CAM (Chemical Agent Monitor) | Smiths Detection - Watford Limited

General Description
CAM is a highly effective and easy to use CWA and TIC monitor. The auto switching feature gives CAM the added capability to continuously and automatically scan between Positive (nerve agent) and Negative (blister, blood and choking agent) modes. In applications where the threat of chemical agent is anticipated, CAM is used to monitor and confirm the type of agent used, as well as the concentration of the contamination. The unit can also be used post attached to monitor personnel, vehicles, equipment and terrain to assess the extent of cross contamination. Whether used in the military or civil environment CAM's ergonomic design and ease of use make it ideal for monitoring the effectiveness of decontamination measures. CAM can be used for Reconnaissance and search, confirmation monitoring, survey and sentry monitoring operations.

Technical Description
CAM uses Ion Mobility Spectroscopy (IMS) and analysis software to match sample spectral results to stored libraries to classify, identify and quantify chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and toxic industrial chemicals (TICs).

Notes:
In wide spread use worldwide.

Evaluation Criteria

THROUGHPUT:

Detection is instantaneous
Continuous operation with no defined runs
System is continuous and provides real time analysis with no defined tests/samples
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 toaster
Between 1 and 5 kg
Wired connections are available
System or device uses batteries
4-8 hours battery life

OPERATIONS:

Can be used from < -21°C to > 42°C (All temperatures)
Performance is not influenced by relative humidity
Greater than 10 years expected life
Results cannot 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:

This system does not test liquids
Excellent specificity. System has occasional false alarms under certain conditions (<2%)
>1x10^-3 mg/m3
System can currently identify aerosolized chemical agent

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