I understand (I think) basically what you are trying to analyze, it's sort of the same type of situation encountered with metal stress analysis where you are measuring values up to the point where the metal breaks, and then the after affects while readings are still available.
I can also make another case used where a mercury lamp is used for spectral calibration of scanning monochrometers, for which I have written code (think back over 30 years now) where you have a very strong triplet (see: http://www.astrosurf.com/buil/us/spe2/ca...burb_1.gif ) and then a series of Hg spectral lines before and after this 'major' triplet. The readings taken prior to, during and after seeing the first signals seems like a similar type of problem.
Calibration procedures can be found by googling: 'python code for mercury lamp calibration of scanning monochromator'
Knowing exactly what you are trying to measure would be helpful in creating a mental image to help with analysis procedures.
**EDIT 8:42 P.M. EST **
see: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=app...i=scholart
I can also make another case used where a mercury lamp is used for spectral calibration of scanning monochrometers, for which I have written code (think back over 30 years now) where you have a very strong triplet (see: http://www.astrosurf.com/buil/us/spe2/ca...burb_1.gif ) and then a series of Hg spectral lines before and after this 'major' triplet. The readings taken prior to, during and after seeing the first signals seems like a similar type of problem.
Calibration procedures can be found by googling: 'python code for mercury lamp calibration of scanning monochromator'
Knowing exactly what you are trying to measure would be helpful in creating a mental image to help with analysis procedures.
**EDIT 8:42 P.M. EST **
see: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=app...i=scholart