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Application Notes & Snapshots
XplorIR Quantification
Learn about XplorIR quantification package, which allows users to measure the concentration of a hazardous gas or vapor at part-per-million (ppm) levels.
Trace Chemical Detection for Customs Inspection
Enhance border security with fast, accurate chemical detection for customs inspections. Discover how MX908 handheld mass spectrometer streamlines trace drug identification and boosts operational efficiency at ports of entry.
XplorIR Eliminates the Gap in Gas Identification
XplorIR delivers rapid, accurate gas identification for hazmat response, helping teams detect, identify, and quantify over 5,600 hazardous gases in the field.
XplorIR and LEL Sensors for Hazmat Response
Learn about the integration of XplorIR’s gas identification capabilities with the common air monitoring tool of the LEL sensor.
Are Colorimetric Tubes Becoming Obsolete for HazMat/CBRN Response
Learn how the XplorIR revolutionizes gas detection by eliminating the drawbacks of traditional colorimetric tubes.
XplorIR Solves Oxygen Displacement Solved for Hazmat Response
Learn how XplorIR identifies contaminants lower than an O2 sensor, and why it is deployed with gas monitors during recon entry.
XplorIR Solves CO Cross-Sensitivity for Hazmat Response
Learn how XplorIR accurately identifies toxic gases that can give air monitors false readings or inaccurate measurements.
Building Your Recon Toolbox
Learn how the XplorIR is a logical addition to your set of recon tools.
Expanding Your Toolbox: Pairing Your PID with FTIR
Learn about PID entry methods and how continuous air monitoring with XplorIR can identify unknown gases in the hotzone.
Breaking New Ground: Gas Mixture Analysis with XplorIR
Learn how the XplorIR identifies mixed chemical products and overcomes current chemical detection challenges through its ability to identify up to 6 gas components within complex mixtures.
Drug Detection at the Border: How VipIR and MX908 Work Together to Elevate Customs & Border Screening
Discover how VipIR and MX908 work together to elevate border drug detection with rapid screening and advanced chemical identification—helping customs agents triage faster, identify threats confidently, and protect ports of entry without slowing commerce.
Why are Fentanyl and Fake Pills so Deadly
Download this infographic to increase your knowledge about fentanyl awareness and review survey results conducted by Dynata.
Specification Sheets
ProtectIR Specification Sheet
Learn about the features and performance of ProtectIR, a portable FTIR device designed for analyzing solid and liquid threats.
XplorIR Specification Sheet
Learn about the specifications for XplorIR, enabling continuous detection and identification of gas threats, even within complex mixtures.
InterceptIR Specification Sheet
Learn about the features and performance of InterceptIR, rapid gas identifier for unmanned systems.
ThreatID Specification Sheet
Learn about the features and performance of ThreatID, a portable FTIR device designed for analyzing solids, liquids, gases, and complex mixtures.
MX908 Beacon Specification Sheet
MX908 Beacon remote area monitoring for identification of aerosol and vapor CWA’s and PBA’s.
VipIR Specification Sheet – Hazardous Materials & CBRN
Learn about the features and performance of VipIR, a portable 3-in-1 device that utilizes Raman, FTIR and SSP to identify thousands of hazardous materials and CBRN chemicals.
VipIR Specification Sheet – Customs & Borders
Learn about the features and performance of VipIR, a portable 3-in-1 device that utilizes Raman, FTIR and SSP to identify thousands of chemicals.
MX908 Specifications for Priority Drugs
With the enhanced selectivity of HPMS, users can conduct field analysis of unknown substances at trace levels to generate actionable intelligence in real time.
MX908 Specifications for Corrections
MX908 provides trace identification (nanogram/invisible level) of many drugs commonly smuggled into corrections facilities.
MX908 Specifications for Hazmat
With MX908, elite federal, military and civilian responders have the quick, confident intelligence they need to ensure the safety of their team and the public.
MX908 Specifications for EOD
Detection and ID of priority threats from military and commercial grade explosives, to homemade energetics and relevant precursors.
Tech Notes
Infrared Gas Identification in Any Condition: Adaptive Atmospheric Correction of the XplorIR
Learn how XplorIR achieves accurate gas sample identification.
Understanding Limits of Identification of the XplorIR
XplorIR’s Limit of Identification can be determined for a given meter and chemical product under specific operational conditions.
Multi-Mission Threat Detection with Handheld HPMS
Download this tech note to learn more about how MX908 utilizes high pressure mass spec.
Next-Generation Handheld High-Pressure Mass Spectrometry
Download tech note 1.0 to learn about MX908 with APCI Dual-Polarity Source for Threat Detection and Identification.
Analysis of Fentanyl and Its Analogs with a Handheld API Mass Spectrometer and In-Source CID
In this work we report on the results of optimization of an insource CID sequence and subsequent characterization of the handheld API mass spectrometer/algorithm performance for the analysis of both neat and heavily cut samples containing various fentanyl analogs.
Aerosol Detection and Identification with MX908
Read this tech note full of field test data to understand how the MX908 with Aero works when detecting aerosolized chemicals.
White Papers
The Emerging Threat of Nitazenes in the Synthetic Opioid Crisis
Discover how nitazenes—synthetic opioids up to 40x stronger than fentanyl—are fueling a new wave in the overdose crisis. Learn about detection challenges, real-world case studies, and advanced tools like the MX908 in this essential whitepaper.
White Paper: Area Monitoring for Chemical Warfare and Pharmaceutical Based Agents
Learn more about area monitoring and how MX908 Beacon is the only area monitor on the market to identify chemical warfare agents, etc.
The MX908 Advantage in the Presence of Cutting Agents
Read our latest whitepaper to see how MX908 performed in a study of the most common cutting agents found around the world and, when combined with Reachback analysis, improved the false positive rate from <2%, to 0%.
White Paper: Pesticide Detection and Identification at Illegal Marijuana Grows
With pesticides posing an imminent danger for wildlife in the area, responding law enforcement also find themselves potentially exposed to the hazardous chemicals
Using MX908 in Investigations and Court
Users can conduct field analysis of unknown substances at trace levels to generate actionable intelligence in real time to assess threat levels, establish probable cause, and prioritize investigatory resources accordingly, all while reducing operator exposure.
Actionable Information from High Pressure Mass Spectrometry
The detection and identification of chemicals with HPMS carries sufficient information to warrant definitive action, medical treatment and communication.
Trace Detection in the Field Expedites Prosecution
Mass spectrometry is classified as a Category A technique by the Scientific Working Group on Seized Drug Analysis (SWGDRG) and ASTM 2329-17 and has been admissible in court for more than 50 years. Download to read more.
Aerosol Hazard Management 101
Read this white paper to learn more about the hazard posed by aerosolized chemicals. You will learn about aerosols and their properties and how to successfully address them in the field.
Operational Response to Fourth Generation Agents
Read this whitepaper written by Christina Baxter Ph.D., to prepare responders with commercially available solutions to detect, identify, decontaminate, destroy, and confirm the destruction of the A-series agents.
A New Approach to Trace Detection
Today’s emergency responders and security personnel need detection capabilities which address both categories with high sensitivity (the ability to detect threat materials below harmful levels) and high fidelity (the ability to detect reproducibly and reliably).
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