Abstract: A detector for detecting vapors emitted from energetic compounds includes a housing, a pump and a sensing assembly. The housing has an inlet, an outlet and an enclosed sensing volume there between. The pump communicates with the housing for moving a carrier gas sequentially through the enclosed sensing volume at a predetermined flow rate. The sensing assembly senses the vapors of the energetic compound delivered by the carrier gas as the carrier gas passes through the housing. The sensing assembly includes a sensing unit constructed of an amplifying fluorescent polymer, a source of excitation, a light detector, and a convertor assembly.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 16, 2001
Date of Patent:
May 6, 2003
Assignee:
Nomadics, Inc.
Inventors:
Craig A. Aker, Colin J. Cumming, Mark E. Fisher, Michael J. Fox, Marcus J. laGrone, Dennis K. Reust, Mark G. Rockley, Eric S. Towers
Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor electrode connected to a card module that can be received within an industry standard plug-in receptacle of a selected computer to enable a combination capable of very exhaustive data detection, processing, storage and the like for whatever the selected data sensor and particular card module.