Parameter

3 fluorescence parameters
+ 1 forward scatter
+ 1 side scatter
+ 1 time parameter

Light Source

_ built-in 25mW Argon Ion Laser
_ built-in "long life" HBO lamp 

Fluidic System

_ 250 x 250 µm quartz cuvette
_ computer controlled pressurized system for sample supply

Measurement

_ automatic sample feed-in
_ computer-controlled measuring and cleaning cycles

Computer

_ built-in microprocessor with LCD display for complete
   instrument function control
_ built-in Motorola 68020 processor on VME bus for
   data acquisition and display, 12 bit resolution for each
   parameter, 4096 channels, 1 GB hardisk, floppy drive

Display

_ 16" colour monitor for menu functions and
   data display in realtime
_ 512, 256, 128, 64 channel resolution
_ lin or log scale

Software

_ 6 parameter flow cytometry
_ data acquisition and histogram display in realtime
_ histogram and listmode, FCS-2 format
_ counting and analysis rate up to 20,000 cells per       
   second
_ software-controlled leading trigger and channel 
   compensation
_ complete evaluation software package

Applications

6 parameter flow cytometry and immunology, lymphocyte subset analysis, cell analysis, apoptosis, cell cycle, oncology, hematology, pathology, cytology, microbiology, andrology, aquatic science, tissue culture, cell counting, kinetics of cytochemistry