Handheld trace detector
Detection of wide range of chemical agents including home-made peroxide explosives with rapid simultaneous detection of positive and negative ions.
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| Principle of operation | Bipolar drift-time ion mobility spectrometry |
| Explosives detected | nitramines (RDX, HMX, tetryl), nitrate esters (NG, EGDN, PETN/Semtex), nitroaromatic compounds (TNT, DNT), organic peroxides (TATP, HMTD), inorganic nitrates (ammonium, potassium and sodium nitrates, ANFO) and mixtures (plastic explosives, powders, etc.) |
| Drugs detected | cannabinoids (hashish/marijuana), opiates (morphine, heroin, codeine, fentanyl, etc.), amphetamines (amphetamine, methamphetamine, MDMA, etc.), cocaine and others. |
| Toxic industrial chemicals detected | hydrogen sulphide, hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid), hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid), sulfur dioxide (sulfurous anhydride), chlorine, ammonia, nitric acid, etc. |
| Chemical warfare agents detected | sarin/cyclosarin (GB/GF), soman (GD), VX/VR, mustard gas (HD), phosgene/diphosgene (CG/DP), hydrocyanic acid (AC)/cyanides. |
| Overall dimensions of the detector, mm | 110x170x10 |
| Weight (including battery), kg | 3.7 |
| Time of continuous autonomy work with regular battery, not less, hours | 4 |