA — 24-Beam Laser Facility at Rochester
• QZP — Quantum Zeno Paradox
• STPD — Solar Terrestrial Physics Division
• NBS-4 — Older Primary Frequency Standard
• CFSE — Crystal Field Stabilization Energy
• JCCRER — U.S.-Russia Joint Coordinating Committee on Radiation Effects Research
• EU — Entropy Unit
• APPL — APplied Physics Letters
• CNT(S) — carbon nanotube(s)
• ARXPS — Angle Resolved X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy
• NUS — Nuclear Safety Standard
• AFC — Amplitude to Frequency Conversion
• WCFF — Worst Case Fractionated Formulation
• LMR — Laser Magnetic Resonance
• AIC — Analytical Instrument Control
• PMB — Physics in Medicine and Biology
• CTF — CLIC (Compact Linear Collider) Test Facility
• LRA — Locked Rotor Ampere
• SCCM — standard cubic centimeters per minute
• RAP — Roentgen area product
• QHF — Quantum Heisenberg Ferromagnet
• RH — Reference Height
• CFS — Constant-Final-State Spectroscopy
• RHED — Regions of High Electron Density
• SFD — Shear Force Diagram
• WEMC — Western European Metrology Club
• JILA — formerly Joint Institute Laboratory for Astrophysics
• TEM — Tunneling Electron Microscopy
• KISS — Keep It Simple Solutions
• ADMIT — Analytical Detection Methods for the Irradiation Treatment of foods
• MEAS — Measurements
• CM — Convenient Measure
• MINOS — Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search
• J — Torsional Constant for a structural Section
• NMS — Nihilistic Motion Set
• TD-FW — Time Domain Floquet Wave
• NAMT — National Advanced Manufacturing Testbed
• INPE — National Space Research Institute (Brazil)
• ODEND — Optical Detected Electron Nuclear Double Resonance
• COMPASS — Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy
• CJP — Canadian Journal of Physics
• P — Propagation
• SVPSS — Soviet Physics Solid State
• PGS — Plane Grating Spectrometer
• QIO — Quantum Infinite-Order

• WANF — West Area Neutrino Facility
• SIR — Selective Internal Radiation
• FTIR — Fourier Transform Infra-Red
• IGEX — International Germanium Experiment in Spain.
• WEDG — Wire Electro-Discharge Grinding
• RVPP — Reviews of Plasma Physics
• TSD — Time Speed Distance
• TEXT — Texas Experimental Tokamak
• PBO — Particle Beam Optics
• BED — Binary-encounter-dipole
• IMD — Interactive Molecular Dynamics
• SVJPP — Soviet Journal of Plasma Physics
• DFTS — Dispersive Fourier Transform Spectrometry
• PHYW — Physics World
• GERDA — The GERmanium Detector Array
• LNLS — National Synchrotron Light Laboratory (Brazil)
• ELL — Equivalent Loudness Level
• JASPER — Joint Actinide Shock Physics Experimental Research
• HQM — Hemi-Quantal Mechanics
• DMM — Deep Mixing Method
• FISCO — Fieldbus Instrinsic Safety Concept
• DPS — Disintegrations Per Second
• TQ — Third Quantization
• DU — Durability
• EME — Electromagnetic Effects
• CH — Color Hold
• DELPHI — Detector with Lepton Photon and Hadron Identification at CERN'sLEP accelerator
• SIRCUS — Spectral Irradiance and Radiance Calibration with Uniform Sources
• FBG — Fiber Bragg Grating
• ATLAS — Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System
• INFN — Italy's Institute Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
• WETT — Water Energy Technology Team
• HENP — Office of High Energy and Nuclear Physics
• LF — Low Friction
• SPE — solid phase extraction column
• ADATS — Analog Delayed Annihilation Time Spectra
• MPS — The Microdrop Particle Search at SLAC
• MQSA — Mammography Quality Standards Act
• AQ — Anomalous Quadrupole
• DIGM — Diffusion Induced Grain Motion
• NEEP — Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics
• COP — Cooling Operating Procedures
• TOR — Total Outflow Resistance
• AFP — Accelerated Freefall Progression
• XPOP — X is Perpendicular to Orbit Plane
• NPDF — Nuclear Parton Distribution Function
• FTMD — Field procedure for determining Test Maximum Density
• RAND — Radio Neutrino Detector array
• SPD — Solar Physics Division
• FID — Free Induction Decay (Fourier Transform Spectroscopy)

• PIGP — Proceedings of the Institute of General Physics
• ERF — Energy Rejection Filter
• HIR — Halogen Infra Red
• PMRS — Proton magnetic resonance Spectroscopy
• URIA — Undergraduate Research Institute in Astrophysics
• TNO — Trans-Neptunian Object
• CRDS — Cavity-Ring-Down Spectroscopy
• PQS — Parallel Quantum Solutions
• DORT — Discrete Ordinates Code
• GN — Gaussian Noise
• FSI — Fluid Solid Interaction
• UTNF — Ultraweak Thermalized Neutron Field
• LIPS — Lorentz Invariant Phase Space
• IET — Integrated Energy Technique
• IOPP — Institute of Physics Publishing
• HIPA — High Intensity Proton Accelerator
• LNV — Lepton-Number Violating
• CSI — Contact Surface Imaging
• FMSS — Fast Mode Stationary Shock
• TP — Time Polygon
• LWGR — Light-Water-cooled, Graphite-moderated Reactor
• LAT — Lowest Achievable Temperature
• MRPI — Magnetic Resonance Perfusion Imaging
• EBR — Enormous Black Rhombus
• SASER — Soud Amplification by Stimulated Emmision of Radiation
• NEOS — Newport Electro-Optic Systems
• C — Count
• LHC-B — Large Hadron Collider B Experiment
• LO — Local Orbitals
• MISR — Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer
• RMC — Radiative Muon Capture
• PB — Primary Beam
• QTN — Quasi-Thermal Noise
• HLBC — Heavy Liquid Bubble Chamber
• ANVIS — Aviator Night Vision Imaging System
• AMO — Atomic, Molecular and Optical
• RC — Reaction Co-efficient
• MIRF — Medical and Industrial Radiation Facility
• DR-SFG — Doubly Resonant Sum Frequency Generation
• VNIIOF — All-Union Research Institute for Optical and Physical Measurements
• REDA — Resonant-Excitation-Double-Autoionization
• FST — Full Scale Tunnel
• PCL — Physics and Chemistry of Liquids
• EBSDA — Electron BackScattered Diffraction Analysis
• CNRF — Cold Neutron Research Facility
• HMT — Hybrid Metamorphose Theory
• CFL — Compact Fluorescent Lamp
• DOC — Distribution Of Chaos
• CSU — Complete Set of Unifiers
• MPN — Most Probable Number

• CDCC — Continuum Discretized Coupled Channels
• FSC — Free Space Coil
• OMPI — Ottawa Medical Physics Institute
• QOG — Quasi-Optical Grill
• LPRI — Laboratoire Primaire des Rayonnements Ionisants, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
• WFSS — Weak Field Seeking State
• KET — Komitee für ElementarTeilchenphysik
• SEBA — Standards Employees Benefit Association
• MFR — Mass Flow Rate
• MPAM — Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics
• PVST — Pressure Vacuum Stability Test
• ICRM — International Committee for Radionuclide Metrology
• CAPE — Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics
• TXR — Thermal-infrared Transfer Radiometer
• LDP — Low Density Plasma
• AMS — Accelerator-Mass Spectrometry
• CA — Crash Avoid
• HSE — Hard Sphere Expansion
• INMRI-ENEA — Istituto Nazionale di Metrologia delle Radiazioni Ionizzanti - Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie
• UNI — Ultrafast Nonlinear Interferometer
• CASP — Center for Advanced Solar Photophysics
• TAPS — Three Arm Photon Spectrometer
• ITOP — Improving the Teaching of Physics
• LEIR — Low Energy Ion Ring
• IBFW — Incidence of the reflected Beam from the Front Wall
• NAMP — National Analytical Management Program
• HIPE — Helium Image Processing Engine
• EGG — Energy Gradient Growth
• AAA — Advanced Applications of Accelerators
• CPPM — Center for Particle Physics of Marseilles
• CEMRC — Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring Research Center
• SWIP — Society of Women in Physics
• IETS — Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy
• YBCO — Yttrium-Barium-Cuprate
• BNM — National Bureau of Metrology, France
• SW — Same Wave
• IRIS — International Reactor Innovative and Secure
• FTMS — Fourier Transform Microwave Spectroscopy
• FEA — Field-Emitter Array
• HECT — High-Energy Computed Tomography
• SF — Surface Friction
• NUGEO — Nuclear Geophysics
• WSPM — Wavelet-based Statistical Parametric Mapping
• PH — Percentage Hydrogen
• SSPL — Solid State Physics Laboratory
• CI — Constant Intensity
• CCPP — Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics
• SRO — Short Range Order
• LEP — Large Electron-Positron collider
• ED — Element Distinctness

• POT — Power Over Time
• BRT — Boundary Region Theory
• AP — Anti-Proton
• NPS — nanoparticle(s)
• SWBXT — Synchrotron White Beam X-Ray Topography
• POP — Plasma Oscillation Probe
• CBS — Compton BackScattering
• TMP — Thermo Mechanical Pulping
• DCOI — Directional Cone Of Influence
• BOMAB — Bottle Manikin Absorber
• GLAST — Gammaray Large Area Space Telescope
• PAPPH — Pure and Applied Physics
• ARGONEUT — The Argon Neutrino Teststand
• VPT — Vizag Port Trust
• PTB — Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
• PHYED — Physics Education
• PHT — Pseudo Hadamard Transformation
• FTSI — Fourier Transform Spectral Interferometry
• CPIC — International Physics Center, Elba
• SIAP — System for Improved Acoustic Performance
• IRDCF — Infrared Detector Calibration Facility
• SLM — Single Longitudinal Mode
• VOC — Volts, Open-Circuit
• G-E — Grazing-Exit
• SPTR — Scottish Physics Teaching Resources
• UHMW — Ultra-High Molecular Weight
• KF — Kinematical Factor
• STL — Solid To Layer
• IPPP — Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology
• MEA — Materials Engineering Associates
• SMKW — Secondary Magneto- Kinetic Wave
• I — Amperage
• IPNS — Intense Pulsed Neutron Source
• MAF — Mass Air Filter
• GTR — Generalized Threshold Replenishment
• UCN — Ultra Cold Neutron
• VSV — Vacant Surrounding Volume
• ILC-TRC — International Linear Collider-Technical Reviewing Committee
• CPT — conjugation, parity, and time
• DBP — Division of Biological Physics
• SIG — Signaling Channel
• MINIMAX/ T-864 — A search for disoriented chiral condensates at Fermilab.
• FNAL — The Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois
• CDS — Continuous Deflection Separation
• STP — Space Time Product
• JCGM — Joint Committee for Guides on Metrology
• IIP — International Institute of Physics
• HPLA — Horizontal Plane Large Amplitude
• CC — Conservation of Charge
• CHTM — Center for High Technology Materials

• USCEA — US Council for Energy Awareness
• MMKT — Methods and Models of Kinetic Theory
• WCFG — Weighted Control Flow Graph
• MOTA — Man Of The Atom
• WDWF — Wavelet- Domain Wiener Filter
• OPD — Ocean Physics Department
• SV — Short Vector
• TOSCA — Toplological Oscillation Search with kinematic analysis
• OQS — Occupied Quantum State
• WN — Weak Normalization
• CPM — Collision Probability Methods
• LH — Light Hadrons
• SURF-III — The NIST Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility Electron Storage Ring
• LMAPH — Letters in Mathematical Physics
• WFPP — Weak Fixed Point Property
• KTG — Kinetic Theory of Gases
• ROC — Receiver Operator Characteristic Curve
• MOM — Modification of Mu
• LGG — Least General Generalization
• MONOLITH — Massive Observatory for Neutrino Oscillations or LImits on THeir existence
• RT — Reference Time
• ISCC — Information System to Support Calibrations
• DSB — Diagonal Spin Basis
• PHENIX — Pioneering High-Energy Nuclear Interaction eXperiment, at Brookhaven.
• EDT — Equivalent Difference Transmission
• ITBS — Imaging Technologies in Biomedical Sciences
• EROS — Electric Resonance Optothermal Spectrometer
• PRM — Precision Radiation Measurement
• HPPT — HIGH PRESSURE PHYSICS AND TECHNICS
• MPMS — Magnetic Property Measurement System
• QVE — Quasi-Vibrational Energy
• FPL — Frequent Power Loss
• BENE — Beams for European. Neutrino Experiments
• HVC — High-Velocity Core
• VAC — Voltage A C
• LSOP — Little Shop Of Physics
• FA — Flow Attributed
• CAA — Computational Aeroacoustics
• DD — Differential Detection
• SP — Superultramodern Physics
• GMR — Giant Magnetoresistance Recording
• VPI — Virtual Plane Imaging
• RD — relative dispersion
• WYP — World Year of Physics
• EPT — Exchange Perturbation Theory
• TME — Theory Model Elimination
• SEF — Spectral Energy Flux
• SM — Single-molecule
• SHTR — Standard Heat Transfer Rate
• FCCU — Fluidized Catalytic Cracker Unit

• MLDA — Modified Local Density Approximation
• EIC — Electron Ion Collider (nuclear physics)
• QWI — Quantum Well Intermixing
• DEC — Digital Electronics Corporation
• PSS — Physics Selection Strategy
• DRM — Digital Radio Mondial
• SLAC — The Department of Energy'sStanford Linear Accelerator Center in Palo Alto, California
• MSV — Molecular Surface Viewer
• WWVH — Call letters for NIST short-wave radio station in Hawaii
• ILCSG — International Linear Collider Steering Group
• MWI — Many-Worlds Interpretation
• ASCA — Advanced Spacecraft for Cosmology and Astrophysics
• TLS — Two-Level tunneling System
• CSE — Compton Scattering Enhancement
• MTG — Methanol To Gasoline
• GRAIL — Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory
• TRIUMF — Tri-University Meson Facility
• WGCM — Working Group on Coupled Modelling
• BLIP — Blipbayesians Laboring In Physics
• ESPD — European Solar Physics Division
• GALLEX — The Gallium EXperiment at Gran Sasso
• SERS — Surfaced Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
• USNO — U.S. Naval Observatory
• NIM — Normal-Incidence Monochromator
• KLOE — K LOng Experiment
• MSC — Multiple Scatter Correction
• IUPAP — International Union for Pure and Applied Physics.
• RVGES — Reviews of Geophysics Supplement
• TPIF — Two-Photon Induced Fluorescence
• VNIIM — Mendeleyev Institute of Metrology
• VR — Vibrationally resonant
• MUCOOL — MUon COOLing experiment
• ENEA — Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, L'Energia E L'Ambiente
• MRSM — Multiple Response Surface Modeling
• MDRE — Minimum Dynamic Residual Expansion
• ARB — Active Rere Beam
• ELMD — Extended-LaGrangian Molecular Dynamics
• RXF — Refracted X-ray Fluorescence
• GML — Galvanometer - Mirror Lightbeam
• LS — Linear Superposition
• MACRO — Monopole, Astrophysics and Cosmic Ray Observatory
• URNC — Ultra- Relativisitic Nuclear Collision
• NC — New Coherence
• MND — Mahan-Nozieres-DeDominicis
• MPSD — Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter
• FAST — Force, Angle, Speed, Torque
• APIF — Astroparticle Physics International Forum
• SRDP — Standard Reference Data Program
• CT — Conductivity Temperature
• QP — quasi periodic

• PEP — Pauli Exclusion Principle
• UFP — Ultra-Fine Particle
• UVC — Ultra-Violet C (250-260nm)
• COP — Coefficient Of Power
• HELEN — High Energy Laser Embodying Neodymium
• ESP — Easy Surface Preparation
• CREB — Cern Reports Editorial Board
• SMS — Spectral Modeling Synthesis
• TAMOC — Theoretical Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Community
• FEAT — Fusion Energy Advanced Tokamak
• PMG — Papers in Meteorology and Geophysics
• CAMP — Computational and Applied Mathematical Physics
• NIKHEF — National Institute for Subatomic Physics
• DE — Dynamic Equivalence
• LMP — Letters in Mathematical Physics
• DDD — Dynamic Digital Depth
• TAD — time-averaged difference
• NASSP — National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme
• MGLT — Micro-Gravity Linear acceleration Tolerance
• UED — Units, Events, and Dynamics
• NSTP — Non-Spatial Thinking Process Theory
• TMBP — Thermal Mechanical Back Plate
• MWIR — Medium Wavelength Infrared
• FMSS — Fermi Mass Storage System
• AFTA — Astrophysics Focused Telescope Assets
• ESC — Environmental Stress Cracking
• FAD — FASCAL Absolute Detector
• WFSM — Weak Field And Slow Motion
• FBP — FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS
• QTM — Quantum Tunneling of Magnetization
• LCIF — Laser-Collision-Induced Fluorescence
• IQI — Image Quality Indicator
• VPSF — Vacuum Plasma Spray Forming
• NEMS — Nanoelectromechanical Systems
• ERI — Extended Range Imaging
• NNP — Non Neutral Plasma
• NBS — Numeric Backspace
• PHWC — Pseudo Horizontally Weakly Conformal
• MOA — Model of Attraction
• DTI — Diesel Turbo Intercooled
• VR-SFG — Vibrationally Resonant Sum-frequency Generation
• STF — Space-Time-Frequency
• RTI — Relative to the Input
• LH — Left Handed
• ZTC — Zero Temperature Coefficient
• PHAPP — Physics and its Applications
• PEEI — Physics and Evolution of the Earth's Interior
• DOG — Double Optical Gating
• ILS — International Laser Spectroscopy
• NCF — Non-linear Connecting Force

• CFCT — Combined Field Collisional Transitions
• OPSL — Optically Pumped Semiconductor Laser
• HW — Hazen-Williams
• BM — Bohr Magnetron
• SDF — Spectral Density Function
• TAPS — Two-Arm Photon Spectrometer
• HSD — Hadron String Dynamics
• CPS — Centimeters Per Second
• E — Efficiency
• CORM — Council for Optical Radiation Measurements
• MCNP — Monte Carlo Neutron Photon (computer code)
• BF — Back and Forth
• RS — Resonance Strength
• IPSN — L'Institut de Protection et de Sûreté Nucléaire
• ROSPEC — Rotating Spectrometer for Neutrons
• CAT — Cherenkov Array at Themis
• XRS — X-Ray Spectrometer
• PHACO — Physical Acoustics
• JANNAF — Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force
• APOP — Automatic Particle Orientation Procedure
• GEM — Graviton Electro Magnetic
• ARUPS — Angle-Resolved Ultra-violet Photoemission Spectroscopy
• QHO — Quantum Harmonic Oscillator
• KEK — Koo Energy Ken
• CUP — Curl Usability Productivity
• QPD — Quantum Physics Division
• BGT — Brueckner-Gammel-Thaler potential
• ALU — Applied Laser Unit
• ASSI — Airglow Solar Spectrometer Instrument
• SEAWIFS — Sea-Viewing of Wide Field Sensor
• NG6M — Neutron Guide No. 6
• ADR — Automatic Device Replacement
• SPPS — surface plasmon polaritons
• TPAG — Theory and Practice of Applied Geophysics