Re: FACScan side scatter problems
Mikael Vestberg (Mikael.Vestberg@inflam.lu.se)
Tue, 19 Dec 95 22:24:04 +0100
>Carol Oxford wrote:
The problem occurs when looking at a histogram of forward vs. side=20
scatter. The sample will be acquiring normally, then the events will=20
"drop" (relative to side scatter) sort of like snowflakes for a second,=20
then begin acquiring normally again.=20
I have also seen this and until now I always thought it was air bubbles=20
coming through. I do not think it is an electrical problem though. I=20
have had the machine plugged into several different phases. We have, I=20
think, 4 different transformers in house and it has been plugged into at=20
least two different ones. I will try to go through them systematically=20
and report back.=20
I have used the same method as Dennis Broud and just gated them out.
Mikael
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