= Two-step catalytic waiting time
{title2=$p(t)=\frac{k_ak_b}{k_a-k_b}(e^{-k_bt}-e^{-k_at})$}
The <convolution> of two <independent> sequential exponential waiting times has the displayed normalized <probability density function> and <mean> $k_a^{-1}+k_b^{-1}$. At equal rates its limit is $k^2te^{-kt}$. A measured <probability density function> of this form <support of a probability distribution>[supports] a multistep kinetic mechanism without uniquely identifying its hidden chemical intermediates.
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