Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis (2019)
Chapter: Appendix F: Acronyms
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"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Acronyms
INSTRUMENTATION ACRONYMS
| AFM | atomic force microscopy/microscope |
| AMS | accelerator mass spectrometry |
| APS | Advanced Photon Source |
| APT | atom probe tomography |
| CAT | computer-aided tomography |
| CHILI | Chicago Instrument for Laser Ionization |
| CL | cathodoluminescence |
| CPD | critical point drying |
| CT | computed tomography |
| DSC | differential scanning calorimetry |
| EBSD | electron backscatter diffraction |
| EDS | electron-dispersive spectrometry |
| EDS | energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy |
| EDX | energy dispersive X-ray analysis |
| EELS | electron energy loss spectrometer |
| EM | electron microscopy |
| EPMA | electron probe microanalysis |
| ESEM | environmental scanning electron microscope |
| FE | field emission |
| FE-EPMA | field emission electron probe microanalysis/microanalyzer |
| FEG | field emission gun |
| FE-SEM | field emission scanning electron microscope |
| FIB | focused ion beam |
| FID | flame ionization detector |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25312.
| FLIR | forward-looking infrared |
| FTIR | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy/spectroscope |
| FTMS | Fourier-transform mass spectrometry |
| GC-MS | gas chromatography mass spectrometry/spectrometer |
| HEPA | high-efficiency particulate air |
| HPF | high-pressure freezing |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| ICP-MS | inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer |
| ICP-OES | inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry |
| ID-TIMS | isotope dilution-thermal ionization mass spectrometry |
| IMS | ion mass spectrometer |
| INAA | instrumental neutron activation analysis |
| IRMS | isotope ratio mass spectrometry |
| LA-ICP-MS | laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry |
| LA-MC-ICP-M | laser ablation multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry |
| LIBS | laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy/spectroscope |
| MC-ICP-MS | multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer |
| MFM | magnetic force microscopy |
| MR | magnetic resonance |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | mass spectrometry/spectrometer |
| MS-MS | tandem mass spectrometry |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NSLS | National Synchrotron Light Source |
| PFM | piezo-resistive force microscopy |
| RELAX | Refrigerator Enhanced Laser Analyzer for Xenon |
| RIMS | resonance ion mass spectrometry |
| RIMSKI | resonance ionization mass spectrometer for krypton isotopes |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy/microscope |
| SHG | second harmonic generation |
| SHRIMP | sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe |
| SIMS | secondary ion mass spectrometry |
| SNMS | sputtered neutron mass spectrometer |
| S-TEM | scanning transmission electron microscopy |
| STM | scanning tunneling microscope |
| STXM | scanning transmission X-ray microscopy |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy/microscope |
| TGA | thermal gravimetric analysis |
| TIMS | thermal ionization mass spectrometry |
| ToF-SIMS | time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25312.
| UV-Vis | ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy |
| WDS | wavelength-dispersive spectrometery |
| XANES | X-ray absorption near-edge structure |
| XCT | X-ray computed tomography |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |
| XRF | X-ray fluorescence |
OTHER ACRONYMS
| 3D | three-dimensional |
| 4D | four-dimensional |
| ABRF | Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities |
| AIST | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
| CAESAR | Comet Astrobiology Exploration Sample Return |
| CAMECA | Compagnie des Applications Mécaniques et Electroniques au Cinéma et à l’Atomistique |
| CAPTEM | Curation and Analysis Planning Team for Extra Terrestrial Materials |
| CC | contamination control |
| CCEM | Canadian Centre of Electron Microscopy |
| CCSR | Cryogenic Comet Sample Return |
| CFI | Canadian Foundation for Innovation |
| CK | contamination knowledge |
| CLS | Canadian Light Source |
| CNES | Centre National d’Études Spatiales |
| CNRS | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
| COMPRES | Consortium for Mineral Physics Research in the Earth Sciences |
| CRESS | Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science |
| CRPG | Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques |
| CSA | Canadian Space Agency |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| EAR | Division of Earth Sciences (NSF) |
| EMC | Eyring Material Center |
| ESA | European Space Agency |
| ESCuC | Extraterrestrial Sample Curation Center |
| EURO-CARES | European Curation of Astromaterials Returned from Exploration of Space |
| EW | Emerging Worlds |
| FEI | Field Electron and Ion Company |
| FFRDC | federally funded research and development center |
| FTE | full-time equivalent |
| GEO | Directorate for Geosciences (NSF) |
| GEOKhI | Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry |
| GSECARS | Geo Soil Enviro Center for Advanced Radiation Sources |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25312.
| GSFC | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| HEPA | high-efficiency particulate air |
| IDLE | Interstellar Dust Laser Explorer |
| IDP | interplanetary dust particle |
| IPGP | Institute Physique du Globe Paris |
| IRMS | isotope ratio mass spectrometry |
| ISAS | Institute of Space and Astronautical Science |
| ISFM | Internal Scientist Funding Model |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| JSC | Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center |
| LARS | Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples |
| LBNL | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| LMV | Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans |
| MatISSE | Maturation of Instruments for Solar System Exploration |
| MAX-C | Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher |
| MML | Materials and Measurement Laboratory |
| MMX | Martian Moons Exploration |
| MREFC | Major Research Equipment Facilities Construction |
| MSC | Manned Spaceflight Center |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NCEM | National Center for Electron Microscopy |
| NCNR | NIST Center for Neutron Research |
| NESSF | NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship |
| NHMFL | National High Magnetic Field Laboratory |
| NIBIB | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIST | National Institute for Standards and Technology |
| NNCI | National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure |
| NPP | NASA postdoctoral program |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| NSCL | National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory |
| NSERC | National Science and Engineering Research Council |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| OSIRIS-REx | Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer |
| PI | principal investigator |
| PICASSO | Planetary Instrument Concepts for the Advancement of Solar System Observations |
| PMEF | Planetary Major Equipment (and Facilities) |
| PSD | Planetary Science Division |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25312.
| R&A | research and analysis |
| RELAB | Reflectance Experiment Laboratory |
| ROSES | Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences |
| RSV | Return Sample Vault |
| S&T | science and technology |
| SARM | Service d’Analyse des Roches et Minéraux |
| SMD | Science Mission Directorate |
| SPA | South Pole-Aitken |
| SRC | sample return capsule |
| SSAS | Stardust Sample Allocation Subcommittee |
| SSW | Solar System Workings |
| SUERC | Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre |
| SWaP | size, weight, and power |
| TAGSAM | touch-and-go sample acquisition mechanism |
| UCLA | University of California, Los Angeles |
| USRA | Universities Space Research Association |
| USSR | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25312.
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25312.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25312.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25312.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25312.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25312.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix F: Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Strategic Investments in Instrumentation and Facilities for Extraterrestrial Sample Curation and Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25312.
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