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Acronym

Meaning

Explanation

Used in / Link

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 Test

ANDES

ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectroscopy

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Outdated name of the instrument /project -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

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