This appendix lists acronyms and symbols specific to SWS. For a more general list refer to the ISO Satellite & Data Manual.
| AA | Auto Analysis - software used to process data, see section 8.3 |
| AAR | Auto Analysis Result file - output of AA, defined in section 9.4.1 |
| AOT | Astronomical Observation Template - see chapter 4 |
| CAM | ISO Camera - one of the four instruments onboard the satellite |
| d | Fabry-Pérot gap width |
| Derive-AAR/DAAR | The OLP stage that processes SPD data to the AAR level. See section 8.3 |
| Derive-SPD/DSPD | The OLP stage that processes ERD data to the SPD level. See section 8.2 |
| ERD | Edited Raw Data - raw data from the satellite, defined in section 9.2.1 |
| FITS | Flexible Image Transport System |
| FM | Flight Model (of SWS) |
| FS | Flight Spare model (of SWS) |
| FWHM | Full Width at Half Maximum |
| F-P | Fabry-Pérot Spectrometer |
| IA | Interactive Analysis |
| ILT | Instrument Level Test (SWS laboratory test) |
| ISDM | Acronym for the ISO Satellite & Data Manual |
| ITK | Instrument Time Key - see the ISO Satellite & Data Manual for a description |
| of this key | |
| JFET | Junction Field Effect Transistor |
| LW | Long Wavelength section of SWS |
| LWS | ISO Long Wavelength Spectrometer - one of the four instruments onboard |
| the satellite | |
| LAOT | Number of scan steps per AOT band |
| LF | Number of scan steps per FWHM of spectral resolution |
| Ls | Step size in scanner steps |
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Wavelength |
| n | Fabry-Pérot order |
| ni | Number of integrations |
| nint | Number of samples taken from a single spectral resolution element |
| nscan | Number of scans |
| nstep | Number of steps |
| ND | Dark current noise |
| NR | Read noise |
| NS | Shot noise |
| OLP | Off-Line Processing - the pipeline, also known as SPG |
| PHT | ISO Photopolarimeter - one of the four instruments onboard the satellite |
| QLA | Quick Look Analysis - a quick assessment carried out on the data |
| RTA | Real Time Assessment - a quick assessment carried out on the data |
| R | Spectral Resolution |
| SNR | Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
| SOC | Science Operations Center (Villafranca) |
| SPD | Standard Processed Data - output of DSPD, defined in section 9.3.1 |
| SPG | Standard Product Generation - the pipeline, also known as OLP |
| SW | Short Wavelength section of SWS |
| SWS | ISO Short Wavelength Spectrometer - one of the four instruments onboard the satellite |
| S | Signal Strength ( V/s) |
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Flux density (Jy) |
| TDATA | Transparent Data |
| TDF | Telemetry Distribution Format |
| TDT | Target Dedicated Time |
| tr | Detector reset time (sec) |
| UTK | Uniform Time Key - see the ISO Satellite & Data Manual for a description of this key |