FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Change in fair value of warrants (Details)	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Common Warrants
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Fair value at beginning of period	$ 1,477,000
Change in fair value	(9,000)
Fair Value at ending of period	1,468,000
Series A Warrants
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Fair value at beginning of period	2,883,000
Change in fair value	(66,000)
Fair Value at ending of period	$ 2,817,000
Change in fair value, Gain (loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Unrealized (loss) gain on change in fair value of warrants classified as a liability
Series B Warrants
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Fair value at beginning of period	$ 779,400
Change in fair value	$ (779,400)
Change in fair value, Gain (loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Unrealized (loss) gain on change in fair value of warrants classified as a liability

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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