.. _Acronyms:

Acronyms
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| ADC   | Analog-to-Digital Converter                                            |
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| ASIC  | Application-Specific Integrated Circuit                                |
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| CAMEX | CMOS Amplifier and MultiplEXer                                         |
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| CCD   | Charge Coupled Device                                                  |
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| cPCI  | Compact Peripheral Component Interconnect                              |
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| DAC   | Digital-to-Analog Converter                                            |
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| DAQ   | Data AcQuisition                                                       |
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| EEE   | Electronic and Electrical Engineering                                  |
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| FPGA  | Field Programmable Gate Array                                          |
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| FWC   | Full Well Capacity                                                     |
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| GUI   | Graphical User Interface                                               |
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| HV    | High Voltage                                                           |
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| JFET  | Junction Gate Field-Effect Transistor                                  |
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| LV    | Low Voltage                                                            |
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| Mpix  | Megapixel                                                              |
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| MPOD  | multi-channel low \& high voltage computer controlled power supply     |
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| NQS   | Nano-Sized Quantum System                                              |
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| PCC   | Polycold Compact Coolers                                               |
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| PLC   | Programmable Logic Controller                                          |
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| pnCCD | pn-junction Charge Coupled Device                                      |
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| SQS   | Small Quantum Systems                                                  |               
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| UHV   | Ultra High Vacuum                                                      |
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| UPS   | Uninterrupted Power Supply                                             |
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