A simple method for peak area determination of doublets

The proposed method is an expansion of the summation method for doublets of peaks with equal width. The mutual influence of the peaks is taken into account by a correction function depending on the response function of the spectrometer. A particular application is the evaluation of routine measurements, where similar spectra are recorded at high rates without changing the electronic adjustment. The method is restricted to doublets with a mutual distance of more than 1.5 fwhm and an intensity ratio down to about 1:10. (Auth.)