Appendix B: Technical Specifications 237
Fluidics
Signal Processing
General operation Integrated fluidics cart with automated startup,
shutdown, and cleaning cycles
Sheath consumption 1.1 L/hr, normal operation
<1.0 mL/hr, standby
Sample flow rates Assay dependent, controlled automatically by
BD FACSCanto clinical software. Nominal rates:
Low = 10 μL/min
Medium = 60 μL/min
High = 120 μL/min
Sample acquisition rate 10,000 events/sec with <10% abort rate
(8 parameters)
Recommended maximum particle
size
50 μm
Workstation resolution 262,144-channel resolution
Data acquisition channels 8 to 10 parameters: 6 to 8 fluorescent and 2 scatter
parameters
Fluorescence compensation No limit to inter- and intra-beam compensation
Pulse processing Height, area, and width measurements available
for any parameter (BD FACSDiva software)
Time Can be correlated to any parameter
Channel threshold Available for any parameter from all lasers