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Specifications

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The 1st Detect Chemical Detector offers the capabilities and performance of a large laboratory mass spectrometer, including a wide mass range, low detection limit, MSn capability and a membrane inlet in a low power portable instrument.

  • Weight:
    • 12 lb / 6 kg on 12/24 VDC or 110 / 220 VAC
    • 15 lb / 7 kg on supplied battery
  • Mass Range: 10 – 450 amu
  • Chemicals Detected (examples):
    • CWAs: GA, GB, VX, mustards, cyanides
    • Explosives: TATP, PETN, TNT, DNT, RDX
    • TICs per NIJ Guide 100-00 and per ITF-40
    • Contraband: THC, cocaine, amphetamine
  • Resolution: <1 amu
  • Detection Limit / Analysis Time:
    • ppb / ng @ < 5 sec operation (continuous sampling & analysis)
    • ppt / pg @ < 30 sec operation (5 sec. sampling / 25 sec. analysis)
  • Power Supply: 120/240VAC, 12/24VDC or supplied battery
  • Low False Alarm Rate: True Mass Spectrometer (not IMS) and MSn Capability
    • MS: 10x the informing power of IMS.
    • MS/MS: 10000x the informing power of IMS.
  • SAFETY Act
    • Awarded Developmental Testing and Evaluation (DT&E) Designation from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security