Next Generation Desktop Detection System for Explosives and Narcotics

Smiths Detection introduced a next generation portable desktop trace detection system called the Ionscan 500DT. The advanced instrument is capable of simultaneously detecting microscopic amounts of more than forty types of narcotic and forty types of explosive substances. The Ionscan 500DT utilizes dual Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) detectors and is capable of identifying sub-nanogram amounts of explosive and narcotic substances, from a single sample, in less than eight seconds. The system incorporates two independently controlled IMS detectors in a single system, one optimized for explosives and the other for narcotics.

The Ionscan 500DT has an ergonomic design, a large color touch-screen display, built-in printer and 40GB internal hard drive. An advanced sampling wand eliminates the need for an operator to handle a sample swab after every operation, increasing the quality of sample analysis. Smiths Detection has designed the Ionscan 500DT for applications at airports, ports and border crossings, public and private buildings, courthouses and correctional facilities.