Journal article
Quality Assurance in the Determination of Overlapping Peak Areas
Abstract
The ability of different computer programs to yield accurate peak areas in statistical control in the case of partially overlapping photopeaks has been tested by the Analysis of Precision. A modified Covell method, two commercially available peak-fitting programs from Nuclear Data and Ortec, and the SAMPO80 program were used to evaluate the 843.8 keV peak area in the 843.8/846.6 keV doublet of27Mg and56Mn produced by thermal neutron activation of a candidate biological reference material to be certified for magnesium.
The best performance was given by the Ortec program, but a modified SAMPO80 performed almost as well. The modified Covell program gave reliable results, but with poorer precision.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | Kluwer Academic Publishers |
| Year: | 1987 |
| Pages: | 19-34 |
| Journal subtitle: | An International Journal Dealing With All Aspects and Applications of Nuclear Chemistry |
| ISSN: | 15882780 and 02365731 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1007/BF02036045 |
