Billerica, MA - deal for emergency first responders, stadium security and large crowd monitoring, Bruker Corporation’s SIGIS 2 automaticallyentifies multiple airborne chemical compounds at distances of up to 10km. Utilized by numerous European civil protection agencies for events including FIFA World Cup, G8 Summit, NATO Summit and EURO Championships, SIGIS 2 provides an added level of monitoring the atmosphere for the presence of over 400 compounds and gases. The SIGIS 2 provides the ability to immediately – and remotely –entify released compounds and permits the emergency response personnel to take the appropriate actions, if warranted. Referencing an extensive library of compounds, including VOCs, TICs and CWAs, SIGIS 2entifies the presence of potentially hazardous materials in the atmosphere from a safe distance, without exposing the user or the measurement device to the chemical being measured. Going beyond the capabilities of simple detection instruments, SIGIS 2 permits real timeentification of the chemicals or compounds within the region measured. Even with multiple materials present in the region that is measured, SIGIS 2 willentify each material present within the single measurement area.
The SIGIS 2 developer, Dr. Roland Harig, states that “SIGIS 2 provides unambiguousentification and, using the power of FTIR spectroscopy, yields the lowest detection limits while providing simultaneous quantification and an easily interpreted visual image of the measured field.”
The SIGIS 2 offers a unique, intuitive user interface that presents a minimally trained user with system control from a single screen, including the definition of the area within the field of view to be evaluated. The SIGIS 2 platform is easily adapted for immediate mobilization as different detection scenarios arise by incorporating a robust spectrometer based on Bruker RockSolidTM FT-IR interferometer platform, fast infrared detection technology and remote battery power. Equipped with programmable rotation capability of the measurement head, SIGIS 2 allows a 360º surveillance area to be imaged and characterized. Multiple units used simultaneously permit triangulation and the production of a tomographic reconstruction of the area of interest. Standard daylight and IR video cameras provide real-time display of the scene under any lighting conditions and are overlaid in real time with false color images of the detected gases. Using this feature, a direct display of the size and location of the chemical cloud is available for immediate assessment. For more information on all Bruker remote sensing products, please refer to our website www.bruker.com/products/optical-spectroscopy/remote-sensing.html
About Bruker Corporation Bruker Corporation is a leading provider of high-performance scientific instruments and solutions for molecular and materials research, as well as for industrial and applied analysis. Today, worldwide more than 6,000 employees are working on this permanent challenge at over 90 locations on all continents. Bruker systems cover a broad spectrum of applications in all fields of research and development and are used in all industrial production processes for the purpose of ensuring quality and process reliability.
For more information, contact: Dick Merk Bruker Optics Phone: 978-439-9899 x. 5426 Email: dick.merk@brukeroptics.com