The EM/GAMMALERT is a pocket-sized multi-threat warning and logging device which, in addition to use as a general-purpose ionizing radiation (gamma and x-ray) monitor, alerts users to pulsed electromagnetic (EM) energy and ionizing radiation not detectable with prior portable devices, including Terrestrial Gamma Bursts/Flashes (TGB/TGFs), which may pose a long-term health risk to frequent airline passengers and crew. The unit also detects and records intense electromagnetic radiation, as used in microwave jammers and directed energy weapons (DEWs), an emerging risk speculated as a modality in "Havana Syndrome".
These devices can be economically carried by large numbers of airline travelers, to enable detection, logging and global analysis of TGBs to study whether or not these lightning-induced events occur with sufficient amplitude and incidence to constitute a health hazard.
A set of concurrently operating ionizing radiation detectors and radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic radiation detectors, in combination with a microprocessor are used to detect, record, characterize and provide the user with a real-time warning of the presence of both steady state and extremely brief bursts of radiation that would otherwise go undetected despite posing a severe health risk. The outputs of the multiple radiation detectors are analyzed for concurrency, and the relative ratio of amplitudes from the ionizing radiation detectors and the RF detectors is used to estimate the probable nature of the threat, whether from a continuous or pulsed directed energy weapon (DEW) or from nuclear radiation, both steady state and pulsed. The data from a number of said portable instruments can be uploaded to a global server which aggregates the data and provides worldwide recognition of emerging threats.
For more detailed information on the EM-Gammalert please see the User Manual on the right.
PART NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
EM-Gammalert | 300 mW/cm2, 0.01-40 MeV, USB interface |