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Templates
When you install BD FACSDiva software for the BD FACSAria cytometer, the
following additional experiment templates are installed in the BD Export\
Templates directory:
• Accudrop Drop Delay template—Contains a single specimen and tube, a
gated plot on a standard worksheet, and a predefined sort layout. This
experiment is used for setting the drop delay during sorting as described in
Determining the Drop Delay on page 158.
• Doublet Discrimination Gating template—Contains custom cytometer
settings, a single specimen and tube, and three gated plots on a global
worksheet. This experiment is used to eliminate doublets as described in
Data Collection on page 134.
• QC Experiment template—Contains cytometer settings, a single specimen,
one tube, and two global worksheets containing gated plots and statistics
for data from each laser. This experiment is used for daily cytometer quality
control, as described in Cytometer Quality Control Using BD FACSDiva
Software on page 118.