MR
Multi-Reference
MP
Møller Plesset (perturbation theory)
MS
Mass Spectrometry
Nd:YAG
Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet
NEXAMS Near Edge X-ray Absorption Mass Spectrometry
NIM
Normal Incidence Monochromator
NMR
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
OPO
Optical Parametric Oscillator
PA
Proton Affinity
PAAA
Protonated Aromatic Amino Acid
PD
PhotoDetachment
PES
PhotoElectron Spectroscopy
Potential Energy Surface
PGM
Plane Grating Monochromator
PID
Photo-Induced Dissociation
PMT
PhotoMultiplier Tube
PP
ProtoPorphyrin IX
PSD
Position Sensitive Detector
Post Source Decay
PT
Proton Transfer
Perturbation Theory
PYP
Photoactive Yellow Protein
QCP
Quantum-Capping Potential
QET
Quasi-Equilibrium Theory
QM
Quantum Mechanical
RCB
Repulsive Coulomb Barrier
RET
Resonance Energy Transfer
RF
RadioFrequency
Rh
Rhodopsin
RNA
RiboNucleic Acid
RRKM
Rice Ramsperger Kassel Marcus (rate constant expression)
R-TOF
Reflectron Time Of Flight
S
Singlet state
SDS
Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
SED
Secondary Emission Detector
SF
Statistical Fragmentation
SID
Surface Induced Dissociation
SOMO
Single Occupied Molecular Orbital
SORCI
Spectroscopy-Oriented Conical Intersection
T
Thymine
Triplet state
Tryptophan
TCNQ
TetraCyaNoQuinodimethane
TD-DFT
Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory
TOF
Time Of Flight
Abbreviations
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