EVLA Acronym List

A B C

A

Acronym	Meaning
ACU	Antenna Control Unit
AOC	Array Operations Center (now DSOC)

B

Acronym	Meaning

C

Acronym	Meaning
CDL	Central Development Laboratory
CMP	Control and Monitor Processor

D E F

D

Acronym	Meaning
DCAF	Data Capture and Format
DSOC	Domenici Science Operations Center
DTS	Digital Transmission System
FRM	Focus Rotation Mount

E

Acronym	Meaning
ECSO	EVLA Commissioning Staff Observing

F

Acronym	Meaning
FET	Field Effect Transistor

G H I

G

Acronym	Meaning
GBT	Green Bank Telescope

H

Acronym	Meaning

I

Acronym	Meaning
IDCAF	interim Data Capture and Format
IPT	Integrated Product Team

J K L

J

Acronym	Meaning

K

Acronym	Meaning

L

Acronym	Meaning
LCP	Left Circular Polarization
LNA	Low Noise Amplifier
LO	Local Oscillator

M N O

M

Acronym	Meaning
MIB	Module Interface Board

N

Acronym	Meaning

O

Acronym	Meaning
OPT	Observation Preparation Tool
OSRO	Open Shared Risk Observing
OTS	On-the sky
OMT	Ortho mode Transducer

P Q R

P

Acronym	Meaning

Q

Acronym	Meaning

R

Acronym	Meaning
RSRO	Resident Shared Risk Observing
RFI	Radio Frequency Interference
RTCAT	Real-time Calibrator Analysis Tool

S T U

S

Acronym	Meaning
SBC	Single Board Computer
SLC	Serial Line Controller

T

Acronym	Meaning

U

Acronym	Meaning

V W X

V

Acronym	Meaning
VLA	Very Large Array
VLBA	Very Long Baseline Array
VME	Virtual Machine Environment
VPN	Virtual Private Network

W

Acronym	Meaning

X

Acronym	Meaning

Y Z

Y

Acronym	Meaning

Z

Acronym	Meaning