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Man-portable system that identifies chemicals in munitions and sealed containers
Man-portable system that identifies the chemical contents of munitions and other unopened containers without opening or sampling them. It uses PINS technology: a neutron generator excites the nuclei in the object and the emitted gamma rays are measured by a mechanically cooled HPGe spectrometer. The system is carried in two carbon-fibre backpacks and controlled from a rugged tablet.
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Specifications checked against the manufacturer’s documents on 2026-10-17
The number after each value refers to the source listed below. Values are as published by the manufacturer; the exact configuration is always confirmed in our quotation.
| Neutron generator | Mini-Gen (D-D): nominal 6 × 10⁶ n/s, mean neutron energy 2.5 MeV, pulse range 0.5–20 kHz, duty cycle 5–90%; under 75 W typical; 7.3 kg1 |
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| Relative efficiency | >50% typical (ANSI/IEEE 325-1996)1 |
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| Energy resolution at 122 keV | <1600 eV FWHM (warranted at optimum settings and depending on detector type)1 |
| Energy resolution at 1.33 MeV | ≤2.5 keV FWHM at 1,332 keV (warranted at optimum settings and depending on detector type)1 |
| Cooling | Stirling cooler, approx. 30 W; initial cool-down <10 hours at 25 °C1 |
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| Analysis | Automatic chemical analysis every 10 seconds: peak fitting, energy recalibration and decision-tree logic1 |
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| Battery life | Spectrometer: approx. 6 hours at 25 °C with cold detector1 |
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| Power supply | Internal swappable Li-ion battery; DC/DC 24 V DC to 16 V DC, 300 W (24 V NATO plug for military vehicles); AC/DC 110/240 V AC to 16 V DC, 300 W1 |
| Weight | Backpack 1 (spectrometer, tablet, electronics): approx. 58.5 lb; backpack 2 (stand, neutron generator): approx. 58.5 lb1 |
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| Operating temperature | −10 to +40 °C (backpack 1)1 |
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| Measurement technique | PINS: neutrons from a D-D neutron generator excite the nuclei and the characteristic gamma rays are measured with an HPGe spectrometer1 |
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| Spectrometer | ORTEC Trans-SPEC-X-N, mechanically cooled HPGe (Stirling cooler, no liquid nitrogen) with built-in digital MCA, up to 16k channels1 |
| Automatically identified substances | Chemical warfare agents: BR-2, CG, CK, GB, HD, HE, HN, VX, WL; practice fills: bleach, POP, sand, water-antifreeze; smoke chemicals: FM, FS, HC, WP, L1 |
| Control computer | Panasonic Toughbook CF-20 tablet, Windows 10 Pro, 8 GB RAM/256 GB SSD, 10.1 in sunlight-viewable touchscreen, IP651 |
The data comes from the manufacturer’s published documents. Manufacturers may change specifications; the current configuration and performance are confirmed in the quotation.
The number after each value refers to the source listed below. Values are as published by the manufacturer; the exact configuration is always confirmed in our quotation.
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