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TPF-I SWG Report - Exoplanet Exploration Program - NASA

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A PPENDIX D<br />

NaCl<br />

NAR<br />

<strong>NASA</strong><br />

NASTRAN<br />

Ne<br />

NGST<br />

NICMOS<br />

nm<br />

N 2 O<br />

NRA<br />

NRL<br />

NTP<br />

sodium chloride<br />

Non-Advocate Review<br />

National Aeronautics and Space Administration<br />

<strong>NASA</strong> Structural Analysis <strong>Program</strong><br />

neon<br />

Northrop Grumman Space Technology<br />

Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer<br />

nanometer (10 -9 meters)<br />

nitrous oxide<br />

<strong>NASA</strong> Research Announcement<br />

Naval Research Laboratory<br />

Network Time Protocol<br />

O 2<br />

O 3<br />

oxygen<br />

ozone<br />

OB association association of spectral class O and B stars<br />

ObSim Observatory Simulation model<br />

OPD optical path difference<br />

OASES Outpost for the Analysis and Spectroscopy of <strong>Exoplanet</strong>ary Systems<br />

OPD optical path difference<br />

OWA outer working angle<br />

PAH<br />

PAL<br />

pc<br />

PCI<br />

PDR<br />

PDT<br />

PI<br />

PMSR<br />

POP<br />

ppb<br />

PPS<br />

PRIMA<br />

PSD<br />

PSE<br />

PSF<br />

PSR<br />

P-V<br />

QE<br />

R&A<br />

RCS<br />

RF<br />

RFI<br />

RFP<br />

RMS, rms<br />

R/T<br />

RTC<br />

192<br />

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons<br />

present atmospheric level<br />

parsec (3.259 light-years, or 30.83 × 10 12 km)<br />

peripheral communications interconnect local bus<br />

Preliminary Design Review<br />

Planet Detection Testbed<br />

principal investigator<br />

Preliminary Mission Systems Review<br />

<strong>Program</strong> Operating Plan<br />

parts per billion<br />

pulse per second<br />

Phase-Referenced Imaging and Micro-arcsecond Astrometry<br />

power spectral density<br />

planetary signal extraction<br />

point spread function<br />

Pre-Ship Review<br />

peak to valley<br />

quantum efficiency<br />

research and analysis<br />

Reaction Control System<br />

radio frequency<br />

Request For Information<br />

Request for Proposal<br />

root mean-square<br />

near reflection/transmission (ratio)<br />

relative thermal constraint

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