Peak smoothing

Peak smoothing is also an option, as demonstrated in the spectro-photometric determination of nitrate and nitrite [93]. The signals recorded for the blank and the sample were processed by applying a simple algorithm, allowing the blank signal to be subtracted. Analytical repeatability, however, was impaired due to the error propagation effects involved. 

Far from the transition, one or other of these will apply. Close to the phase transition we will see contributions from both Gaiissians, and a double-peaked distribution. The weight of each Gaussian changes as the temperature is varied. Thus, a smooth... 

Chapter 6). We note, however, that there is not a smooth increase in the magnitude of these properties as the atomic number increases the metals seem to divide into two sets, Sc-Mn and Mn-Zn with peaks at Ti-V and Co-Ni. and this is well illustrated by a graph of boiling point against atomic number (Figure 13.1). 

The number of discrete points of /cicc( ) determines the resolution of the chirality code is a smoothing factor which in practice controls the width of the peaks obtained by a graphical representation versus u. An example of a chir-... 

Optimum surface roughness usually is 0.05—0.5 pm a very smooth surface contains very Htde lubricant within its depressions, whereas rough peaks penetrate the lubricant to promote wear. Improved corrosion resistance may be obtained with a suitable subcoating surface conversion treatment or by inclusion of inhibitors in the coating. 

Smoothing of Rough Surfaces. The simplest and a very common appHcation of ECM is deburring. An example is given in Eigure 2a, where a plane cathode tool is placed opposite a workpiece. The current densities at the peaks of the surface irregularities ate higher than those elsewhere. The former are therefore removed preferentially, and the workpiece becomes smoothed (8). 

Because of large equipment and land requirements, capital costs for wastewater-treatment plants are high. A collection system that conveys both sanitary and storm flows must be designed to deal with high peak flows at the treatment plant detention basins are usually provided in order to smooth the flow into the plant and reduce the sudden peak flow. In the absence of such precautions, it may be necessary to by-pass a portion of the flow. 

Figure 9 The refinement of an initial straight line path to a smooth transition pathway using the conjugate peak refinement algorithm. The initial guess is a straight line path. That path is refined by the addition of an intermediate point (the long-stemmed arrow). Two additional intermediates are added to create a path of three intermediates before four more intermediates are inserted. The process can be continued until the desired level of smoothness m the transition pathway is obtained.

Normal vibration levels on bearing housings in ips (in. per second, peak) highest noted on smooth machine... 

The size distribution of the clusters produced in the cluster source is quite smooth, containing no information about the clusters except their composition. To obtain information about, for example, the relative stability of clusters, it is often useful to heat the clusters. Hot clusters will evaporate atoms and molecules, preferably until a more stable cluster composition is reached that resists further evaporation. This causes an increase in abundance of the particularly stable species (i.e., enhancing the corresponding peak in the mass spectrum, then commonly termed fragmentation spectrum ). Using sufficiently high laser fluences (=50 /iJ/mm ), the clusters can be heated and ionized simultaneously with one laser pulse. 

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