| Acronym | Meaning |
| PIAS | Photon-counting Image Acquisition System |
| TCA | Total Constituent Analysis |
| CLF | Current Literature File |
| FPGA | Field-programmable Gate Array |
| CTBTO | Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization |
| UHMPE | Ultra High Modulus Polyethylene |
| PWBE | Plane-wave Born Approxn. With Exchange |
| GFRC | Glass Fiber Reinforced Cement |
| PAD | Pulsed Amperometric Detection |
| RCA | Rolling-circle Amplification |