nanoRaider | FLIR Systems, Inc. | WMD Detector Selector

General Description
About the same size as a cellphone, the belt wearable nanoRaider provides continuous detection capability with visible, audible and tactile alerts. Once radiation has been detected, the fast identification capability of the instrument provides essential information to the user in the field, enabling them to make a next step determination. The One Touch ReachbackTM feature integrated into the nanoRaider allows the user to immediately send a notification to team members, superior officers, situation management personnel, and expert analysts – all with a single push of a button.

Technical Description
The nanoRaider uses uniquely constructed Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) detectors that enable exceptional sensitivity and identification capabilities never before seen in a spectroscopic personal radiation detector (SPRD). The characteristic design of FLIR CZT detectors is more rugged than scintillation-based detectors and does not require temperature stabilization. The nanoRaider is also available with an optional neutron detector.

Evaluation Criteria

THROUGHPUT:

Detection is instantaneous
Continuous operation with no defined runs
Greater than 750 samples every 2 hours
The system or device is currently fully automated
Device or system is intended for multiple detection assays
0-1 solutions, buffer, eluents, and/or reagents
0 components
Less than 5 minutes is required for set-up
Automatic detection

LOGISTICS:

Very brief (minutes-hours) training and minimal technical skills
Approximately the size of a soda can
Between 5 and 25 kg
Wireless and wired connections are available
System or device uses batteries
4-8 hours battery life

OPERATIONS:

Can be used from -21°C to 41°C
Performance is not influenced by relative humidity
Greater than 10 years expected life
Results can be viewed in real-time
The system could easily be adapted into a fully autonomous system
The system software is closed and not available for modification
The system hardware is closed and not available for modification

DETECTION:

Less than 10 µL
Superior specificity. System has a false alarm rate approaching zero (~0%)
Total dose, dose rate and count rate with operator selection to show the display, may differentiate between types of radiation
Down to background level radiation for dose rate
Down to background level radiation for count rate
System is used for surveying

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