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Chromatography

Drop-line integration

Separating two overlapping peaks with a vertical line dropped from the valley between them. Unbiased when the peaks are of comparable size.

Related terms

Valley-to-valley integration
Baselining a small peak from valley to valley rather than to the true baseline. Assigns the overlap to the larger peak and understates the smaller one.
Tangent skim
Integrating a small peak on the trailing edge of a much larger one by drawing a tangential baseline. The convention above a height ratio of about 10:1.

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