LISA Acronyms

Taken from lisa.pages.in2p3.fr/consortium-userguide/acronyms.html

A

  • AC: Alternating Current
  • ADC: Analog to Digital Converter
  • AGN: Active Galactic Nuclei
  • AIV: assembly, integration, and verification
  • AIVT: assembly, integration, verification, and testing
  • AIT: assembly, integration, and testing
  • AK: "Analytic Kludge"
  • AKE: attitude absolute knowledge
  • AM~CVn: class of cataclysmic variable stars
  • AMR: Anisotropic Magnetoresistors
  • AO: Announcement of Opportunity
  • AOCS: attitude and orbit control system
  • AOM: acousto-optic modulator
  • ASD: amplitude spectral density
  • AST: autonomous star tracker
  • ATA: Allen Telescope Array

B

  • BAO: baryonic acoustic oscillation
  • BB: Breadboard
  • BBN: Big Bang nucleosynthesis
  • BH: black hole
  • BHB: black hole binary

C

  • CAS: constellation acquisition sensor
  • CBE: current best estimate
  • CBOD: clamp band opening device
  • CCD: charge-coupled device
  • CCU: caging control unit
  • CDF: Concurrent Design Facility
  • CDM: cold dark matter
  • CFRP: carbon fibre reinforced plastic
  • CM: caging mechanism
  • CMM: coordinate measuring machine
  • CMS: charge management system
  • CMNT: colloid micro-newton thruster
  • CMB: cosmic microwave background
  • CNES: Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales
  • COBE: COsmic Background Explorer
  • CoM: centre of mass
  • COMBO: Classifying Objects by Medium-Band Observations
  • COSMOS: Cosmic Evolution Survey
  • CQP: calibrated quadrant photodiode pair
  • COTS: commercial off the shelf
  • CTE: coefficient of thermal expansion
  • CTP: core technology program
  • CVM: Caging and venting mechanism

D

  • DA] {Data Analysis
  • D/A: digital-to-analogue converter
  • DCC: Data Computing Center
  • DCCs: Data Computing Centers
  • DDE: diagnostics drive electronics
  • DDPC: Distributed Data Processing Centre
  • DEEP2: Deep Extragalactic Evolutionary Probe 2
  • DF: drag-free
  • DFACS: Drag-Free Attitude Control System
  • DOF: degree of freedom
  • DMU: Data Management Unit
  • DMS: Document Management System
  • DP: diagnostic package
  • DPC: Data Processing Centre
  • DPLL: digital phase locked loop
  • DRS: disturbance reduction system
  • Daughter-S/C: "Daughter" spacecraft
  • DS: Diagnostics Subsystem
  • DSN: Deep Space Network
  • DTM: deterministic transfer manoeuvre
  • DWS: differential wavefront sensing

E

  • E2E: End-to-End
  • EBB: Elegant Breadboard
  • EELV: evolved expendable launch vehicle
  • EGAPS: European Galactic Plane Surveys
  • EH: Electrode housing
  • ELV: expendable launch vehicle
  • EM: electro-magnetic
  • EMRI: extreme mass-ratio inspiral
  • EOL: end-of-life
  • EoM: Equations of Motion
  • EOM: electro-optical modulator
  • EPS: extended Press-Schechter formalism
  • EQM: Engineering and Qualification Model
  • ESA: European Space Agency
  • ESAC: European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid, Spain
  • ESOC: European Space Operations Centre

F

  • FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
  • FBD: Functional Block Diagram
  • FDIR: Failure Detection, Isolation, and Recovery
  • FE: finite-element (methods)
  • FEE: front-end electronics
  • FEEP: field-emission electric propulsion
  • FEE SAU: front-end electronics sensing and actuation unit
  • FF-OGSE: Far-Field Optical Ground Support Equipment}
  • FITS: Flexible Image Transport System
  • FIOS: Fibre Injector Optical Subassembly
  • FM: Flight Model
  • FOH: Fibre Optic Harness
  • FSU: fibre switching unit
  • FSUA: fibre switching unit assembly
  • FPAG: Fundamental Physics Advisory Group
  • FPGA: field-programmable gate array
  • FR: laser frequency reference
  • FS: frequency separated
  • FDS: Frequency Distribution System

G

H

  • HDF: Hierarchical Data Format
  • HDRM: Hold Down and Release Mechanism
  • HETO: Heliocentric Earth Trailing Orbit
  • Hg: mercury
  • HGA: high-gain antenna
  • HR: High Resolution
  • HST: Hubble Space Telescope

I

  • IA: Instrument Amplifier
  • IAAS: Infrastructure As A Service
  • IBM: Internal Balance Mass
  • IDL: Interferometer Data Log
  • I/F: interface
  • IFO: Interferometer
  • IFP: In-Field Pointing
  • IGM: inter-galactic medium
  • IMA: Integrated Modular Avionics
  • IMBH: Intermediate Mass Black Hole
  • IMF: initial mass function
  • IMRI: intermediate mass-ratio inspiral
  • IMS: interferometric measurement system
  • IN2P3: National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics
  • IOCR: in-orbit commissioning review
  • IOT: Instrument Operations Team
  • ISH: Inertial Sensor Head
  • ISM: instrument sensitivity model
  • ISUK: Inertial Sensor UV Kit
  • IT: Information Technology

J

K

L

  • LA: Laser Assembly
  • LAGOS: Laser Antenna for Gravitational-radiation Observation in Space
  • LCA: LISA Core Assembly
  • LCM: NGO launch composite
  • LDC: LISA Data Challenge
  • LDP: LISA Data Processing
  • LDPG: LISA Data Processing Group
  • LED: light-emitting diode
  • LEM: Laser Electrical Module
  • LEOP: Launch and Early Operations Phase
  • LGA: low-gain antenna
  • LIG: LISA Instrument Group
  • LIGO: Laser Interferemeter Gravitational Wave Observatory
  • LISA: Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
  • LIST: LISA International Science Team
  • LLD: launch lock device
  • LMC: Large Magellanic Cloud
  • LMF: LISA mission formulation study
  • LoA: Letter of Agreement
  • LOM: Laser Optical Module
  • LOS: line of sight
  • LPF: LISA Pathfinder
  • LPS: Laser Pre-stabilization System
  • LTPDA: LISA Technology Package Data Analysis
  • LH: Laser Head
  • LO: Local Oscillator
  • LRI: Laser Ranging Instrument (on GRACE-FO)
  • LS: laser system
  • LSG: LISA Science Group
  • LSO: last stable orbit
  • LSST: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
  • LTP: LISA Technology Package
  • LVA: launch vehicle adaptor

M

  • MAXI: Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image
  • MBH: Massive Black Hole
  • MBHB: Massive Black Hole Binary
  • MCMC: Markov-chain Monte Carlo
  • MEOP: maximum expected operating pressure
  • MGSE: Mechanical Ground Support Equipment
  • MLA: Multi-lateral agreement
  • MLB: motorised light band
  • MLDC: Mock LISA Data Challenge
  • MLI: multi layer insulation
  • MMH: monomethyl hydrazine
  • MO: Maser Oscillator
  • MOC: Mission Operation Centre
  • MON-3: mixed oxides of nitrogen with 3% nitric oxide
  • MOSA: Moving Optical Sub-Assembly
  • MoU: Memorandum of Understanding
  • LISA-MRD-001: Mission Requirement Document
  • Mother-S/C: "Mother" spacecraft
  • MSS: MOSA Support Structure

N

  • NASA: National Aeronautic and Space Administration
  • NGO: New Gravitational wave Observatory
  • NPRO: non-planar ring oscillator
  • NTC: Negative Temperature Coefficient
  • NR: numerical relativity
  • NGMP: Next Generation Micro Processor

O

  • OAS: optical assembly subsystem
  • OATM: Optical Assembly Tracking Mechanism
  • OAM: optical assembly mechanics
  • OB: Optical Bench
  • OBA: Optical Bench Assembly
  • OBC: on-board computer
  • OGSE: Optical Ground Support Equipment
  • OMS: Optical Metrology System
  • ORO: optical read-out
  • OT: optical truss

P

  • PA: power amplifier
  • PA: Product Assurance
  • PAA: point-ahead angle
  • PAAM: point-ahead angle mechanism
  • Pan-Starrs: the Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System
  • PCU: power conditioning unit
  • PCDU: power control and distribution unit
  • PCP: Payload Commanding and Processing
  • PCP-GSE: Payload Commanding and Processing Ground Support Equipment
  • PCS: payload control subsystem
  • PDD: payload description document
  • PDF: probability density function
  • PDH: Pound Drever Hall
  • PD: photo diode
  • PDS: photo detector system
  • PLL: phase-locked loop
  • P/L: payload
  • P/M: propulsion module
  • PM: Phasemeter
  • PMF: Polarization-Maintaining Fibre
  • PMFDE: phase meter frequency distribution electronics
  • PMFEE: phase meter front-end electronics
  • PMDSP: phase meter digital signal processor
  • PMS: Phase Measurement Subsystem
  • PN: post-Newtonian
  • PRN: pseudo-random noise, emph{often} pseudo-noise
  • PRDS: Phase Reference Distribution System
  • PRDS-OGSE: Phase Reference Distribution System - Optical Ground Support Equipment
  • PRT: Platinum Resistance Thermometers
  • PSD: Power Spectral Density
  • PSF: point-spread function
  • PTF: Palomar Transient Factory

Q

  • QA: Quality Assurance
  • QM: Qualification Model
  • QNM: quasi-normal mode
  • QPD: quadrant photodetector
  • QSO: quasi-stellar object

R

  • RATS: Rapid Time Survey
  • REF: reference
  • RF: radio frequency
  • RIN: Relative Intensity Noise
  • RIT: Radio-frequency Ion Thruster
  • RM: Radiation Monitor
  • RMS: root mean square
  • RSS: root sum square
  • RTOS: Real Time Operating System
  • RXTE: Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer
  • RX: received signal

S

  • S/C: spacecraft
  • S/S: subsystem
  • S/C-P/M: spacecraft/propulsion-module
  • SAU: sensing and actuation unit
  • LISA-ScRD-004: Science Requirement Document
  • SCOE: Special Check Out Equipment
  • SEP: Solar Energetic Particle
  • SEPD: single-element photo diode
  • SIM: Space Interferometry Mission
  • SIRD: Science Implementation Requirement Document
  • SIP: Science Implementation Plan
  • SIPs: Science Implementation Plans
  • SISO: single input/single output
  • SDP: system data pool
  • SDSS: Sloan Digital Sky Survey
  • SGS: Science Ground Segment
  • SGWB: Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background
  • SMF: Single Mode Fiber
  • SQUID: Superconducting Quantum Interference Device
  • SMBH: super-massive black hole
  • SMC: Small Magellanic Cloud
  • SMP: Science Management Plan
  • SNR: Signal-to-Noise Ratio
  • SOBHB: Stellar Origin Black Hole Binary
  • SOCD: Science Operations Concept Document
  • SPC: Science Programme Committee
  • STM: Structural and Thermal Model
  • SBCC: Single Board Computer Core
  • SAVOIR: Space AVionics Open Interface aRchitecture
  • SOAD: Science Operations Assumptions Document
  • SOC: Science Operation Centre
  • SOVT: Science Operations Verifications Tests
  • SRP: solar radiation pressure
  • SSB: Solar System barycenter
  • SST: Science Study Team
  • STR: Coarse Star Tracker
  • SWT: Science Working Team

T

  • TBC: to be confirmed
  • TBD: to be determined
  • TC: Telecommand
  • TCM: trajectory correction manoeuvre
  • TC/TM: telecommand/telemetry
  • TCLS: Triple Core LockStep
  • TDI: Time Delay Interferometry
  • TM: test mass, emph{often proof mass}
  • TECC: Transient Event Coordination Committee
  • TM-OGSE: Test-Mass Optical Ground Equipment
  • TNO: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek
  • TOBA: Telescope and Optical Bench Assembly
  • TOGA: Telescope, Optical bench and Gravitational reference sensor Assembly
  • TSP: Temporal and Spatial Partitioning
  • TP: Telescope Pointing
  • TRL: Technology Readiness Level
  • TRP: temperature reference points
  • TS: Telescope
  • TT&C: telemetry, tracking, and command
  • TTL: Tilt-To-Length
  • TWTA: traveling-wave tube amplifier
  • TX: transmit signal

U

  • USO: ultra-stable oscillator
  • UTC: Coordinated Universal Time
  • ULU: UV light unit
  • UV: ultra-violet

V

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X

  • XML: Extensible Markup Language

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