SAMmobile 150 (RD-150)Vehicle Mounted Radiation Detection System (VMRDS)
The RD-150 VMRDS is a flexible, plug-and-play vehicle-mounted radiation detection system built for rapid deployment, easy transfer between vehicles, and optimized geometry in dynamic scenarios like freeway monitoring, choke points, parking lots, and covert surveillance.
- Modular, scalable architecture with high-sensitivity detectors
- Plug-and-play detector design for quick setup and reconfiguration
- Seamless vehicle-to-vehicle transfer
- Local or remote control
Powered by PeakGO free smartphone app (iOS/Android):
- Real-time isotope & isotope-class identification
- Color-coded spectral peaks
- GPS tagging of detections
- Photo/video reporting & annotation
- Pop-up isotope guidance
- Push-to-reachback alerting
- Optional integration with existing alarm, comms, and C2 systems
Quick Specs
- Isotope Identification: NaI
- Detector Size: 2x4x16 & 4x4x16
- FEMA RadResponder Enabled
- Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS, and USB
Applications
- Homeland Security
- Emergency Responder
- Safeguard and Nuclear Security
- Radiological Area Mapping
- Geological Radiation Survey
Features
- Vehicle Mounted Radiation Detection
- Integrate with Any Existing Vehicle
- Vehicle, Marine, Aerial, or Crane Variants
- Background Auto-Correction
- Industry Lowest Sigma Trigger
- Industrial, Shock Absorption
- Gamma and Neutron Detection
- PeakAbout App Integration
- GPS Integrated Mapping
Applications
- Large Public Event Monitoring
- Industrial Accident Response
- Plume/Background Mapping and Modeling
- Large Facility Perimeter Monitoring
- Vehicle/Marine/Airborne Detection
- Locate Illicit Transportation of Radioactive Sources
- Web-Based Training @ academy.berkeleynucleonics.com
System Hardware
At the core of the Model RD-150 is a high-performance MCA featuring DSP electronics and a high-voltage control system for an optimum dynamic range. The digital processor is supplemented with an analog anode output to enhance timing functionality. The processor is a 32-Bit RISC with excellent data acquisition and processing functionality. The entire electronic module is packaged in a shock-reducing enclosure. The photomultiplier tube and NaI detector are matched before final hermetic seal to ensure that efficiency is optimized.
System Firmware
The data processing and management is extremely efficient and leverages several proprietary processing and post-processing techniques. A unique Wavelet Transform gives users a strong confidence level on a wide range of isotopes without being limited to a peak search in a Region of Interest (ROI).
The concurrent background correction and background subtraction, two separate algorithm enhancements, give second-by-second analysis unprecedented confidence. These improvements are particularly useful with high-sensitivity (large volume) NaI and moving applications where background shifts are common.
System Software
In addition to powerful spectroscopic data analysis and reporting, the Model RD-150 with the included PeakGO app interface gives users features to address the larger situational needs. The full ANSI N42 report can be quickly examined, and then “Pushed” to a management team, reach-back office, or series of several incident support options. Users can easily suspend the data acquisition to take pictures and videos, thereby including situational inputs in the spectroscopic report. Additional software hosted in the user’s application gives real-time tutorials on an isotope-by-isotope basis to add credibility to the user’s disposition options. This focus on the larger application requirements differentiates PeakGO and BNC’s line of Nuclear Radiation Detection Instruments.
RD-150 Vehicle Placement
RD-150 Directionality
Detector
Gamma 2x4x16 Nal
Up to 3 Units/ Systems
Electronics
Digital MCA
32-Bit RISC, ARM Cortex
Conversion
12-Bit (65 Msps)
Data Buffer
54 Kbyte
Energy Range
0.010 – 3.0 MeV
Resolution
7% nom. FWHM @662 keV
Temperature
20degC -50degC
Identification
ANSI Isotope List
Color Coded
ANSI Isotope Class
Color Coded
Multi-Isotope Identification
Real Time Response
<1 Sec, first 3 Isotopes
Algorithm
Proprietary Wavelet Transform
Background Correction
Real Time
Background Subtraction
Analysis-Based
Calibration
Multi-Peak, Automatic
Each Module Individually
Packaging
Detector Module
29.7″x19.8″x9.9″
Shock Absorption
Weight
58 lbs/ Detector Module
Vehicle Positioning
Self-Contained Enclosure
PeakGO App (Recommended)
ANSI N42 Data Feed
Remote Access
Power
Battery, Internal Li-Ion
>24 hours
Vehicle Powered
GPS Data
Report Based
Coordinate Tagged Reports
Radiological Mapping
Color-Contour Mapping
Shipping Dimensions
46 x 16 x 14″
Shipping Weight
65 lbs
Press Room – The History Of Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy For Isotope Identification, Jim McQuaid
Press Room – Neutron Detectors and Their Performance
SAM Series Remote Operations App Note
SAMmobile 150 Datasheet
Downloadable resources such as datasheets, firmware, software, drivers and products manuals. Alternatively, you can browse resources directly by visiting our downloads page.
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Our SAM III series of equipment (SAM 950, SAMpack and SAMmobile 150) is compatible with FEMA’s RadResponder network at no additional cost to the end user.
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