Patent ID: 6646271
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A method for reading fluorescence by radiating excitation light on a plurality of spots arranged at predetermined intervals each containing a substance labeled with a time-resolved fluorescent substance and detecting fluorescence generated from each of the plurality of spots, the method comprising:a first step of irradiating a first spot with excitation light for a predetermined time; a second step of detecting fluorescence generated from the first spot after the irradiation with the excitation light; a third step of irradiating a second spot with excitation light, which is distanced from the first spot by a distance that is two or more times the distance between adjacent spots; and a fourth step of detecting fluorescence generated from the second spot after the irradiation with the excitation light, wherein, the third and fourth steps are repeated to detect fluorescence from all of the spots.