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GasFinderMC Multi Channel Monitor

Boreal Laser's GasFinder MC (US Patent No. 5,748,325) measures gas concentrations sequentially in up to eight channels or paths. GasFinder and GasFinder MC employ the same patented (US Patent 5,637,872) TDL(Tunable Diode Laser) technology. GasFinderMC uses a Central Control Unit (CCU) housed in a standard 19" rack cabinet, 6" (15cm) high, containing the laser diode source, drive electronics, detector signal processing and microcomputer subsystems. Fiberoptic cable carries the laser light to transmitter heads, which direct the beam along a path to a reflector. The return light is collected on a non-biased photodetector. The photo current is returned to the Central Control Unit using coaxial cable. The transmitter heads are therefore intrinsically safe. The remote reflector is initially targeted by the operator using a two axis instrument mount assisted by a telescopic sight and visible(635nm) laser beam. There are four available transmitter heads that can interface with the GasFinderMC CCU depending on the end user's application.