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ChemImage Corporation - Standoff UV Raman HSI Chemical Detector
Contact:

ChemImage Corporation

7301 Penn Ave

Pittsburgh, PA 15208

POC: Steve Mitts, Threat Detection Business Development Manager

mittss@chemimage.com
System Cost: $199,000
Analysis Cost: N/A
Survey Source: Vendor Supplied Information
General Description
The ChemImage Standoff UV Raman HSI Chemical Detector is designed for the detection of chemical warfare agents. TIC/TIM and other chemical agents of interest on environmental surfaces at a 1 to 3 meter standoff distance.
Technical Description
The system provides the detection of chemicals of interest on environmentally-relevant surfaces by the collection of the Raman scattered light excited using an ultraviolet laser beam. The ChemImage System collects the scattered from multiple locations within the excitation beam and performs an analysis and spectral library identification using multi-variate chemometric algorithms. The detected threat material or class of threat material is then transmitted to the operator through the operator display unit.
Evaluation Criteria
THROUGHPUT:
  • 2 minutes or less for detection
  • 1 sample, >10 tests/sample per run
  • 349-96 samples every 2 hours
  • The system could easily be adapted into a fully automated system
  • Device or system is intended for multiple detection assays
  • 0-1 solutions, buffer, eluents, and/or reagents
  • 1 component
  • 5-10 minutes is required for set-up
  • Automatic detection
LOGISTICS:
  • Very brief (minutes-hours) training and minimal technical skills
  • Larger than a home dishwasher
  • More than 50 kg
  • Wired connections are available
  • System or device has 110V electrical requirement
OPERATIONS:
  • Can be used from 4°C to 41°C
  • Components must be stored at room temperature (27°C)
  • Performance is not influenced by relative humidity
  • Between 1 to 3 years shelf life
  • 5-10 years expected life
  • Results cannot be viewed in real-time
  • The system could be adapted to a fully autonomous system with some effort
  • The system software is closed and not available for modification
  • The system hardware is open but modification requires licensing
DETECTION:
  • Less than 10 µL
  • Good specificity. System has a consistently low level of false alarms (2-5%)
  • > 1 ppt
  • System currently can identify aerosolized chemical agent
  • System currently can identify liquid chemical agent
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