Baseline
The detector signal in the absence of an eluting analyte. On a gradient it drifts, and where the baseline is drawn determines the integrated area.
Related terms
- Peak integration
- Determining a peak's area by defining its start, end and baseline. The step where a purity figure is actually decided, and the one least often documented.
Where this term appears
The glossary exists to make record pages readable without a chemistry degree. Every technical term on a report resolves here.
- 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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