Acronyms of Analytical Instrumentation and Techniques

AAS -- Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (often merely "AA")
ACP -- Alternating Current Plasma
ADXPS -- Angular Dependent X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
AED -- Atomic Emission Detector
AES -- Atomic Emission Spectroscopy or Auger Electron Spectroscopy
AFM -- Atomic Force Microscopy
AFS -- Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy
AOTF -- Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter
APSTM -- Analytical Photon Scanning Tunneling Microscope
ATR -- Attenuated Total Reflection
BET -- Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (adsorption isotherm)
BIS -- Bremsstrahlung Isochromat Spectroscopy
BL -- BioLuminescence
CARS -- Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy
CCC -- CounterCurrent Chromatography
CCD -- Charge Coupled Device
CD -- Circular Dichroism
CE -- Capillary Electrophoresis
CED -- Cohesive Energy Density
CFA -- Continuous Flow Analysis
CGE -- Capillary Gel Electrophoresis
CHEMFET -- Chemical-sensing Field Effect Transistor
CI -- Chemical Ionization
CIEF -- Capillary IsoElectric Focusing
CITP -- Capillary IsoTachoPhoresis
CL -- ChemiLuminescence
CP/MAS -- Cross-Polarization/Magic Angle Spinning
CT -- Cryogenic Trapping
CV -- Cyclic Voltammetry
CVD -- Chemical Vapor Depositon
CZE -- Capillary Zone Electrophoresis
DCP -- Direct Current Plasma
DETA -- DiElectric Thermal Analysis
DIN -- Direct Injection Nebulizer
DLI -- Direct Liquid Introduction
DMA -- Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
DME -- Dropping Mercury Electrode
DNMR -- Dynamic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
DPP -- Differential Pulse Polarography
DRIFT -- Diffuse-Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform spectroscopy
DSC -- Differential Scanning Calorimetry
DTA -- Differential Thermal Analysis
DTC -- Differential Thermal Calorimetry
EC -- ElectroChemical
ECD -- Electron Capture Detector
EDXF -- Enery Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
EFFF -- Electric Field Flow Fractionation
EI -- Electron Impact
EIA -- Enzyme-Linked ImmunoAssay
ELISA -- Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay
EM -- Electron Microscopy
EMIRS -- Electrochemically Modulated IR Spectroscopy
EPMA -- Electron Probe MicroAnalysis
EPR -- Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
ESCA -- Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis
ESR -- Electron Spin Resonance
EXAFS -- Extended X-ray Absortion Fine Structure
FAA -- Furnace Atomic Absorption
FAAS -- Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
FABMS -- Fast Atom Bombardment Mass Spectrometry
FAES -- Flame Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
FAFS -- Flame Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy
FAS -- Flame Absorption Spectroscopy
FDCD -- Fluorescence-Detected Circular Dichroism
FES -- Flame Emission Spectroscopy
FFEM -- Freeze-Fracture Electron Microscopy
FFF -- Field Flow Fractionation
FFFF -- Flow Field Flow Fractionation
FI -- Flow Injection
FIA -- Flow Injection Analysis
FID -- Flame Ionization Detector
FFS -- Flame Fluorescence Spectroscopy
FFT -- Fast Fourier Transform
FOCS -- Fiber Optic Chemical Sensor
FPD -- Flame Photometric Detector
FT-IR -- Fourier Transform Infrared (often "FT/IR", "FTIR", "FT IR")
FT-IRRAS -- FT-IR Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy
GC -- Gas Chromatography
GFAAS -- Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
GLC -- Gas-Liquid Chromatography
GPC -- Gel Permeation Chromatography
GSC -- Gas-Solid Chromatography
HCL -- Hollow Cathode Lamp
HDC -- HydroDynamic Chromatography
HETP -- Height Equivalent to a Theoretical Plate
HG -- Hydride Generation
HPLC -- High-Performance Liquid Chromatography or High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography
HRCGC -- High Resolution Capillary Gas Chromatography
IC -- Ion Chromatography
ICP -- Inductively Coupled Plasma
ICR -- Ion Cyclotron Resonance
IEC -- Ion-Exchange Chromatography
IEF -- IsoElectric Focusing
ILDA -- Intensified Linear Diode Array
IP -- Ion Pairing
IR -- InfraRed
IRS -- Internal Reflection Spectroscopy
ISCA -- Ionization Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis
ISE -- Ion Selective Electrode
LASER -- Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LC -- Liquid Chromatography
LDMS -- Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry
LDR -- Linear Dynamic Range
LEAFS -- Laser Exited Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry
LEI -- Laser-Enhanced Ionization
LESS -- Laser Exited Shpol'skii Spectroscopy
LIDAR -- LIght Detection And Ranging
LIFD -- Laser-Induced Fluorescence Detection
LIMS -- Laboratory Information Management System
LLC -- Liquid-Liquid Chromatography
LLD -- Lower Limit of Detection
LLE -- Liquid-Liquid Extraction
LOD -- Limit Of Detection
LPDA -- Linar PhotoDiode Array
LPSIRS -- Linear Potential-Sweep IR Reflectance Spectroscopy
LSC -- Liquid-Solid Chromatography
LTP -- Low Temperature Phosphorescence
MALDI -- Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization
MCD -- Magnetic Circular Dichroism
MCP -- MicroChannel Plate
MDGC -- MultiDimensional GC
MDQ -- Minimum Detectable Quantity
MEKC -- Micellar ElectroKinetic Chromatography
MIP -- Microwave Induced Plasma or Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry
MIRS -- Multiple Internal Reflection Spectroscopy
MLC -- Micellar Liquid Chromatography
MPI -- MultiPhoton Ionization
MRI -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MS -- Mass Spectroscopy
MSRTP -- Micelle-Stabilized Room Temperature Phosphorescence
NAA -- Neutron Activation Analysis
NHE -- Normal Hydrogen Electrode
NIR -- Near InfraRed (near-IR preferred)
NIRA -- Near-Infrared Reflectance Analysis
nm -- nanometer
NMR -- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NPD -- Nitrogen-Phosphorous Detector
OES -- Optical Emission Spectroscopy
OMA -- Optical Multichannel Analyzer
ORD -- Optical Rotary Dispersion
OTE -- Optically Transparent Electrodes
PAGE -- PolyAcrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
PAS -- PhotoAcoustic Spectroscopy
PB -- Particle Beam
PC -- Paper Chromatography
PCA -- Principal Component Analysis
PCR -- Polymerase Chain Reaction
PCS -- Photon Correlation Spectroscopy
PDA -- PhotoDiode Array
PDHID -- Pulsed Discharge Helium Ionization Detector
PDMS -- Plasma Desorption Mass Spectrometry
PED -- Pulsed Electrochemical Detection or Plasma Emission Detector
PES -- Photoelectron Spectroscopy
PET -- Positron Emission Tomography
pH -- hydrogen ion concentration
pK -- negative logarithm of an equilibrium constant
PID -- PhotoIonization Detector
PLOT -- Porous Layer Open Tubular
PMT -- Photo-Multiplier Tube
ppb -- parts per billion
ppm -- parts per million
ppt -- parts per thousand
PVD -- Pulsed Voltammetric Detection
QCM -- Quartz Crystal Microbalance
QFAA -- Quartz Furnace Atomic Absorption
QIT -- Quadrupole Ion Trap
QTH -- Quartz Tungsten Halogen
RI -- Refractive Index
RIMS -- Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry
RIS -- Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy
ROA -- Raman Optical Activity
RPLC -- Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography
RRDE -- Rotating Ring-Disk Electrode
RTP -- Room Temperature Phosphorescence
SAM -- Scanning Auger Microscopy
SANS -- Small-Angle Neutron Scattering
SAW -- Surface Acoustic Wave
SAXS -- Small-Angle X-ray Scattering
SCE -- Standard Calomel Electrode
SEM -- Scanning Electron Microscopy
SERS -- Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
SFC -- Supercritical Fluid Chromatography
SFE -- Supercritical Fluid Extraction
SFFF -- Sedimentation Field Flow Fractionation
SFS -- Synchronous Fluorescence Spectroscopy
SHE -- Standard Hydrogen Electrode
SIMS -- Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
SMDE -- Static Mercury Drop Electrode
SNIFTIRS -- Subtractively Normalized Interfacial FT-IR Spectroscopy
SPE -- Solid Phase Extraction
SPME -- Solid Phase Micro Extraction
SPR -- Surface Plasmon Resonance
SSRTF -- Solid Surface Room Temperature Fluorescence
SSRTP -- Solid Surface Room Temperature Phosphorescence
STEM -- Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
STM -- Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
TED -- Thermionic Emission Detector
TEM -- Transmission Electron Microscopy
TET -- Thermometric Enthalpimetric Titration
TFFF -- Thermal Field Flow Fractionation
TGA -- ThermoGravimetric Analysis
TLC -- Thin Layer Chromatography
TLE -- Thin Layer Electrode
TMA -- ThermoMechanical Analysis
TOF-MS -- Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
TSP -- Thermospray
UPS -- Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy (often "UV PES")
UV-VIS -- Ultraviolet-Visible
VAR -- Variable Angle Reflectance
WCOT -- Wall-Coated Open Tubular
XANES -- X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy
XPS -- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (see also ESCA)
XRD -- X-ray Diffraction
XRF -- X-ray Fluorescence

For additional abbreviations and related information:

1). "The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors": Janet S. Dodd, Ed. (American Chemical Society, Washington, DC) ISBN 0-8412-0943-X
2). "A Guide to Materials Characterization and Chemical Analysis": Dr. John P. Sibilia, Ed. (VCH Publishers, New York, NY) ISBN 0-89573-269-6
3). "Instrumental Methods of Analysis": H.H. Willard, L.L. Merritt, J.A. Dean, and F.A. Settle, Jr., (Van Nostrand)

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