[dsg-hdice] Purpose of fsNMR normalization?

[Tyler Lemon]

Hi Xiangdong,

We've been reviewing the fsNMR program and have a few questions on the normalization, mainly its purpose and what is gained by performing that calculation.

Currently, the program gives the option to subtract the background and perform the "normalization" calculation separately. The background subtraction is understandable since it is removing the background noise from the fsNMR data. The normalization part makes less sense since it is not really normalizing, it's more of putting new data on the same scale as the background using the formula:

new_data_at_freq_F*(max_of_background/background_data_at_freq_F).

What does the final result of the normalization show? Wouldn't it be more helpful to actually normalize the data so it is all on the scale of 0 - 1?

I look forward to your response.

Tyler
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