BD FACSymphony A5 SE - System overview

System overview
About the system
The BDFACSymphony™A5SE system includes the flow cytometer, BDFACSDiva™ software v9.3 or later (for
Windows 10) running on the system workstation, the optional BDFACSFlow™ supply system (FFSS), and the
optional BD
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High Throughput Sampler (HTS). Each component is described in detail in the following sections.
Number Components
1 Sheath and waste tanks
2 BD FACSymphony™ A5 SE flow cytometer
3 Computer workstation
Cytometer overview
Introduction
The BDFACSymphony™A5SE flow cytometer is an air-cooled multi-laser benchtop instrument with the ability
to acquire parameters for a large number of colors. It uses fixed-alignment lasers that transmit light through a
flow cell to cascadagon detector arrays. These detectors collect and translate the resulting fluorescence signals
into electronic signals. Cytometer electronics convert these signals into digital data.
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