A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A | |
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ACS | Attitude Control System |
AFST | As-Flown Science Timeline |
AGN | Active Galactic Nucleus/Nuclei |
AKBAR | Astrophysical Knowledge Base for Analysis and Reporting |
ARF | Ancillary Response Function |
ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
ASI | Agenzia Spaziale Italiana - Italian Space Agency |
ASIC | Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
AT | Automated Target |
ATS | Absolute Time Sequence; the 5-day timeline uploaded to Swift. |
B | |
BA | Burst Advocate |
BAT | Burst Alert Telescope |
BATSE | Burst And Transient Source Experiment |
BeppoSAX | See SAX. "Beppo" in honour of Giuseppe Occhialini |
C | |
CALDB | Calibration DataBase |
CCD | Charge Coupled Device |
CGRO | Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory |
Co-I | Co-Investigator |
CZT or CdZnTe | Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride |
D | |
Dec | Declination |
DEM | Digital Electronics Module |
DPU | Digital Processing Unit |
DTS | Data Transfer System |
E | |
EMI/EMC | ElectroMagnetic Interference/ElectroMagnetic Compatibility |
ESA | European Space Agency |
EST | Eastern Standard Time |
ESTEC | European Space and Technology Centre |
F | |
FAQs | Frequently Asked Questions |
FITS | Flexible Image Transport System |
FoM | Figure of Merit |
FOT | Flight Operations Team |
FoV | Field of View |
FPCA | Focal Plane Camera Assembly |
FT | Faulkes Telescope |
FWHM | Full-Width at Half-Maximum |
G | |
GCN | Gamma-ray burst Coordinates Network |
GI | Guest Investigator |
GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
GRB | Gamma-Ray Burst |
GSFC | Goddard Space Flight Center |
H | |
HEASARC | High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center |
HETE | High-Energy Transient Explorer |
HST | Hubble Space Telescope |
I | |
ICU | Instrument Control Unit |
IDS | Instrument Duty Specialist |
Integral | INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory |
IPN | Inter-Planetary Network |
IRAF | Image Reduction and Analysis Facility |
ISAC | Italian Swift Archive Centre |
ISAS | Institute of Space and Astronautical Science |
J | |
J | Joule (unit of energy; 1J = 107erg) |
JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
K | |
KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
L | |
LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
LEDAS | LEicester Database and Archive Service |
LEO or L&EO | Launch and Early Orbit |
LIGO | Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory |
LISA | Laser Interferometer Space Antenna |
LT | Liverpool Telescope |
LU | University of Leicester |
M | |
MCP | Micro-Channel Plate |
MIC | MCP Intensified CCD |
MOC | Mission Operations Centre (at PSU) |
MPE | Max-Planck Institut für extraterrestrische Physik |
MSSL | Mullard Space Science Laboratory |
N | |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NFI | Narrow-Field Instruments |
NSC | National Space Centre (in Leicester) |
O | |
OBIF | Optical Bench Interface Flange |
ODE | Observatory Duty Engineer |
ODFs | Observation Data Files |
ODS | Observatory Duty Scientist |
OGIP | Office of Guest Investigator Programs |
OM | Optical Monitor (on-board XMM) |
P | |
PDMP | Project Data Management Plan |
PI | Principal Investigator |
PIMMS | Portable Interactive Multi-Mission Simulator |
PNG | Portable Network Graphic |
PPST | Pre-Planned Science Timeline |
PSU or Penn State | Pennsylvania State University |
Q | |
QE | Quantum Efficiency |
R | |
RA | Right Ascension |
RMF | Response Matrix File |
RXTE | Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer |
S | |
SAA | South Atlantic Anomaly |
SAAO | South African Astronomical Observatory |
SAX | Satellite per Astronomia X |
SCDE | Space-Craft Duty Engineer |
SDC | Swift Data Centre (at GSFC) |
SERS | Spacecraft Emergency Response System |
SOT | Science Operations Team |
SSC | Swift Science Centre |
SWRI | South West Research Institute |
T | |
TAM | Telescope Alignment Monitor |
tdRSS | Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System |
TLE | Two Line Ephemeris |
TOO or ToO | Target of Opportunity |
U | |
UKSSDC | United Kingdom Swift Science Data Centre |
USN | Universal Space Network |
UTC | Universal Time Coordinate |
UV | Ultra-Violet |
UVOT | UV and Optical Telescope |
W | |
WASP | Wide Area Sky Patrol / Wide Area Search for Planets |
WCS | World Coordinate System |
WFC | Wide-Field Camera |
X | |
XBSS | XRT Burst Support Scientist |
XDS | XRT Duty Specialist |
XMM or XMM-Newton | X-ray Multi-Mirror mission. "Newton" in honour of Sir Isaac Newton |
XRT | X-Ray Telescope |
Z | |
ZP | Zero Point |