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.
Related terms
- 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.
see also Valley-to-valley integration · Tangent skim
Where this term appears
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- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
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