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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
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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
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