Griffin 824 Trace Detection Mass Spectrometer | FLIR Systems, Inc.

General Description
The Griffin™ 824 is the first desktop mass spectrometer designed specifically for explosives and narcotics trace detection. The Griffin 824 mass spectrometer offers ease of adoption across a broad range of existing and emerging trace detection applications. Selectable detection modes allow customers to tailor the system to their operations using explosives only, narcotics only, or explosives/narcotics simultaneous mode. Operators collect trace residue by wiping personal belongings, skin, parcels/cargo, and other surfaces with a sample ticket. The sample ticket is inserted into the Griffin 824 sample inlet where analysis is performed via MS in less than 10 seconds. The Griffin 824 was designed to maximize system operational time by incorporating an open loop that does not recycle air inside the system. No cleaners are required, minimizing consumable costs and allowing rapid clear down after a true alarm.

Technical Description
Utilizing lab-caliber mass spectrometry, the Griffin 824 performs rapid analysis and explosives/narcotics threat identification. A mass spectrometer measures a physio-chemical characteristic: the mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) of an ion. Thus, it provides more information about the chemical make-up of a sample than most other sensor technologies can detect. Mass spectrometry is also a very selective technology. Within one complex sample, multiple chemicals can be separated out and identified, even those that are very similar in chemical structure. Mass spectrometers use library matching algorithms to identify the various chemical components within a sample. Griffin 824 is supplied with Griffin-developed spectral libraries that include a broad range of military, commercial, and home-made explosives (includes peroxide-based explosives) that meet current threats and a broad range of commonly abused narcotics and controlled substances.

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