| 2D scan | Two-dimensional scan |
| AILES | Advanced Infrared beamLine Exploited for Spectroscopy |
| B3LYP | Becke, 3-parameter, Lee-Yang-Parr |
| DFT | Density Functional Theory |
| ES | Excited State |
| FELIX | Free Electron Laser for Ir eXperiments |
| FT | Fourier Transform |
| GS | Ground State |
| HB | Hydrogen Bond |
| HF | Hartree–Fock |
| ip | in-plane |
| IR | InfraRed |
| MP2 | Møller-Plesset perturbation theory at 2nd order |
| oop | out-of-plane |
| PES | Potential Energy Surface |
| REMPI | Resonance Enhanced MultiPhoton Ionisation |
| RMS | Root-Mean-Square |
| SOLEIL | Source Optimisée de Lumière d’Énergie Intermédiaire du LURE |
| S/N | Signal to Noise |
| UV | Ultra-Violet |
| ZBD | Zero Bias Detector |