4 Comparison of the ALMA and Herschel - ESO
4 Comparison of the ALMA and Herschel - ESO
4 Comparison of the ALMA and Herschel - ESO
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Abbreviations<br />
ACA — <strong>ALMA</strong> Compact Array<br />
AGB — asymptotic giant branch<br />
AGN — active galactic nucleus<br />
<strong>ALMA</strong> — Atacama Large Millimeter Array<br />
APEX — Atacama Pathfinder Experiment<br />
ASTRO-F — now named AKARI, a Japanese infrared satellite<br />
CDFS — Ch<strong>and</strong>ra Deep Field South<br />
CIRB — cosmic infrared background<br />
COB — cosmic optical background<br />
DRSP — Design Reference Science Plan<br />
ELT — Extremely large Telescope<br />
ESA — European Space Agency<br />
<strong>ESO</strong> — European Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Observatory<br />
FIR — far infrared<br />
FP6 — Framework Program 6 (<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> EC)<br />
FWHP — Full Width to Half Power<br />
GLIMPSE — <strong>the</strong> Galactic Legacy Infrared mid-plane Survey Extraordinaire<br />
GMC — Giant Molecular Cloud<br />
GOODS — Great Observatories Deep Survey<br />
HDF-S — Hubble Deep Field South<br />
HIFI — Heterodyne Instrument for <strong>the</strong> Far Infrared<br />
HST — Hubble Space Telescope<br />
IF — intermediate frequency<br />
IRAM — Institut de Radio Astronomie Millimétrique<br />
ISM — interstellar medium<br />
ISOCAM — Infrared Space Observatory (near infrared) Camera<br />
JCMT — James Clerk Maxwell Telescope<br />
LABOCA — Large Bolometer Camera<br />
LMT — Large Millimeter Telescope<br />
LSB — lower sideb<strong>and</strong><br />
MAMBO — Max Planck Millimeter Bolometer<br />
MIPS — Multib<strong>and</strong> Imaging Photometer for SIRTF (now Spitzer)<br />
MIR — mid infrared<br />
ODIN — International Astronomy <strong>and</strong> Aeronomy Satellite<br />
PACS — Photodetector Array Camera & Spectrometer<br />
pwv — precipitable water vapor<br />
rms — root mean square<br />
SCUBA — Submillimeter Common User Bolometer Array<br />
SED — Spectral Energy Distribution<br />
SEST — Swedish Submillimeter Telescope<br />
SIS — Superconductor Insulator Superconductor (a low noise microwave mixer)<br />
SNR — supernova remnant<br />
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