Bruker Daltonics Introduces New MM2 Advanced Mobile Mass Spectrometer For Chemical Agent Detection And Identification
The MM2 is programmed to measure chemical agents with outstanding sensitivity and exceptional selectivity, allowing positive identification and minimizing false alarms. In a world of changing threats, the MM2 represents the latest development in military-hardened, mobile and light weight GC/MS systems. Its design benefits from more than 20 years of experience in mobile mass spectrometry at Bruker Daltonics.
The MM2 is a modern high-performance, yet light weight detection instrument; it utilizes a novel vacuum system allowing significant reductions in size and power consumption. With a volume of just 40 litres, a weight of just 30 kg, as well as further improved sensitivity, the MM2 is the state-of-the-art mass spectrometer for the detection and identification of chemical agents and toxic industrial chemicals in homeland security and defense applications. The MM2 incorporates the latest microcontroller electronics and sophisticated PC-based software to achieve a marked improvement in performance and flexibility.
Like its predecessor, the MM2 is extremely rugged, and can be used while in motion and under extreme environmental conditions. The MM2 can be used to measure volatile chemical agents in air, as well as semi-volatile agents that stick to the ground or certain surfaces. Flexible accessories, like a heated membrane surface probe, or a GC with thermal desorption module, allow the use of the system for many important mobile and stationary mission profiles to meet the chemical threats of the post 9/11 world with high reliability.
For example, the MM2 is optimized for long-range chemical reconnaissance in various NATO armoured vehicles, as well as for mobile chemical agent inspection and detection missions that require positive identification. Mobile mass spectrometry is also the technology of choice for the identification of unknown chemical compounds due to its specificity, especially in combination with gas chromatography.
Frank Thibodeau, Business Development Manager for NBC Detection, said: "The MM1 has been exceptionally successful and over the years has been fielded by various NATO defense and security forces. For instance, in the U.S. Department of Defense alone, more than 100 units are in service. We were thus able to draw upon a wealth of customer experience in developing the long-awaited MM2, and expect that it will be quickly adopted due to its enhanced capabilities and smaller size."
About Bruker BioSciences Corporation
Bruker BioSciences Corporation, headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, is the publicly traded parent company of Bruker AXS Inc. and Bruker Daltonics Inc. Bruker AXS is a leading developer and provider of life science and advanced materials research tools based on X-ray technology. Bruker Daltonics is a leading developer and provider of innovative life science tools based on mass spectrometry. Bruker Daltonics also offers a broad line of nuclear, biological and chemical detection products for defense and homeland security. For more information, please visit www.bruker-biosciences.com.
Source: Bruker BioSciences Corporation