Name: Advanced Chemical Cuilometer AKA: Noskov Detector 2.0 Description: An integrated-circuit component, often as a stand-alone device of equivalent size to a modern toolbox, that measures the ECF accurately and precisely through complex control and monitoring of internal chemical components. Devices designed for spacecraft and architecture are often smaller, relying on other components and devices for insulation from the environment and grids for power. Abilities: -Measure cuils and anticuils -Provide an accurate and precise readout -Relatively cheap to manufacture given the intended uses Conditional Abilities (Optional): -Can be integrated into other electronics, such as onboard ship computers and the environmental monitoring controls of buildings -Can measure cuils to the second decimal of accuracy, including near-0‽ -Unless damaged, only the battery requires replacement during use -Unless damaged, does not require re-zeroing to provide accurate measurement Limitations: -Heavy for an object of its size (15 kg) -Bulky equipment (takes up precious real-estate on a personal scale that often makes it not viable to use) -Requires DE batteries or integration into greater power structures Conditional Limitations (Optional): -More expensive than Noskov Detector 1.0 (integrated variants are generally in the 5000 px range, while portable variants run 10000 px) -Battery life of 170 hours of continual runtime (~1 week) How does it work: Utilizing advanced understanding of possible chemical reactions at different ECF levels, the ACC utilizes a lengthy and complex chemical reaction which advances to different kinematic stages depending on the ECF it takes place in. The result is a consistent, accurate measure of ECF even in near-zero conditions. The majority of the bulk of the device is the monitoring equipment itself, which are chemical ENDI-scanners integrated into the circuits to monitor the ampule reactions, and protective insulation to prevent noise contamination with the integrated signal. This reaction is reversible, and unstable intermediates are what is measured. The reactions in question, utilizing high-purity mana as a component, are installed into an ENDI-integrated circuit to monitor each reaction ampule. Due to the bandwidth of measurement, several different chemical processes require monitoring for full range and accuracy. These individual components track ranges of -5~0‽, 0-1‽, 1-3‽, 3-11‽ accordingly with a full additional order of accuracy compared to cheaper variants with the higher-value chemical reactions occurring. Each reaction ‘saturates’ at their extrema, with dozens of intermediate steps in between to allow consistent measurement. External factors can still influence and disturb the reactions - variants constructed without the insulating measures in the Atlas-manufactured ACC are cheaper, but more vulnerable to electromagnetics, heat, and other similar factors. Flavor text: Several years of continued development, in addition to funding from shipmaking and urban development sectors on Olympus, the Noskov Detector 2.0 has seen widespread use in Atlas space, as well as open sale to foreign entities and outside parties. Nearly every anomaly-studying facility and paranoid ship captain insists on the integration of the device, or something similar to it. A great number of researchers of all sorts find use for such a device, especially with a more publicly well-understood mechanism than the ‘black box’ of a Visitant alpha. Referenced Technologies (Optional): Chemical Cuilometer (predecessor technology), Mana (mention as a chemical component) Attainability: Open Tags: [Civilian] Category: Tools
