Abstract

A hydrofocusing head with an optical cuvette has been developed for the flow cytometer to generate complete scatter patterns of single particles at scattering angles ranging from 10° to 120°. The scatter signal has been measured as a function of the angle (a flying indicatrix) by the use of particle motion within a scanning system of the flow cytometer by the use of a single photomultiplier. Scattering data measured with the flow cytometer have been compared with those calculated from Mie theory for latex particles. A calculation algorithm has been used to estimate the size and the refractive index of spherical particles from the scattering data measured.

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