| Acronym | Meaning |
| IEV | Ion-exchange Voltammetry |
| SCA | Semiclassical Coulomb Approximation |
| LAEC | Lowest Achievable Emission Rate |
| MWNT | Multiwall Nanotube |
| CAL | Central Analytical Laboratory |
| SCC | Standards Council Of Canada |
| DAS | Direct Absorption Spectroscopy |
| SCM | Self-consistent Multipolar (method In Metal Cluster Calcns.) |
| TUES | Tubingen Ultraviolet Echelle Spectrometer |
| ASI | Advanced Study Institute (NATO) |