Automatic correction of continuum background in laser-induced breakdown and Raman spectrometry

Autor: I. B. Gornushkin, P. E. Eagan, A. B. Novikov, B. W. Smith, J. D. Winefordner
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Applied spectroscopy. 57(2)
ISSN: 0003-7028
Popis: The approximation of a spectral continuum by determining a plurality of minima in the spectral data; splitting the spectral data into a predetermined number of groups N; for each group of spectral data, determining major minima for the group, and calculating an average and a standard deviation for the determined major minima; determining a polynomial function that can be drawn through the major minima of all groups; for each group of spectral data, determining minor minima; calculating an average deviation (Φ N ) between this polynomial function and the determined minor minima; reducing the number of groups, and repeating this process for the reduced number of groups until a minimum number of groups is reached. Then, the least Φ N corresponding to an optimal number of groups N opt is determined. The spectral data is split into N opt groups; and a polynomial function that can be drawn through both the major minima and minor minima is determined for N opt groups. This polynomial function approximates the spectral continuum.
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