ASIC	Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
DAQ	Data AcQuisition
FPGA	Field Programmable Gate Array
GUI	Graphical User Interface
HV	High Voltage
Mpix	Mega Pixel
MPOD	multi-channel low & high voltage computer controlled power supply
PPT	Patch Panel Transceiver
PLC	Programmable Logic Controller
SIB	Safety Interlock Board
SCS	Spectroscopy and Coherent Scattering
UHV	Ultra High Vacuum