List of acronyms and abbreviations
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2MASS: Two Micron All-Sky Survey
A
AEGIS: AAOmega Evolution of Galactic Structure Survey
AMBRE: ESO-Obs Cote d’Azur project to analyse ESO archive spectra
AP: Astrophysical Parameter
APOGEE: Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment
ARES: Automatic Routine for line Equivalent widths in stellar Spectrum
B
BT-Settl: a set of stellar atmosphere models
C
CASU: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
CLR: Clear Sky (at Paranal Observatory during observing)
CDM: Cold Dark Matter
CMD: Colour Magnitude Diagram
CMFGEN: CoMoving Frame GENeral spectrum analysis code
COG: Curve Of Growth
Co-PIs: Co-Principal Investigators
CoRoT: COnvection ROtation et Transits plan´etaires
CPL: (ESO) Common Pipeline Library
D
DAOSPEC: Dominion Astronomical Observatory SPECtrum analysis code
DF: Distribution Function
DEC: Declination
DEGAS: DEcision tree alGorithm for AStrophysics
DENIS: Deep Near-Infrared Sky Survey
DPAC: (Gaia) Data Processing and Analysis Consortium
E
ESO: European Southern Observatory
ESA: European Space Agency
EW: Equivalent Width
F
FASTWIND: a spectrum analysis code
FITS: Flexible Image Transport System
FLAMES: Fibre Large Array Multi Element Spectrograph
FPOSS: Fibre Positioner Observer Support Software
FTE: Full Time Equivalent
G
Gaia: ESA’s Astrometric mission
GIRAFFE: Medium-high resolution spectrograph (VLT)
gK: K-giant (star)
GREAT: Gaia Research for European Astronomy Training
H
HERMES: High Efficiency and Resolution Multi-Element Spectrograph
HRnn: GIRAFFE grating settings
I
ILIUM: An iterative local interpolation method algorithm
Inf: Bad data flag
IRAF: Image Reduction and Analysis Facility
ISM: Inter-Stellar Medium
L
log g: logarithm of stellar surface gravity
M
MARCS: a grid of one-dimensional, hydrostatic, plane-parallel and spherical LTE model atmospheres
MATISSE: MATrix Inversion for Spectral SynthEsis
MIDAS: ESO’s Munich Image Data Analysis System
MOOG: An LTE Stellar Line Analysis Program
MyGIsFos: a spectrum analysis code
N
NaN: bad data flag
NextGen: a set of stellar atmosphere models
NGC: North Galactic Cap
O
OB: (ESO) Observing Block
O, B, A, F, G, K, M: star spectral-types
OC: Open Cluster
OPC: (ESO) Observing Programme Committee
OT: (ESO) Observing Tool
P
PDF: Probability Distribution Function
PMS: Pre-Main Sequence (star)
Pnn, nn=88 to 98: ESO observing period numbering
PS1: PanStarrs photometric sky survey (single telescope)
PSSP (ESO) Public Spectroscopic Survey Panel
Q
QC: Quality Control
R
RA: Right Ascension
RAVE: Radial Velocity Survey
RGB: Red Giant Branch (CMD)
ROTFIT: a spectrum analysis code
RRM/ToO: Rapid Response Mode Target of Opportunity
RV: Radial Velocity
S
SAF: (ESO) Science Archive Facility
SDSS: Sloan Digital Sky Survey
SGC: South Galactic Cap
SIMCAL: Simultaneous Calibration
SkyMapper: Southern Sky Photometric Survey
SMP: Survey Management Plan
SNR: Signal to Noise ratio
SOM: Self Organising Map (classification)
SPECTRE: an interactive spectrum analysis code
SPS: Spectroscopic Public Survey
SPS-obs: interim progress report to ESO after each observing run
SPS-snr: quantitative progress report to ESO after each semester
SQL: Simple Query Language
SVM: Support Vector Machine (classification)
T
ToO: Target of Opportunity
TOPCAT: Tool for OPerations on Catalogues And Tables
U
UCM: Code Abundance analysis code developed at the Universitad Computense of Madrid
UVES: UV-Visual Echelle Spectrograph (VLT)
UKIRT: United Kingdom InfraRed Telescope
V
VA: ESO Visiting Astronomer
VDFS: VISTA Data Flow System
VHS: VISTA Hemisphere Survey
VISTA: Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VLT: Very Large Telescope (ESO)
VO: Virtual Observatory
VOTable: Virtual Observatory Tabular data format
VIRCam: VISTA IR Camera
VPHAS+: The VST/OmegaCam Photometric Hα Survey of the Southern Galactic Plane and Bulge
VST: VLT Survey Telescope
VVV: VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea
W
WEBDA: A comprehensive star cluster data base
WFAU: (Edinburgh) Wide Field Astronomy Unit
WFCAM: Wide Field CAMera (UKIRT)
WFI: (ESO) Wide Field Imager (at La Silla)
WG: Working Group
