Acronyms

These acronyms are commonly heard around the MagLab and found on this Web site. Also visit our MagLab Dictionary for definitions on terms used frequently at the lab.

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Acronym

Translation

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A

AGC	automatic gain control	Ion Cyclotron Resonance
AMRIS	Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy	Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy
APPI	atmospheric pressure photoionization	Ion Cyclotron Resonance
ASC	Applied Superconductivity Center	Applied Superconductivity Center

B

BKD	back-scatter Kikuchi diffractometer	Materials Development and Characterization Group
BSCCO	(Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox	BSCCO
BWO	backward wave oscillators	High Field Millimeter and Submillimeter Wave Facility

C

CAD	collisional dissociation	ICR Instruments & Tools
CAPS	Center for Advanced Power Systems	Cryogenics
CC	coated conductors	Coated Conductors
CE	capillary electrophoresis	ICR Instruments & Tools
CHEF	Cryogenic Helium Experimental Facility	Cryogenics
CICC	cable-in-conduit conductor	Series Connected Hybrid
CIRL	Center for Integrating Research and Learning	Center for Integrating Research and Learning
CO-WIN	College Outreach - Workforce Initiative	College Outreach - Workforce Initiative
CMS	Condensed Matter Science	Condensed Matter Science

D

DAC	diamond-anvil cell	Pressure Cells
DC Field	direct current magnetic field	DC Field Program

E

EAC	External Advisory Committee	External Advisory Committee
ECD	electron capture dissociation	Ion Cyclotron Resonance
EDS	energy dispersive x-ray analysis system	Materials Development and Characterization Group
EHS	environmental health and safety	Safety
EMR	Electron Magnetic Resonance	Electron Magnetic Resonance
EPR	electron paramagnetic resonance	Electron Magnetic Resonance
ESEM	environmental scanning electron microscope	Electroscan Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope
ESR	electron spin resonance	Electron Magnetic Resonance

F

FEL	Free-Electron Laser	Free-Electron Laser Initiative
FSU	Florida State University	The Magnet Lab at Florida State University (Tallahassee)
FT-ICR	Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance	Ion Cyclotron Resonance

G

GB

grain boundaries

Grain Boundaries

H

High B/T	high magnetic fields / temperature	High B/T Program
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography	ICR Instruments & Tools
HTS	high temperature superconductor	Grain Boundaries

I

ICP-MS	Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry	ICR Instruments & Tools
ICR	Ion Cyclotron Resonance	Ion Cyclotron Resonance
IR	infrared	Pulsed Field Facility
IRMPD	infrared multiphoton dissociation	ICR Instruments & Tools
IMIX	Integrated Microanalyzer for Images and X Rays	Microanalysis Laboratory

L

LANL	Los Alamos National Laboratory	The Magnet Lab at Los Alamos National Laboratory (New Mexico)
LAR	Department of Laboratory Animal Resources	NMR Instruments & Tools
LHFF	Liquid Helium Flow Facility	Cryogenics Laboratory
LTS	low temperature superconductivity	Low Temperature Superconductivity

M

MALDI	matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization	ICR Instruments & Tools
MBI	McKnight Brain Institute	Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy
MD&C	Materials Development and Characterization	Materials Development and Characterization Group
MOK3	Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect probe	Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect User Instrumentation
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging	MRI: A Guided Tour
MS	mass spectrometry, mass spectrometer
MS&T	Magnet Science & Technology	Magnet Science & Technology
MURI	Multidisciplinary Research Program	MURI

N

NMR	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NHMFL	National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab)	MagLab Overview
NSF	National Science Foundation	MagLab Overview

O

OPMD

Operations and Magnet Development building

P

PDF

portable dilution refrigerator

Portable Dilution Refrigerator

R

R&D	research & development
RET	Research Experiences for Teachers	Research Experiences for Teachers
REU	Research Experiences for Undergraduates	Research Experiences for Undergraduates
RF	radio frequency

S

SCH	Series Connected Hybrid	Magnet Projects
SCM	superconducting magnet	DC Field Program
SEM	scanning electron microscope	Electroscan Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope
SNS	Spallation Neutron Source	Series Connected Hybrid
SQUID	superconducting quantum interference device

T

Tc	Critical Temperature	Applied Superconductivity Center Research
TEM	transmission electron microscope	Microanalysis Laboratory
TFC	thin film coils	AC Susceptometer User Instrumentation

U

UF	University of Florida	The Magnet Lab at the University of Florida (Gainesville)
UCGP	User Collaborations Grant Program	User Collaborations Grant Program
UV	ultraviolet	Pulsed Field Program

V

VSM	vibrating sample magnetometer	Vibrating Sample Magnetometer User Instrumentation
VSP	Visiting Scientist Program	Research Funding