CFD	Computational Fluid Dynamics
EAST	Electric Arc Shock Tube
ESA	European Space Agency
ESTHER	European Shock Tube for High Enthalpy Research
FWHM	Full Width at Half Maximum
HVST	Hyper Velocity Shock Tube
iCCD	Intensified Charge Coupled Device
IPFN	Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear
IST	Instituto Superior Técnico
MWIR	Mid-Wavelength Infrared
NETD	Noise Equivalent Temperature Different
NIR	Near Infrared
SPARK	Software Package for Aerothermodynamics Radiation and Kinetics
STAGG	Shock Tube And Gas Gun
UV	Ultraviolet
VCO	Voltage Controlled Oscillator
VUV	Vacuum Ultraviolet