Patent ID: 8723139

Claim:
A system for performing spectrofluorometry of a fluorophore sample comprising: an input module that receives user input corresponding to spectrofluorometer settings; a control module that transmits one or more control signals for controlling a spectrofluorometer during respective wavelength scans of the fluorophore sample and a blank sample, the one or more control signals provide for automatic execution of the wavelength scans over an excitation wavelength range and an emission wavelength range; a signal-to-background determination module that automatically determines a plurality of signal-to-background ratios based on fluorescence measurements of the fluorophore sample and the blank sample received from the spectrofluorometer; and a signal-to-background analysis module that automatically determines the maximum signal-to-background ratio from the plurality of signal-to-background ratios; and a map generation module that generates a map of the plurality of signal-to-background ratios and wherein the map graphically presents the plurality of signal-to-background ratios as respective color-coded elements plotted on a graph; and the map generation module maps each signal-to-background ratio to a corresponding color.