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CCDs
•Charge Coupled devices (CCD) usually in our video cameras (also called charged transfer devices)
•light causes accumulation of electric charge in individual elements which release the charge at regular intervals
•Useful in imaging because they can integrate over time
•Not fast enough for flow cytometry application in general
