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.
see also Drop-line integration
see also Drop-line integration
Where this term appears
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