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1. A method of identifying individual substances within a mixture of substances comprising the steps of:
- (a) causing the mixture to travel past a spaced plurality of detectors, each detector Ik being arranged to produce a signal Sk representative of a characteristic of the mixture as the mixture passes the detector Ik ;
(b) repeatedly measuring the signal Sk (t) at each detector Ik at a plurality of times t=t1, t2, t3 . . . ;
(c) associating each signal Sk (t) with a respective nominal velocity Vk (t), wherein Vk (t) is calculated as that constant velocity which a substance traveling within the mixture would need to reach the detector Ik at time t;
(d) grouping the signals Sk (t) by nominal velocity Vk (t); and
,(e) identifying individual substances within the mixture according to peaks within a histogram of the grouped signals.
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A method of identifying individual substances within a mixture of substances comprises causing the mixture to travel past a spaced series of detectors, each being arranged to produce a signal representative of a characteristic of the mixture as it passes, repeatedly measuring the signals from each detector at a plurality of times, transforming into velocity space, and identifying individual substances within the mixture according to the peaks they create in velocity space.
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1. A method of identifying individual substances within a mixture of substances comprising the steps of:
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(a) causing the mixture to travel past a spaced plurality of detectors, each detector Ik being arranged to produce a signal Sk representative of a characteristic of the mixture as the mixture passes the detector Ik ; (b) repeatedly measuring the signal Sk (t) at each detector Ik at a plurality of times t=t1, t2, t3 . . . ; (c) associating each signal Sk (t) with a respective nominal velocity Vk (t), wherein Vk (t) is calculated as that constant velocity which a substance traveling within the mixture would need to reach the detector Ik at time t; (d) grouping the signals Sk (t) by nominal velocity Vk (t); and
,(e) identifying individual substances within the mixture according to peaks within a histogram of the grouped signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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