INSTRUMENT FOR DETECTING AND MEASURING FLUORESCENCE INCLUDING AN EXCITATION SOURCE

摘要

An instrument includes a plurality of spaced-apart reaction regions (40) and a light source (10) comprising more than one individual light source. The light source is capable of illuminating more than one of the plurality of reaction regions with excitation beams (25). The individual light sources are arranged in groups and different groups of individual light sources are configured to emit different excitation frequencies. Each group of individual light sources is configured to provide excitation beams that illuminate one or more of the plurality of reaction regions simultaneously.