Abbreviations/Acronyms

rare earth element

absolute (kelvin degrees), absorption, acoustic, alpha particle, analog, anode, ampere, amplitude, area, atomic, atomic mass, Helmholtz free energy, mass number, nucleon number

cross-interleaved Reed-Solomon code

cooperative research and development agreement

degrees

European Free Trade Area

free-electron laser

free-space digital optical

free-space optics

free spectral range

general agreement on tariffs and trade

green fluorescent protein

Greenwich Mean Time

highly accelerated stress screen

high-throughput screening

infrared automatic mass screening

laser fusion breeder reactor

microreciprocal degree

red, green, blue

three-dimensional

three-mirror anastigmat