Chapter 2: Mass Cytometry and CyTOF XT
CyTOF XT System Components Overview
CyTOF XT User Guide 21
• Lowered and vertical: The probe line is in this position when drawing sample into the
Autosampler fluidics lines.
Figure 10. The Autosampler probe line: lowered and vertical
Wash Tube
Rinsing of the probe line takes place inside the wash tube, which is specially designed with
a notch fitting only in Location 16 of the carousel. Both the inside and outside of the probe
line are washed to avoid carryover between samples, and the wash fluids are directed to
the waste bottle.
Figure 11. The Autosampler wash tube
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