Introduction - Beckman Coulter LS 13 320 User Manual

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Conventions
• The optical bench and sample modules are referred to as the "Analytical Module". The PC,
keyboard, monitor and printer, etc., are all referred to collectively as "the computer".
• Bold type letters like this "Enter Sample ID" represent menu or button text appearing on the
screen of the computer that can be selected with the mouse or by keystrokes.
means "click the mouse button". Unless the mouse has been inverted for left-handed
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users, this will be the left mouse button.
• The
LS 13 320 Overview
The Beckman Coulter LS 13 320,
either in a liquid or in dry powder form by using the principles of light scattering. The LS 13 320
particle size analyzer provides reliable and reproducible results for researchers, quality control
laboratories, product and process control departments, or anyone with the need to measure particle
size distributions.
Figure 1 LS 13 320 With The Tornado DPS
The LS 13 320 consists of an optical bench and five different sample handling modules:
• Universal Liquid Module (ULM)
• Aqueous Liquid Module (ALM)
• Tornado Dry Powder System (DPS)
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symbol "points" you to where additional information on a subject can be found.
Figure 1, measures the size distribution of particles suspended
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