Patent ID: 7911594

Claim:
A method to derive selected physical properties of a sample passing successively through a set of two or more detectors i(=1,n) where n is the number of detectors, using a combination of the signals produced by said detectors as a function of time, D i (t) responding to said sample passing therethrough when some of said detectors exhibit band broadening of their signals, comprising the steps of a) applying a parameterized broadening function, B(α 0 , α 1 , . . . , α 1 , τ) where α characterizes the extent of the broadening for detector i, and l is the number of adjustable parameters, to said detector set to derive thereby a corresponding set of detector signals, D i b ⁡ ( t ) = ∫ - ∞ ∞ ⁢ D i ⁡ ( t - τ ) ⁢ B ⁡ ( α ij ′ , τ - τ i ′ ) ⁢ ⅆ τ where D i b (t) are the said detector signals now broadened, and α ij ′and τ i ′; are the best fit parameters of said broadening function; and b) using said detector signals now broadened, following application of said broadening function, to derive said selected physical properties of said sample.