BD LSRFortessa™ X-20 Cell Analyzer

The BD LSRFortessa X-20 System:

• Can be ordered with up to 5 lasers—most commonly blue, red, violet, yellow-green and UV—which provides flexibility in laser wavelengths. This flexibility allows you to optimize assay design by selecting the latest fluorescent dyes and antibodies in experimental protocols
• Can accommodate the detection of up to 18 colors simultaneously with a defined set of optical filters that meet today's assay requirements. Optical capability can be added or upgraded to expand with your lab as future needs arise
• Has a small footprint of 76.2 x 73.7 x 76.2 cm (30 x 29 x 30 in.), allowing it to fit easily on the benchtop for the cost-effective use of valuable laboratory space
• Offers design enhancements that provide easier access to bandpass filters and mirrors, simplifying changes in the instrument configuration

Maximum signal and minimum crosstalk—an innovative and proven platform for multicolor analysis

• The polygon optical detector array maximizes signal detection and increases sensitivity and resolution allowing you to identify dim and rare cell populations
• The optics system uses a novel laser design that illuminates cells in the sample and collection optics that direct light scatter and fluorescence signals through spectral filters to the detectors

Get more information on the excitation and collection optics of the BD LSRFortessa™ System from the system brochure.

• The fluidics design ensures that the laser is precisely focused on the sample stream and maximum amount of emitted light can be collected for added sensitivity in multicolor applications
• Fixed alignment also minimizes startup time, improves experiment-to-experiment reproducibility and enables automated daily quality control
• The sheath container (8 L) and waste container (10 L) are outside the cytometer, positioned on the floor for easy access
• Fluidics sensors maintain constant pressure, while a fluidics monitoring system warns when sheath fluid is low or empty or when the waste container is full

The BD special order program allows you to add lasers after your initial system purchase to meet new or evolving requirements. This wide range of choice and flexibility makes the special-order BD LSRFortessa™ X-20 System a solid long-term investment.

The vigorous sourcing of the latest and best laser technologies ensures an unparalleled range of configuration choices offered by the BD special order program for BD^® LSR Cell Analyzers.

New technologies are regularly incorporated into the product line as soon as they become available.

The ever-expanding list of available lasers demonstrates the ongoing commitment by BD to perpetual innovation. This is one of the many ways BD ensures that the BD^® LSR Cell Analyzer platform continues to support the evolving needs of leading researchers around the world.