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1ABBRMEANING
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
8AAAAmateur Astronomers Association of New York
9AACSAttitude and Articulation Control Subsystems
10ACDAmplitude Calibration Device (ALMA)
11ACMAsteroids, Comets, and Meteors
12ACeAstaldi Cimolai EIE (Consortium)
13ADAALMA Department of Administration
14ADOALMA Directors Office
15ADSInternational Italian optics company working on the DSM for the VLT
16AEMALMA construction consortium
17AFNORAssociation Française de Normalisation
18AFTAAstrophysics Focused Telescope Assets
19AGNActive Galactic Nucleus
20AIDAAstronomical Infrastructure for Data Access
21AIPLeibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
22AITAssembly, Integration and Test
23AIVAssembly, Integration and Verification
24AJThe Astronomical Journal
25ALMAAtacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
26AMBERAstronomical Multi-BEam combineR (VLTI Instrument)
27ANJournal, Astronomische Nachrichten
28AntuVLT Unit Telescope 1
29AOAdaptive Optics
30AOFAdaptive Optics Facility
31AOSArray Operations Site (ALMA)
32APEActive Phasing Experiment
33APEXAtacama Pathfinder Experiment
34ApJAstrophysical Journal
35ApJSJournal, Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
36AQUARIUSMid-infrared detector array (VISIR)
37ARALAlignment facility for the VLTI
38ARCALMA Regional Centre, or Ames Research Center
39ArTeMiSBolometric camera for APEX
40ASACALMA Science Advisory Committee
41ASIAAEast Asia FEIC (ALMA)
42ASICApplication Specific Integrated Circuit
43ASSISTAdaptive Secondary Setup and Instrument Simulator (AOF test bench)
44AstraLuxLucky Imaging camera for the Calar Alto 2.2-metre telescope
45ATAuxiliary Telescope for the VLTI
46ATCAstronomy Technology Centre (United Kingdom)
47ATILOAdministrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organisation
48AUAstronomical Unit, the distance between the Earth and the Sun
49AUIAssociated Universities Inc.
50AVMAstronomical Visualisation Metadata
51AXPAnomalous X-Ray Pulsar
52BAMConstruction company for the Headquarters extension
53BEBack-End (ALMA)
54BELLABuilding Europe Link to Latin America
55BFLBudget and Forward Look
56BHBlack hole
57BLASTBalloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope
58BlackGEM(La Silla) Telescope array searching for optical counterparts of gravitational wave sources
59BLIPBackground photon noise limited
60C2PAPComputational Center for Particle and Astrophysics, Universe Cluster, Garching
61CADCCanadian Astronomy Data Centre
62CAPjCommunicating Astronomy with the Public Journal
63CARLAClusters Around Radio-Loud AGN (Spitzer)
64CASACommon Astronomy Software Applications (ALMA)
65CBRcosmic background radiation
66CDRCritical Design Review
67CDSCentre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg (Strasbourg astronomical Data Center)
68CEACommissariat à LEnergie Atomique, France
69CELAC_EUSummit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean StatesEuropean Union
70CESCoude Echelle Spectrometer
71CGMCircumgalactic medium
72CHAMP+Dual channel heterodyne receiver array (APEX)
73CLIFConvolution with Linearized Inverse Filter algorithm for wavefront sensing
74CMcenter of mass
75CMBCosmic Microwave Background
76CMBRCosmic Microwave Background Radiation
77CMECoronal Mass Ejection (usually Sun)
78CNAMConservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
79CNRSCentre national de la recherche scientifique
80COCarbon monoxide
81COCarried Over budget
82COFUNDEU fellowship funding programme
83CONDOR1.5 THz heterodyne receiver (APEX)
84CONICACOudé Near-Infrared CAmera (VLT)
85CORALIEEchelle Spectrograph on the 1.2-metre Leonard Euler Swiss telescope
86CoRoTCOnvection ROtation and planetary Transits (French Satellite)
87COSMOSHST survey programme
88Cou-Council Document
89CPCalibration Programme
90CPIConsumer Price Index
91CRIRES+Planned upgrade to CRIRES
92CRIRESCryogenic InfraRed Echelle Spectrometer (VLT)
93CSVCommissioning and Science Verification
94CTACherenkov Telescope Array
95CTA-SCherenkov Telescope Array South
96CTAOCherenkov Telescope Array Observatory
97CUBESCassegrain U-band Brazilian ESO Spectrograph
98CuReFast wavefront reconstruction algorithms for XAO with pyramid WFS
99CuReDFast wavefront reconstruction algorithms for XAO with pyramid WFS with pre-processing
100DCDirect Current
101DDSData DistributIOn middleware for SPARTA
102DDTDirectors Discretionary Time
103DFGDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
104DFS(VLT) Data Flow System
105DGDirector General
106DIGDeep Imaging Group (Vitacura)
107DLDelay Line (VLTI)
108DMOData Management and Operations Division
109DMSDome and Main Structure
110DRSDRS, formerly Boeing, detector manufacturer
111DSCDirectorate for Science
112DSMDeformable Secondary Mirror
113DSODepartment of Science Operations (ALMA)
114eAPDelectron Avalanche Photodiode Detector
115EASCEuropean ALMA Support Centre
116ECEuropean Commission
117ECRIEuropean Conference on Research Infrastructures
118EFOSC2ESO Faint Object Spectrograph and Camera (v.2)
119EIBEuropean Investment Bank
120EIROforumOrganisation consisting of the seven largest scientific European international organisations devoted to fostering mutual activities
121ELTExtremely Large Telescope
122EM&PJournal, Earth, Moon, and Planets
123EMACELT Management Advisory Committee
124EMBLEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory (Germany)
125EMMIESO Multi-Mode Instrument (NTT)
126ePODeducation and Public Outreach Department
127ERCEuropean Research Council
128ERISEnhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph
129ERPEnterprise Resource Planning (Administration software)
130ESACEuropean Science Advisory Committee (for ALMA)
131ESACEuropean Space Astronomy Centre (ESA, Spain)
132ESCELT Subcommittee
133ESEELT Science and Engineering
134ESMEuropean School Munich
135ESOEuropean Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere
136ESOFEuroscience Open Forum
137ESONESO Science Outreach Network
138ESPRESSOEchelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanet- and Stable Spectroscopic Observations
139ESRCELT Standing Review Committee
140ETFELT Technical Facility
141EVALSOEnabling Virtual Access to Latin-american Southern Observatories
142EWASSEuropean Week of Astronomy and Space Science
143ExAJournal, Experimental Astronomy
144ExTrA(La Silla) Exoplanets in Transit and their Atmospheres
145FCFinance Committee
146FDRFinal Design Review
147FE IPTFront-End Integrated Project Team (ALMA)
148FEFront End
149FEAFinite Element Analysis
150FEEDFront-End Engineering Design (ELT)
151FEICFront End Integration Centre (ALMA)
152FEROSFibre-fed, Extended Range, Échelle Spectrograph (MPG/ESO 2.2-metre)
153FIATFacility (for) Infrared Arrays Testing
154FITSFlexible Image Transport System
155FLAMESFibre Large Array Multi Element Spectrograph (VLT)
156FORS1FOcal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph (VLT)-1
157FORS2FOcal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph (VLT)-2
158FOSFaint Object Spectrograph (HST)
159FPFabry-Perot
160FP6Sixth EC Framework Programme
161FP7Seventh EC Framework Programme
162FWHMFull Width at Half Maximum
163GALACSIGround Atmospheric Layer Adaptive Optics for Spectroscopic Imaging (AOF)
164GIRAFFEFibre-fed multi-object spectrograph and part of the VLT FLAMES facility
165GLAOGround Layer Adaptive Optics
166gNLTGarching Night Log Tool
167GRAALGRound-layer Adaptive optics Assisted by Lasers (AOF)
168GRAVITYAO assisted, two-object, multiple-beam-combiner (VLTI)
169GRONDGamma-Ray Burst Optical/Near-Infrared Detector (MPG/ESO 2.2-metre)
170GTCGran Telescopio Canarias
171GTOGuaranteed Time for Observation
172GWhGigawatt hours
173GÉANTEuropean multi-gigabit computer network for research and education purposes
174H-LTAOHARMONI Laser Tomography Adaptive Optics
175H2020(EU) Horizon 2020 Programme
176HARMONIProposed first light integral field spectrograph for the ELT
177HARPSHigh Accuracy Radial Velocity Planetary Searcher (3.6-metre)
178HAWK-IHigh Acuity Wide field K-band Imager
179HCIHuman Computer Interface
180HIAHerzberg Institute of Astrophysics (Canada)
181HIRES(ELT) HIgh REsolution Spectrograph
182HODMHigh Order Deformable Mirror
183HSTHubble Space Telescope
184HVACHeating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
185IAGInstitute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences (Brazil)
186IAUInternational Astronomical Union
187IcarIcarus, Planetary science journal, Planetary science journal
188IFSIntegral Field Spectrograph (SPHERE, ELT)
189IFUIntegral Field Unit
190INAFItalian National Institute for Astrophysics
191INRIAInstitut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique
192IPAGInstitut de Planetologie et dAstrophysique de Grenoble
193IPC(Chilean) Índice de Precios al Consumidor
194IPPMax-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (Germany)
195IPSASInternational Public Sector Accounting Standards
196IPTIntegrated Product Team (ALMA)
197IRInfrared
198IRAMInstitut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique
199IRDISInfraRed Dual-beam Imager and Spectrograph (SPHERE, ELT)
200IRISVLTI Infrared Image Sensor
201IRLOSInfraRed Low Order Sensor
202IROInternational Relations Office
203ISAACInfrared Spectrometer And Array Camera (VLT)
204ISERDIsraeli inter-ministerial agency for R&D cooperation with Europe
205ISMInternational Staff Member
206ISSInternational Space Station
207ITInformation Technology
208ITARInternational Traffic in Arms Regulations
209ITERInternational Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
210IVOAInternational Virtual Observatory Alliance
211IVSLAIstituto Veneto di Scienze ed Arti
212IYA2009International Year of Astronomy 2009
213JAOJoint ALMA Observatory
214JENAMJoint European and National Astronomy Meeting
215JUICEJUpiter ICy moons Explorer
216JWSTJames Webb Space Telescope
217kkilo/1,000
218KIDS(VST) Kilo-Degree Survey
219KMOSK-band Multi-Object Spectrograph (VLT)
220KTSKlaus Tschira Stiftung
221KueyanVLT Unit Telescope 2
222LABOCALarge APEX Bolometer CAmera
223LAOGLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de l'Observatoire de Grenoble
224LCSLocal Control System
225LEOLow Earth Orbit
226LFCLaser Frequency Comb
227LGSLaser Guide Star
228LGSFLaser Guide Star Facility
229LMCLarge Magellanic Cloud
230LMULudwig-Maximilians-Universität München
231LN2Liquid nitrogen
232LOFARLow Frequency Array
233LOPSLocal Optical Phasing Sensor
234LPLarge Programme
235LPGLiquefied Petroleum Gas
236LPOLa Silla ­Paranal Observatory
237LSMLocal Staff Members
238LSPLa Silla ­Paranal Subcommittee
239LTAOLaser Tomography Adaptive Optics
240LVSMLarge Visible Sensor Module
241M#Mirror #
242Mmillion/1,000,000
243MACAOMultiple Application Curvature Adaptive Optic
244MACCONMotion controller manufacturer
245MADMulti-conjugate Adaptive optics Demonstrator
246MAORY(ELT) Multi-conjugate Adaptive Optics RelaY
247masmilliarcseconds
248MASCOTMini All-Sky Cloud Observation Tool (Paranal)
249MATISSEMulti AperTure mid-Infrared SpectroScopic Experiment (VLTI)
250MCAOMulti-Conjugate Adaptive Optics
251MelipalVLT Unit Telescope 3
252MELTMinuscule ELT
253MENLO systemsOptical equipment manufacturer
254MERACMobilising European Research in Astrophysics and Cosmology
255MERILMapping the European Research Infrastructure Landscape
256METISMid-infrared ELT Imager and Spectrograph
257MICADOAdaptive optics imaging camera (ELT)
258MIDIMid-infrared Interferometric Instrument (VLTI)
259MIMMuseo Interactivo Mirador, Santiago
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)
369SMBHSupermassive black hole
370SOFISOn oF Isaac (NTT)
371SOPHIESpectrographe pour lObservation des Phénomènes des Intérieurs stellaires et des Exoplanètes
372SOXS(NTT) Son Of X-Shooter
373SPARTAReal-time computer for the AOF
374SPCScientific Personnel Committee
375SPECULOOS(Paranal) Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars
376SPHERESpectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet Research instrument (VLT)
377SPIFFISPectrometer for Infrared Faint Field Imaging
378SPTSouth Pole Telescope
379SSDFScience Support Discretionary Fund
380SSEDSoftware System Engineering Department
381SSWGScience Strategy Working Group
382ST-ECFSpace Telescope European Coordination Facility
383STCScientific Technical Committee
384STFCScience and Technology Facilities Council (UK)
385STRAPTip-tilt sensors (VLTI)
386STScISpace Telescope Science Institute (USA)
387sub-mmsubmillimetre
388SUSI2Superb Seeing Imager 2 (NTT)
389TAROTTélescope à Action Rapide pour les Objets Transitoires
390TAROT-STélescopes à Action Rapide pour les Objets Transitoires South
391TBTTest-Bed Telescope
392TECTechnology Division
393telbibESO library telescope bibliography database
394TFBTunable Filter Bank (ALMA)
395TIMMITIMMI far-infrared camera (ESO 3.6-metre telescope)
396ToOTarget of Opportunity
397TRAPPISTTRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope
398TRRTest Readiness Review
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)
409VERTEX(APEX) VERTEX Antennentechnik GmbH, Duisburg (Germany)
410VHSVISTA Hemisphere Survey
411VIDEOVISTA Deep Extragalactic Observations Survey
412VIKINGVISTA Kilo-degree Infrared Galaxy survey
413VIMOSVIsible MultiObject Spectrograph (VLT)
414VINCIVLT INterferometer Commissioning Instrument (VLTI)
415VIPERSVIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey
416VIRCAMVISTA Infrared Camera
417VISAVLTI Sub-Array
418VISIRVLT Mid-Infrared Imager Spectrometer
419VISTAVisible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
420VLTVery Large Telescope
421VLT/IVery Large Telescope and its Interferometer
422VLTIVery Large Telescope Interferometer
423VLTI-PR#VLTI projects
424VMVisitor Mode (observing)
425VMCVISTA survey of the Magellanic Cloud system
426VOVirtual Observatory
427VOPVirtual Observatory Project Office
428VPHAS+VST Photometric Hα Survey
429VSSVariability Sky Survey
430VSTVLT Survey Telescope
431VVDSVIMOS VLT Deep Survey
432VVVESO public survey VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea
433WASPWide Angle Search for Planets survey
434WFCAMInfrared wide field camera for the UK Infrared Telescope on Mauna Kea
435WFIWide Field Imager (MPG/ESO 2.2-metre)
436WiFiWireless Fidelity
437WVRWater Vapour Radiometer (ALMA)
438X-shooterWideband ultraviolet-infrared single target spectrograph (VLT)
439XAOExtreme adaptive optics
440XMM-NewtonX-ray Multi-Mirror satellite (ESA)
441YepunVLT Unit Telescope 4
442Z-SpecMillimetre-wave spectrograph (APEX visitor instrument)
443zCOSMOSLarge Programme to measure 30 000 galaxies in the HST Cosmic Origins field
444ZIMPOLZurich Imaging Polarimeter (SPHERE, ELT)
445ΛCDMLambda Cold Dark Matter
446μmMicrometre