An Assessment of the Divisions of the Physical Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Located in Boulder, Colorado: Fiscal Year 2023 (2024)
Chapter: Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. An Assessment of the Divisions of the Physical Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Located in Boulder, Colorado: Fiscal Year 2023. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27338.
A
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| AFM | atomic force microscopy |
| AI | artificial intelligence |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| APS | American Physical Society |
| BESSY-II | Berliner Elektronenspeicherring-Gessellschaft fur Synchrotronsstrahlung |
| BIPM | International Bureau of Weights and Measures |
| CMR | construction and major renovations |
| CRF | construction of research facilities |
| CU | University of Colorado Boulder |
| CUP | Central Utility Plant |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DEIA | diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility |
| DIAL | Differential Absorption Light Detection and Ranging |
| FY | fiscal year |
| HR | Human Resources |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| LIDAR | Light Detection and Ranging |
| MGH | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| MKID | microwave kinetic inductance detector |
| MML | Materials Measurement Laboratory |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NCNR | NIST Center for Neutron Research |
| NEP | noise-equivalent power |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PECASE | Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers |
| PFC | Physics Frontier Center |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. An Assessment of the Divisions of the Physical Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Located in Boulder, Colorado: Fiscal Year 2023. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27338.
| PI | principal investigator |
| PML | Physical Measurement Laboratory |
| PPE | personal protective equipment |
| QED | Quantum Electromagnetics Division |
| QPD | Quantum Physics Division |
| RAVEN | Rapid Analysis of Various Emerging Nano-Electronics |
| RF | radio frequency |
| SCMMR | safety, capacity, maintenance, and major repairs |
| SEM | scanning electron microscope |
| SI | International System of Units |
| SQL | standard quantum limit |
| SQUID | Superconducting Quantum Interface Device |
| TES | transition-edge sensor |
| TFD | Time and Frequency Division |
| TPO | Technology Partnership Office |
| TRL | technology readiness level |
| USNO | U.S. Naval Observatory |
| UTC | Coordinated Universal Time |
| VCAT | Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology |
| X-IFU | X-ray integral field |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. An Assessment of the Divisions of the Physical Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Located in Boulder, Colorado: Fiscal Year 2023. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27338.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. An Assessment of the Divisions of the Physical Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Located in Boulder, Colorado: Fiscal Year 2023. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27338.
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