2015 article

An analytical approach for treating background in spectral analysis measurements

Miller, I., Holmes, T. W., & Gardner, R. P. (2015, November). RADIATION PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY, Vol. 116, pp. 87–91.

By: I. Miller n, T. Holmes n & R. Gardner n

co-author countries: United States of America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
author keywords: Spectral background; Analytical background approach
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

A method of determining the spectral shape of background radiation present in experimental spectra via a mathematical approach is presented. Elements of interest will be subtracted from an experimental spectrum using the linear correlation coefficient across a characteristic peak to determine their contribution. Once all elements of interest are removed, the remainder of the experimental spectrum should represent an approximation of the background. This approximation can then be used in conjunction with library least-squares to determine the background and elemental contributions to the unknown spectrum.