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Acronym | Meaning | Explanation | Used in / Link | ||
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A | |||||
AD | Applicable Document | Legally binding documents and reports | |||
ADC | Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector | ||||
AIT | Assembly, Integration and Test | In ESO terminology this is the phase in Europe that ends with the PAE (more general, should be MAIT) | |||
AIV | Assembly, Integration and Verification | In ESO terminology this is the phase in Chile that ends with the PAC | |||
AO | Adaptive Optics4 | AIT | Assembly, Integration and TestOptics | ||
ANDES | ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph | Name of the instrument | All documents | ||
arcsec | Arc Second | ||||
B | |||||
BOL | Beginning of Life | ESO | |||
C | |||||
CCD | Charged Coupled Device | Area detectors | |||
CCS | Central Control System | ||||
CoC | Certificate of Conformity | Management Plan | |||
CoG | Center of Gravity | ||||
CR | Coudé-room | Part of the ELT | ESO | ||
CU | Calibration Unit | Subcomponent | |||
D | |||||
DAS | Data Analysis Software | ||||
DRS | Data Reduction Software | ||||
E | |||||
EB | Executive Board | Management | |||
EH | Entrance Hall | ||||
ELT | Extremely Large Telescope | ||||
ESO | European Southern Observatory | ||||
F | |||||
F2F | Fiber-To-Fiber link | In-fiber connection point | |||
FAC | Final Acceptance Chile | ESO | |||
FDR | Final Design Review | Milestone of the project, controlled by ESO | ESO | ||
FE I-IV | Front End I-IV | Pickup of the beam coming from the telescope. | |||
FL-IFU | Fiber Link - Integral Field Unit | ||||
FP | Fabry-Pérot | Etalon, Interferometer, Resonator in Literature | |||
FR | Funding Review | ESO | |||
FSR | Free Spectral Range | Spectral range between two spectral features | |||
FTE | Full Time Equivalent | see below | |||
FTS | Fourier-Transform Spectrograph | ||||
G | |||||
GPS | Global Positioning System | ||||
GUI | Graphical User Interface | ||||
GTO | Guaranteed Time Observations | ||||
H | |||||
HCL | Hollow-Cathode Lamps | Wavelength calibration lamps | CU | ||
HIRES | High Resolution Spectrograph | Outdated name of the instrument /project -> ANDES | |||
I | |||||
IAA | Instrument Assembly Area at Armazones | ||||
ICD | Interface Control Document | ESO-Standard, that is used to define Interfaces and their Responsibility | |||
IFU | Integral Field Unit | ||||
ILS | Instrumental Line Shape | See Definitions below | |||
IP | Instrumental Profile | see also linespread function or ILS | |||
IR | Infrared | ||||
IS | Instrument Scientist | ||||
J | |||||
K | |||||
L | |||||
LCS | Local Control System | ||||
LCU | Local Control Unit | ||||
LDP | Light Distribution Point | Connects, switches light sources to the OUP of the CU | |||
LGS | Laser Guide Star | ||||
LLI | Long Lead Item | ||||
LUT | Look-Up table | ||||
M | |||||
mas | Milli-arcseconds | ||||
MAIT | Manufacturing, Assembly, Integration and Test | ||||
MS | Main Structure | ||||
MTBF | Mean Time Between Failure | ||||
N | |||||
NCR | No-Collapse Requirement | ||||
NGS | Natural Guide Star | ||||
O | |||||
OBS | Organization Breakdown Structure | ||||
OM | Observing Mode | ||||
OUP | Output Port | Fiber ports used in the CU → Optical Interface to the Fiber WP | |||
P | |||||
PA | Product Assurance | ||||
PAC | Preliminary Acceptance Chile | ||||
PAE | Preliminary Acceptance Europe | ESO-controlled milestone of the project | |||
PBS | Product Breakdown Structure | ||||
PCF | Photonic Crystall Fibre | Used in the Astrocomb for spectral broadening | |||
PD | Photodiode | ||||
PDR | Preliminary Design Review | ESO-controlled milestone of the project | |||
PHL | Preliminary Hazard List | ||||
PI | Principal Investigator | ||||
PFS | PreFocal Station | ||||
PM | Project Manager | ||||
PO | Project Office | ||||
PS | Project Scientist | ||||
PT | Product Tree | ||||
PTV | Peak To Valley | ||||
Q | |||||
QA | Quality Assurance | ||||
R | |||||
RBM | Rigid Body Motion | ||||
RD | Reference Documents | background references only. | |||
rms | Root Mean Square | A statistical Value, see below | |||
RP | Resolving Power | lambda/deltaLambda | |||
S | |||||
SA | System Architect | ||||
SAR | System Architecture Review | ||||
SC | Steering Committee | ||||
SCaO | Single Conjugate Adaptive Optics | ||||
SCP | Service Connection Point | ||||
SE | Systems Engineer | ||||
SoW | Statement of Work | ||||
SSE | Software System Engineer | ||||
ST | Science Team | ||||
SW | Software | ||||
T | |||||
TBC | To be Confirmed | ||||
TBD | To be Defined (frequently To be Discussed) | ||||
TLR | Top Level Requirement | ||||
TRL | Technical Readiness Level | see definitions | |||
TRS | Technical Requirements Specification | ||||
TSE | Thermal Self Emission | ||||
U | |||||
V | |||||
VIS | Visible Range of Light | (400 nm - 700 nm as defined by ISO Standards) | |||
W | |||||
WBS | Work Breakdown Structure | ||||
WCS | World Coordinate System | ||||
WFS | WaveFront Sensor | ||||
WG | Working Group | ||||
WLM | Wavelength Marker | frequency-stabilized Lasers, used in the CU to anchor the wavelength solution | |||
WP | Work Package | ||||
WPM | Work Package Manager | ||||
X | |||||
Y | |||||
Z | |||||