Fusion of Security System Data to Improve Airport Security (2007)

Chapter: Appendix A: Acronyms

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Appendix A
Acronyms

ARES-FIST Advanced Research Solutions—Fused Intelligence with Speed and Trust

ASAS All Source Analysis System

ATR automatic target recognition

ATSA Aviation and Transportation Security Act

AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System

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CT computerized tomography

CXRS coherent x-ray scattering

DOD Department of Defense

DHS S&T Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate

EDS explosive detection system

ETD explosive trace detection

EWR/JAXPORT early warning radar/Jacksonville Port Authority

FAR false-alarm rate

ISO/IEC International Organization for Standardization/ International Electrotechnical Commission

JSTARS Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System

MMW millimeter wave

NCCT Network Centric Collaborative Technology

NQR nuclear quadrupole resonance

NRC National Research Council

PD probability of detection

PETN pentaerythritol tetranitrate (explosive)

PFNA pulsed fast neutron analysis

PFNTS pulsed fast neutron transmission spectroscopy

RDT&E research, development, testing, and evaluation

RF radio frequency

ROC receiver operating characteristic

SPAN Secure Perimeter Awareness Network

STDO Security Technology Development Office

THz Terahertz

TSA Transportation Security Administration

TSL Transportation Security Laboratory

XML Extensible Mark-up Language

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