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1ABBRTERM
221CSLC21st Century Space Launch Complex
34LGSFFour-Laser Guide Star Facility
44MOST4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (Proposed new spectroscopic instrument for VISTA)
54TFour Telescope (VLTI mode)
6A&AJournal, Astronomy & Astrophysics
7A&ARvJournal, Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
8ACDAmplitude Calibration Device (ALMA)
9ACeAstaldi Cimolai EIE (Consortium)
10ADAALMA Department of Administration
11ADOALMA Directors Office
12ADSInternational Italian optics company working on the DSM for the VLT
13AEMALMA construction consortium
14AFNORAssociation Française de Normalisation
15AFTAAstrophysics Focused Telescope Assets
16AGNActive Galactic Nucleus
17AIDAAstronomical Infrastructure for Data Access
18AIPLeibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
19AITAssembly, Integration and Test
20AIVAssembly, Integration and Verification
21AJThe Astronomical Journal
22ALMAAtacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
23AMBERAstronomical Multi-BEam combineR (VLTI Instrument)
24ANJournal, Astronomische Nachrichten
25AntuVLT Unit Telescope 1
26AOAdaptive Optics
27AOFAdaptive Optics Facility
28AOSArray Operations Site (ALMA)
29APEActive Phasing Experiment
30APEXAtacama Pathfinder Experiment
31ApJAstrophysical Journal
32ApJSJournal, Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
33AQUARIUSMid-infrared detector array (VISIR)
34ARALAlignment facility for the VLTI
35ARCALMA Regional Centre
36ArTeMiSBolometric camera for APEX
37ASACALMA Science Advisory Committee
38ASIAAEast Asia FEIC (ALMA)
39ASICApplication Specific Integrated Circuit
40ASSISTAdaptive Secondary Setup and Instrument Simulator (AOF test bench)
41AstraLuxLucky Imaging camera for the Calar Alto 2.2-metre telescope
42ATAuxiliary Telescope for the VLTI
43ATCAstronomy Technology Centre (United Kingdom)
44ATILOAdministrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organisation
45AUAstronomical Unit
46AUIAssociated Universities Inc.
47AVMAstronomical Visualisation Metadata
48BAMConstruction company for the Headquarters extension
49BEBack-End (ALMA)
50BELLABuilding Europe Link to Latin America
51BFLBudget and Forward Look
52BlackGEM(La Silla) Telescope array searching for optical counterparts of gravitational wave sources
53BLIPBackground photon noise limited
54C2PAPComputational Center for Particle and Astrophysics, Universe Cluster, Garching
55CADComputer Aided Design
56CADCCanadian Astronomy Data Centre
57CAPjCommunicating Astronomy with the Public Journal
58CARLAClusters Around Radio-Loud AGN (Spitzer)
59CASACommon Astronomy Software Applications (ALMA)
60CCDCharge Coupled Device
61CCTVClosed Circuit TeleVision
62CDRCritical Design Review
63CDSCentre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg (Strasbourg astronomical Data Center)
64CEACommissariat à LEnergie Atomique, France
65CELAC_EUSummit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean StatesEuropean Union
66CESCoude Echelle Spectrometer
67CfPCall for Proposal
68CfTCall for tender
69CHAMP+Dual channel heterodyne receiver array (APEX)
70CLIFConvolution with Linearized Inverse Filter algorithm for wavefront sensing
71CLPChilean Peso
72CMBCosmic Microwave Background
73CMBRCosmic Microwave Background Radiation
74CMECoronal Mass Ejection (usually Sun)
75CNAMConservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
76CNRSCentre national de la recherche scientifique
77COCarbon monoxide
78COCarried Over budget
79COFUNDEU fellowship funding programme
80CONDOR1.5 THz heterodyne receiver (APEX)
81CONICACOudé Near-Infrared CAmera (VLT)
82CORALIEEchelle Spectrograph on the 1.2-metre Leonard Euler Swiss telescope
83CoRoTCOnvection ROtation and planetary Transits (French Satellite)
84COSMOSHST survey programme
85Cou-Council Document
86CPCalibration Programme
87CPIConsumer Price Index
88CRIRES+Planned upgrade to CRIRES
89CRIRESCryogenic InfraRed Echelle Spectrometer (VLT)
90CSVCommissioning and Science Verification
91CTACherenkov Telescope Array
92CTA-SCherenkov Telescope Array South
93CTAOCherenkov Telescope Array Observatory
94CUBESCassegrain U-band Brazilian ESO Spectrograph
95CuReFast wavefront reconstruction algorithms for XAO with pyramid WFS
96CuReDFast wavefront reconstruction algorithms for XAO with pyramid WFS with pre-processing
97DCDirect Current
98DDSData DistributIOn middleware for SPARTA
99DDTDirectors Discretionary Time
100DFGDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
101DFS(VLT) Data Flow System
102DGDirector General
103DIGDeep Imaging Group (Vitacura)
104DLDelay Line (VLTI)
105DMOData Management and Operations Division
106DMSDome and Main Structure
107DRSDRS, formerly Boeing, detector manufacturer
108DSCDirectorate for Science
109DSMDeformable Secondary Mirror
110DSODepartment of Science Operations (ALMA)
111eAPDelectron Avalanche Photodiode Detector
112EASCEuropean ALMA Support Centre
113ECEuropean Commission
114ECRIEuropean Conference on Research Infrastructures
115EFOSC2ESO Faint Object Spectrograph and Camera (v.2)
116EIBEuropean Investment Bank
117EIROforumOrganisation consisting of the seven largest scientific European international organisations devoted to fostering mutual activities
118ELTExtremely Large Telescope
119EM&PJournal, Earth, Moon, and Planets
120EMACELT Management Advisory Committee
121EMBLEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory (Germany)
122EMMIESO Multi-Mode Instrument (NTT)
123ePODeducation and Public Outreach Department
124ERCEuropean Research Council
125ERISEnhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph
126ERPEnterprise Resource Planning (Administration software)
127ESACEuropean Science Advisory Committee (for ALMA)
128ESACEuropean Space Astronomy Centre (ESA, Spain)
129ESCELT Subcommittee
130ESEELT Science and Engineering
131ESMEuropean School Munich
132ESOEuropean Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere
133ESOFEuroscience Open Forum
134ESONESO Science Outreach Network
135ESPRESSOEchelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanet- and Stable Spectroscopic Observations
136ESRCELT Standing Review Committee
137ETFELT Technical Facility
138EVALSOEnabling Virtual Access to Latin-american Southern Observatories
139EWASSEuropean Week of Astronomy and Space Science
140ExAJournal, Experimental Astronomy
141ExTrA(La Silla) Exoplanets in Transit and their Atmospheres
142FCFinance Committee
143FDRFinal Design Review
144FE IPTFront-End Integrated Project Team (ALMA)
145FEFront End
146FEAFinite Element Analysis
147FEEDFront-End Engineering Design (ELT)
148FEICFront End Integration Centre (ALMA)
149FEROSFibre-fed, Extended Range, Échelle Spectrograph (MPG/ESO 2.2-metre)
150FIATFacility (for) Infrared Arrays Testing
151FITSFlexible Image Transport System
152FLAMESFibre Large Array Multi Element Spectrograph (VLT)
153FORS1FOcal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph (VLT)-1
154FORS2FOcal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph (VLT)-2
155FOSFaint Object Spectrograph (HST)
156FPFabry-Perot
157FP6Sixth EC Framework Programme
158FP7Seventh EC Framework Programme
159FWHMFull Width at Half Maximum
160GALACSIGround Atmospheric Layer Adaptive Optics for Spectroscopic Imaging (AOF)
161GIRAFFEFibre-fed multi-object spectrograph and part of the VLT FLAMES facility
162GLAOGround Layer Adaptive Optics
163gNLTGarching Night Log Tool
164GRAALGRound-layer Adaptive optics Assisted by Lasers (AOF)
165GRAVITYAO assisted, two-object, multiple-beam-combiner (VLTI)
166GRONDGamma-Ray Burst Optical/Near-Infrared Detector (MPG/ESO 2.2-metre)
167GTCGran Telescopio Canarias
168GTOGuaranteed Time for Observation
169GWhGigawatt hours
170GÉANTEuropean multi-gigabit computer network for research and education purposes
171H-LTAOHARMONI Laser Tomography Adaptive Optics
172H2020(EU) Horizon 2020 Programme
173HARMONIProposed first light integral field spectrograph for the ELT
174HARPSHigh Accuracy Radial Velocity Planetary Searcher (3.6-metre)
175HAWK-IHigh Acuity Wide field K-band Imager
176HCIHuman Computer Interface
177HIAHerzberg Institute of Astrophysics (Canada)
178HIRES(ELT) HIgh REsolution Spectrograph
179HODMHigh Order Deformable Mirror
180HSTHubble Space Telescope
181HVACHeating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
182IAGInstitute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences (Brazil)
183IASInternational Accounting Standards
184IAUInternational Astronomical Union
185IcarIcarus, Planetary science journal, Planetary science journal
186IFSIntegral Field Spectrograph (SPHERE, ELT)
187IFUIntegral Field Unit
188INAFItalian National Institute for Astrophysics
189INRIAInstitut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique
190IPAGInstitut de Planetologie et dAstrophysique de Grenoble
191IPC(Chilean) Índice de Precios al Consumidor
192IPPMax-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (Germany)
193IPSASInternational Public Sector Accounting Standards
194IPTIntegrated Product Team (ALMA)
195IRInfrared
196IRAMInstitut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique
197IRDISInfraRed Dual-beam Imager and Spectrograph (SPHERE, ELT)
198IRISVLTI Infrared Image Sensor
199IRLOSInfraRed Low Order Sensor
200IROInternational Relations Office
201ISAACInfrared Spectrometer And Array Camera (VLT)
202ISERDIsraeli inter-ministerial agency for R&D cooperation with Europe
203ISMInternational Staff Member
204ISSInternational Space Station
205ITInformation Technology
206ITARInternational Traffic in Arms Regulations
207ITERInternational Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
208IVOAInternational Virtual Observatory Alliance
209IVSLAIstituto Veneto di Scienze ed Arti
210IYA2009International Year of Astronomy 2009
211JAOJoint ALMA Observatory
212JENAMJoint European and National Astronomy Meeting
213JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory
214JUICEJUpiter ICy moons Explorer
215JWSTJames Webb Space Telescope
216kkilo/1,000
217KIDS(VST) Kilo-Degree Survey
218KMOSK-band Multi-Object Spectrograph (VLT)
219KTSKlaus Tschira Stiftung
220KueyanVLT Unit Telescope 2
221LABOCALarge APEX Bolometer CAmera
222LAOGLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de l'Observatoire de Grenoble
223LCSLocal Control System
224LEOLow Earth Orbit
225LFCLaser Frequency Comb
226LGSLaser Guide Star
227LGSFLaser Guide Star Facility
228LMCLarge Magellanic Cloud
229LMULudwig-Maximilians-Universität München
230LN2Liquid nitrogen
231LOFARLow Frequency Array
232LOPSLocal Optical Phasing Sensor
233LPLarge Programme
234LPGLiquefied Petroleum Gas
235LPOLa Silla ­Paranal Observatory
236LSMLocal Staff Members
237LSPLa Silla ­Paranal Subcommittee
238LTAOLaser Tomography Adaptive Optics
239LVSMLarge Visible Sensor Module
240M#Mirror #
241Mmillion/1,000,000
242MACAOMultiple Application Curvature Adaptive Optic
243MACCONMotion controller manufacturer
244MADMulti-conjugate Adaptive optics Demonstrator
245MAORY(ELT) Multi-conjugate Adaptive Optics RelaY
246masmilliarcseconds
247MASCOTMini All-Sky Cloud Observation Tool (Paranal)
248MATISSEMulti AperTure mid-Infrared SpectroScopic Experiment (VLTI)
249MCAOMulti-Conjugate Adaptive Optics
250MelipalVLT Unit Telescope 3
251MELTMinuscule ELT
252MENLO systemsOptical equipment manufacturer
253MERACMobilising European Research in Astrophysics and Cosmology
254MERILMapping the European Research Infrastructure Landscape
255METISMid-infrared ELT Imager and Spectrograph
256MICADOAdaptive optics imaging camera (ELT)
257MIDIMid-infrared Interferometric Instrument (VLTI)
258MIMMuseo Interactivo Mirador, Santiago
259MITMassachusetts Institute of Technology
260mmVLBIMillimeter Very Long Baseline Interferometry
261MnMirror #n
262MNRASJournal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
263MOAOMultiple-Object Adaptive Optics
264MOONSMulti Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph (VLT third generation)
265MOS(ELT) Multi-Object Spectroscopy
266MOSAIC(ELT) Multi-Object Spectrograph (Multi-Object Spectrograph for Astrophysics, Intergalactic medium studies and Cosmology)
267MOSFIRENear-infrared multi-object spectrograph (Keck)
268MPAMax Planck Institute for Astrophysics
269MPEMax Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
270MPGMax-Planck-Gesellschaft
271MPIAMax Planck Institute for Astronomy
272MPIfRMax-Planck Institute for Radioastronomy (Germany)
273MSMember State(s)
274MTMMT Mechatronics (European company of high technology, engineering and maintenance services)
275MUSEMulti Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (VLT)
276NACONAOS-CONICA (VLT)
277NAOJNational Astronomical Observatory of Japan
278NAOMIAdaptive optics system for the ATs (VLTI)
279NAOSNasmyth Adaptive Optics System (VLT)
280NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
281NAVNavision
282NDFNon-Deliverable Forward Agreement
283NEARNew Earths in the Alpha Cen Region experiment
284NEONear-Earth Object
285NewAJournal, New Astronomy
286NewARJournal, New Astronomy Reviews
287NFMNarrow Field Mode
288NGCNew General Catalogue
289NGCNew General detector Controller
290NGSDProposed large natural/laser guide star WFS detector (ELT)
291NGTSNext Generation Transit Survey
292NINSNational Institutes of Natural Sciences
293NIRPS(NNT) Near Infra Red Planet Searcher
294NOVAThe Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (Nederlandse Onderzoekschool voor Astronomie)
295NRAONational Radio Astronomy Observatory
296NSFNational Science Foundation
297NTTNew Technology Telescope
298NUVANetwork for UltraViolet Astrophysics
299OAAArcetri Astrophysical Observatory
300OBAMAOptical Bidule for Aberration Measurement on the ATs
301OCA-NICECote dAzur Observatory (Observatoire de la Cote dAzur)
302ODGOffice of the Director General
303OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
304OmegaCAMOptical Camera for the VST
305OPCObserving Programmes Committee
306OPOObserving Programmes Office
307OPTICONOptical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy
308OSFALMA Operations Support Facilities
309OSOOnsala Space Observatory
310OTObserving Tool
311OTSOperations Technical Support
312P&SSJournal, Planetary and Space Science
313P2PPPeer to Peer Protocol
314P86Observing Period 86
315P87Observing Period 87
316PAProduct Assurance
317PACProvisional Acceptance Chile
318PACMANFringe tracker for PRIMA (VLTI)
319PAEProvisional Acceptance Europe
320PARLAPAranal Raman Laser, replacement for PARSEC (VLTI)
321PARSECSodium line laser for VLT AO
322PASJJournal, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
323PASPJournal, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
324PDRPreliminary Design Review
325PESSTOPublic ESO Spectroscopic Survey of Transient Objects
326PFS(ELT) Pre-Focal Station
327PFS-A(ELT) Pre-Focal Station for Nasmyth A
328PhDDoctor of Philosophy
329PIPrincipal Investigator
330PIOPublic Information Officer
331PIONIERVLTI visitor instrument
332PIPParanal Instrumentation Programme
333PLCProgrammable Logic Controllers (ELT)
334PMDProject Management Department
335PMPDPerformance Management and Professional Development
336PRIMAPhase-Referenced Imaging and Micro-arcsecond Astrometry facility (VLTI)
337PSFPoint Spread Function
338PTPPrecision Time Protocol
339QQuarter
340QSOQuasi Stellar Object, quasar
341QUESTQUasar Equatorial Survey Team
342R&DResearch and Development
343RABReflector Assembly Building
344RALRutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot (UK)
345RCLRadioastronomy Chajnantor Limitada
346RedCLARALatin American Advanced Networks Cooperation (Academic data network in Latin America)
347REMRapid Eye Mount Telescope (La Silla)
348REUNARed Universitaria Nacional (Academic data network in Chile)
349RMRossiter-McClaughlin (effect)
350RMNReflective Memory Network (VLTI)
351rmsRoot Mean Square
352SABOCAShortwave Apex BOlometer Camera
353SACEURO-VO Science Advisory Committee
354SAFScience Archive Facility
355SAFRAN-REOSCHigh performance optics company
356SAPHIRADetector for the GRAVITY wavefront sensor
357SAXOSPHERES AO system (VLT)
358SCAOSingle-conjugate adaptive optics
359SCOSantiago Central Office (ALMA/ESO Vitacura)
360SDDSoftware Development Division
361SDSSSloan Digital Sky Survey
362SEPIASwedish ESO PI receiver for APEX
363SHFISwedish Heterodyne Facility Instrument
364SiC(ELT) SiliconCarbide-mirrorsubstrate
365SINFONISpectrograph for INtegral Field Observations in the Near Infrared (VLT)
366SKASquare Kilometer Array
367SMService Mode (observing)
368SM4Servicing Mission 4 (HST)
369SOFISOn oF Isaac (NTT)
370SOPHIESpectrographe pour lObservation des Phénomènes des Intérieurs stellaires et des Exoplanètes
371SOXS(NTT) Son Of X-Shooter
372SPARTAReal-time computer for the AOF
373SPCScientific Personnel Committee
374SPECULOOS(Paranal) Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars
375SPHERESpectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet Research instrument (VLT)
376SPIFFISPectrometer for Infrared Faint Field Imaging
377SPTSouth Pole Telescope
378SSDFScience Support Discretionary Fund
379SSEDSoftware System Engineering Department
380SSWGScience Strategy Working Group
381ST-ECFSpace Telescope European Coordination Facility
382STCScientific Technical Committee
383STFCScience and Technology Facilities Council (UK)
384STRAPTip-tilt sensors (VLTI)
385STScISpace Telescope Science Institute (USA)
386sub-mmsubmillimetre
387SUSI2Superb Seeing Imager 2 (NTT)
388TAROTTélescope à Action Rapide pour les Objets Transitoires
389TAROT-STélescopes à Action Rapide pour les Objets Transitoires South
390TBTTest-Bed Telescope
391TECTechnology Division
392telbibESO library telescope bibliography database
393TFBTunable Filter Bank (ALMA)
394TIMMITIMMI far-infrared camera (ESO 3.6-metre telescope)
395ToOTarget of Opportunity
396TRAPPISTTRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope
397TRRTest Readiness Review
398TUMTechnische Universität München
399UCUsers Committee
400UK ATCUK Astronomy Technology Centre
401UltracamHigh-speed camera (VLT)
402UltraVISTAUltra-deep near-infrared survey in the COSMOS field
403UNCOPUOSUnited Nations Committee for the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
404USMUniversity Observatory Munich
405UTUnit Telescope of the VLT
406UT14VLT Unit Telescopes 14: Antu, Kueyen, Melipal and Yepun
407UVUltraViolet
408UVESUV-Visual Echelle Spectrograph (VLT)
409VATValue Added Tax
410VERTEX(APEX) VERTEX Antennentechnik GmbH, Duisburg (Germany)
411VHSVISTA Hemisphere Survey
412VIDEOVISTA Deep Extragalactic Observations Survey
413VIKINGVISTA Kilo-degree Infrared Galaxy survey
414VIMOSVIsible MultiObject Spectrograph (VLT)
415VINCIVLT INterferometer Commissioning Instrument (VLTI)
416VIPERSVIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey
417VIRCAMVISTA Infrared Camera
418VISAVLTI Sub-Array
419VISIRVLT Mid-Infrared Imager Spectrometer
420VISTAVisible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
421VLTVery Large Telescope
422VLT/IVery Large Telescope and its Interferometer
423VLTIVery Large Telescope Interferometer
424VLTI-PR#VLTI projects
425VMVisitor Mode (observing)
426VMCVISTA survey of the Magellanic Cloud system
427VOVirtual Observatory
428VOPVirtual Observatory Project Office
429VPHAS+VST Photometric Hα Survey
430VSSVariability Sky Survey
431VSTVLT Survey Telescope
432VVDSVIMOS VLT Deep Survey
433VVVESO public survey VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea
434WASPWide Angle Search for Planets survey
435WFCAMInfrared wide field camera for the UK Infrared Telescope on Mauna Kea
436WFIWide Field Imager (MPG/ESO 2.2-metre)
437WiFiWireless Fidelity
438WVRWater Vapour Radiometer (ALMA)
439X-shooterWideband ultraviolet-infrared single target spectrograph (VLT)
440XAOExtreme adaptive optics
441XMM-NewtonX-ray Multi-Mirror satellite (ESA)
442YepunVLT Unit Telescope 4
443Z-SpecMillimetre-wave spectrograph (APEX visitor instrument)
444zCOSMOSLarge Programme to measure 30 000 galaxies in the HST Cosmic Origins field
445ZIMPOLZurich Imaging Polarimeter (SPHERE, ELT)
446ΛCDMLambda Cold Dark Matter
447μmMicrometre