National Academies Press: OpenBook
« Previous: Appendix B: Letter of Request from NASA
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Glossary and Acronyms." National Research Council. 2003. Assessment of Directions in Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10624.
×
Page 104
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Glossary and Acronyms." National Research Council. 2003. Assessment of Directions in Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10624.
×
Page 105

Below is the uncorrected machine-read text of this chapter, intended to provide our own search engines and external engines with highly rich, chapter-representative searchable text of each book. Because it is UNCORRECTED material, please consider the following text as a useful but insufficient proxy for the authoritative book pages.

CGlossary and Acronyms BEC BEST Bose-Einstein condensation. At a temperature near absolute zero, atoms behave as a "superatom." In rubidium, this phase change is made at ~170 billionths of a degree above absolute zero. boundary effects near the superfluid transition biopolymer a macromolecule in a living organism formed by linking together several smaller molecules (i.e., protein from amino acids or DNA from nucleotides) BTC Biotechnology Temperature Controller CHEX confined helium experiment CIR Combustion Integrated Rack colloid any gas, solid, or liquid in a fine state of subdivision, with particles too small to be seen in an ordinary microscope, that is dispersed in a continuous gaseous, liquid, or solid medium and does not settle, or settles very slowly CRADA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement CVX critical viscosity experiment dendrite a mineral crystallizing in another mineral in a branching or beelike form DOE Department of Energy DYNAMX critical dynamics in microgravity experiment FDA Food and Drug Administration Froude number a dimensionless number equal to the ratio of buoyancy to pressure forces "elation solidification by cooling or freezing GRACE gravity recovery and climate experiment HEDS human exploration and development of space ISS International Space Station 104

APPENDIX C 1OS LISA Laser Interferometer Space Antenna LPE lambda point experiment MISTE mosaicity MEMS microelectromechanical systems microgravity an environment in which there is very little net gravitational force, such as in free fall or in orbit microgravity scaling theory experiment a measure of misalignment between small coherent blocks of individual molecules within a protein crystal. Lower mosaicity results in higher-quality X-ray diffrac- tion data nanoscale lengths between 1 and 100 nanometers, or 10-7 to 10-9 meters NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCCU NASA Cell Culture Unit NCI National Cancer Institute NIH National Institutes of Health NRA NASA Research Announcement NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation NSTC National Science and Technology Council OBPR Office of Biological and Physical Research OMEGA Orbiting Medium Explorer for Gravitational Astrophysics PARCS primary atomic reference clock in space experiment PI principal investigator proteomics systematic analysis of the protein expression of healthy and diseased tissues PSD Physical Sciences Division of OBPR RACE rubidium atomic clock experiment rheology study of the deformation and flow of matter RWB Rotating Wall Bioreactor SIM Space Interferometry Mission ST3 Space Technology 3 STEP satellite test of equivalence principle SUMO superconducting microwave oscillator experiment superfluid a fluid, such as a liquid form of helium, exhibiting a frictionless flow at tempera- tures close to absolute zero thermocapillary referring to changes in surface tension due to temperature variations that can generate fluid motions TPF Terrestrial Planet Finder ZENO critical fluid light scattering experiment

Next: Appendix D: Committee Biographies »
Assessment of Directions in Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA Get This Book
×
Buy Paperback | $43.00
MyNAP members save 10% online.
Login or Register to save!
Download Free PDF

For thirty years the NASA microgravity program has used space as a tool to study fundamental flow phenomena that are important to fields ranging from combustion science to biotechnology. This book assesses the past impact and current status of microgravity research programs in combustion, fluid dynamics, fundamental physics, and materials science and gives recommendations for promising topics of future research in each discipline. Guidance is given for setting priorities across disciplines by assessing each recommended topic in terms of the probability of its success and the magnitude of its potential impact on scientific knowledge and understanding; terrestrial applications and industry technology needs; and NASA technology needs. At NASA’s request, the book also contains an examination of emerging research fields such as nanotechnology and biophysics, and makes recommendations regarding topics that might be suitable for integration into NASA’s microgravity program.

  1. ×

    Welcome to OpenBook!

    You're looking at OpenBook, NAP.edu's online reading room since 1999. Based on feedback from you, our users, we've made some improvements that make it easier than ever to read thousands of publications on our website.

    Do you want to take a quick tour of the OpenBook's features?

    No Thanks Take a Tour »
  2. ×

    Show this book's table of contents, where you can jump to any chapter by name.

    « Back Next »
  3. ×

    ...or use these buttons to go back to the previous chapter or skip to the next one.

    « Back Next »
  4. ×

    Jump up to the previous page or down to the next one. Also, you can type in a page number and press Enter to go directly to that page in the book.

    « Back Next »
  5. ×

    To search the entire text of this book, type in your search term here and press Enter.

    « Back Next »
  6. ×

    Share a link to this book page on your preferred social network or via email.

    « Back Next »
  7. ×

    View our suggested citation for this chapter.

    « Back Next »
  8. ×

    Ready to take your reading offline? Click here to buy this book in print or download it as a free PDF, if available.

    « Back Next »
Stay Connected!