did they ever explain this? what is it made of? what are the mechanics? how does it contain ghost? how many can it contain? can somebody elaborate for me? 
They never go into details on the mechanics. You kind of just need to go off assumptions with certain things. For instance, we can assume the traps use a similar containment system as the larger containment unit, just smaller and not suited for long term storage.
As for numbers, it depends on the continuity. In the movies (and the IDW ongoing comics), a trap can handle one or two with little problem, but things get kind of… explosive if you cram too many in there. The cartoons made the traps fit the need of the script, but couple hold way more standard ghosts than the movie versions, but there were instances of very powerful entities breaking free of the trap.
The reboot went into a bit of detail as to how their Ghost Trap worked:
-suggesting that the psychokinetic sink attracts the ghost, and the hollow beam pulls it in (with either the hollow beam, or something in the reboot Trap’s casing preventing it from getting out if the lid is sealed).
It’s really just a simple matter of reversing the polarity of the neutron flow.
If only there were some sort of technical manual…
Well played, sir. Well played!
I agree it’s a portable and compact version of the Containment Unit. So some sort of dampening effect on the a ghost’s P.K.E. that keeps them in a state of rigid stasis like removing one battery from a TV remote.
If only the guy writing the manual wasn’t blocked by NDA and could talk about it. 
Lasers. Probably a lot like the proton stream, only straighter. That’s my guess at least.
I always thought it was an explosion of energy (trap open) followed by an implosion (trap close) which pulls the ghost in.
It’s all about the constant ionization rate for ectoplasmic entities.
The trap and proton packs are what give Ghostbusters that sci-fi element. I love that.
I always imagined it was a sort of powerful electromagnetic field that neutralized and pulled the ghost in. The trap was a smaller version of the containment grid.
Sci-fi pseudo particle physics, my friend. Picture this: In the GB universe, the majority of spectral phenomena are negatively charged.
A beam of protons (with adjustable strength) holds them in place like a fishing line.
A trap, one assumes, is therefore either a stronger positive charge than a proton beam, or an earthing point. Or a thing.
All we know for sure is it gets bright, so don’t look directly at it.
Also, don’t cross the streams. It would be bad.
The trap is like a mini world inside, I’m assuming the ghost’s particles are shrunk to allow more than one ghost to fit inside the trap.
I’ve always imagined the trap as a slime condenser. The laser vacuums the ghost inside and melts it in its slime state until it gets stored in the ECU.
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None of this is correct. Watch GBNW’s video on the trap.
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