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Graphs of average number of observed peaks vs. the dimensionless sampling period (t_s/¹σ) for m = 100, 250, 400, and 550 randomly distributed constituents, and for total peak capacities (n_c,2D) of 500 and 1000. Symbols are identified in Table 1 for different ¹n_c, ²n_c combinations and represent the average of 50 simulations. Curves are predictions by 2D SOT (- - -, smallest ¹n_c and largest ²n_c; —, largest ¹n_c and smallest ²n_c).