Supersensitive multipurpose/multifunctional avalanche gaseous detectors for environmental, hazard, intrusion systems (SMART)

TL;DR

This paper presents the development and testing of highly sensitive, multifunctional avalanche gaseous detectors for environmental hazard monitoring, capable of detecting flames, smoke, sparks, and dangerous gases with significantly improved sensitivity.

Contribution

It introduces a prototype system integrating multiple advanced sensors based on CERN technologies, with enhanced sensitivity and multifunctionality for environmental hazard detection.

Findings

Prototypes of all system components were successfully built and tested.

Sensors exhibit 10 to 1000 times higher sensitivity than commercial counterparts.

The system integrates multiple sensors communicating via cellular or satellite protocols.

Abstract

The aim of this work is to develop a prototype of integrated detector system to monitor environmental hazard: appearance of flames, smoke, sparks or dangerous gases (flammable, toxic, radioactive). We built and successfully tested prototypes of all components of the system. Our sensors are based on established CERN technologies and have superior characteristics, featuring between 10 to 1000 times higher sensitivity than the best commercial sensors. The final version of our device would consist of multifunctional sensors assembled in a single unit; each sensor will perform a specific task and deliver information to a common computing centre via cellular or satellite phone protocols.