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| AAAS |
Amercian Association for the Advancement of Science |
| ACIGA |
Australian Consortium for Interferometric
Gravitational Astronomy |
| ACWP |
Actual Cost of Work Performed |
| ADC |
Analog-to-Digital Converter |
| AdL |
Advanced LIGO |
| AMU |
Atomic Mass Unit |
| ANU |
Australian National University |
| AOC |
Adaptive Optics Compensation |
| AOS |
Auxiliary Optics System |
| API |
Application Programming Interface |
| ASC |
Alignment Sensing and Control |
| ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (communications
protocol) |
| BAC |
Budget at Completion |
| BCWP |
Budgeted Cost of Work Performed |
| BCWS |
Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled |
| BH |
Black Hole |
| BSC |
Beam Splitter Chamber also Basic Symmetric Chamber |
| CACR |
Center for Advanced Computer Research (Caltech) |
| CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
| CB&I |
Chicago Bridge & Iron |
| CCB |
Change Control Board |
| CCD |
Charged Coupled Device |
| CDR |
Conceptual Design Review |
| CDRL |
Contract Data Requirements List |
| CDS |
Control and Data Systems |
| COC |
Core Optics Components |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia) |
| CSSR |
Cost Schedule Status Report |
| CW |
Continuous Wave |
| DAC |
Digital-to-Analog Converter |
| DAQ |
Data Acquisition System |
| DCC |
Document Control Center |
| DMRO |
Differential Mode Read-Out |
| DRR |
Design Requirements Review |
| DSP |
Digital Signal Processing |
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| E2E |
End-To-End Modeling (interferometer simulation) |
| EAC |
Estimate at Completion |
| EPI |
External Pre-Isolator |
| EPICS |
Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System |
| ER |
Engineering Run |
| ETF |
Engineering Test Facility |
| ETM |
End Test Mass |
| Ex |
Engineering Run x (e.g. E4 is Engineering Run 4) |
| FAC |
Facility Modifications |
| FDR |
Final Design Review |
| FFT |
Fast (Discrete) Fourier Transform |
| FTE |
Full Time Equivalent |
| GASF |
Geometrical Anti-Spring Filter |
| GEO |
British-German Cooperation for Gravity Wave Experiment |
| GFLOPS |
1000 MFLOPS |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| GRB |
Gamma-Ray Burst |
| GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
| GWDAW |
Gravitational Wave Data Analysis Workshop |
| GWIC |
Gravitational Wave International Committee |
| HAM |
Horizontal Access Modules |
| HEPI |
Hydraulic External Pre-Isolator |
| HPSS |
High Performance Storage System (IBM) |
| HVAC |
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning |
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| IDE |
Integrated Drive Electronics (disk standard) |
| IFO |
Interferometer |
| InGaAs |
Indium-Gallium-Arsenide |
| INSA |
French National Institute for Applied Science |
| IO |
Input Optics |
| IP |
Inverted Pendulum |
| ISC |
Interferometer Sensing and Control |
| ITM |
Input Test Mass |
| IV&V |
Integration, Verification, and Validation |
| kpc |
Kiloparsec |
| LAL |
LIGO Algorithm Library |
| LASTI |
LIGO Advanced System Test Interferometer |
| LDAS |
LIGO Data Analysis System |
| LHO |
LIGO Hanford Observatory |
| LIGO |
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory |
| LISA |
Laser Interferometer Space Antenna |
| LLO |
LIGO Livingston Observatory |
| LMXB |
Low-Mass X-Ray Binary |
| LSC |
LIGO Scientific Collaboration also Length Sensing and Control System |
| LVDT |
Linear Variable Differential Transducer |
| LVEA |
Laser and Vacuum Equipment Area (at observatory corner station) |
| LZH |
Laser Zentrum Hannover |
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| MB |
Megabyte |
| MC |
Mode Cleaner |
| MDC |
Mock Data Challenge |
| MEPI |
Magnetic External Pre-Isolator |
| MFLOPS |
Million Floating Point Operations Per Second |
| MGASF |
Monolithic Geometrical Anti-Spring Filter |
| MIMO |
Multiple Input, Multiple Output |
| MOPA |
Master Oscillator-Power Amplifier |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| Mpc |
Megaparsec |
| MPI |
Message Passing Interface |
| MRE |
Major Research Equipment |
| MSU |
Moscow State University |
| NBI |
Neutron Star Binary Inspiral |
| NPRO |
Non-Planar Ring Oscillator |
| NS |
Neutron Star |
| OOP |
Object-Oriented Programming |
| OPD |
Optical Path Difference |
| OSB |
Operations Support Building |
| OSEM |
Optical Shadow Sensor and Magnetic Actuator |
| PAC |
Program Advisory Committee |
| PDR |
Preliminary Design Review |
| PDRR |
Preliminary Design Requirements Review |
| PDT |
Photodetector |
| PEM |
Physical and Environmental Monitor |
| PM |
Project Management |
| PMP |
Project Management Plan |
| Ppm |
Parts per million |
| PRC |
Power Recycling Cavity |
| PRM |
Power Recycling Mirror |
| PSL |
Prestabilized Laser |
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| QND |
Quantum Non-Demolition |
| QPD |
Quadrant Photo Diode |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
| RAID |
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks |
| RC |
Recycling Cavity |
| REO |
Research Electro-Optics (Company Name) |
| REU |
Research Experience for Undergraduates |
| RF |
Radio Frequency |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| RMS |
Root mean square |
| RSE |
Resonant Sideband Extraction |
| s |
Second |
| s/s |
Samples/second |
| SAP |
Sapphire Core Optics |
| SAS |
Seismic Attenuation System |
| SEI |
Seismic Isolation System |
| SEM |
Secondary Emission Monitor |
| SIOM |
Shanghai Institute of Optical Materials |
| SLC |
Stray Light Control |
| SOS |
Small Optics Suspension |
| SR |
Signal Recycled (interferometer configuration) |
| SRM |
Signal Recycling Mirror |
| SUP |
Support Equipment |
| SURF |
Summer Undergraduate Research Foundation |
| SUS |
Suspension System |
| TAMA |
Japanese Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Project |
| TB |
Terabytes |
| TNI |
Thermal Noise Interferometer |