Properties of a 2D peak

¹D retention time

A 2D peak may consist of multiple assigned peaks in the cut signals of the corresponding cut series.

A peak in a cut signal has a ¹D retention time:

where

t_1_C,R	¹D retention time of single peak in a cut signal
t_A C	Cut peak start time
t_B C	Cut peak end time

The ¹D retention time of the resulting 2D peak is then calculated as a weighted average by area of the cut ¹D retention times:

where

t_1 2D,R	¹D retention time of 2D peak
A	Area
i	Cut number
t_1 Ci,R	¹D retention time of single peak in a cut signal

²D retention time

Same as for the ¹D retention time, the ²D retention time of a 2D peak is calculated as the weighted average by area of the cut ²D retention times:

where

t_2 2D,R	²D retention time of 2D peak
A	Area
i	Cut number
t_2 Pi,R	²D retention time of the ith peak.

Area

The area of a 2D peak is calculated as the sum of the areas of all associated cut peaks.

Height

The height of a 2D peak is the height of the associated cut peak with the largest height.