The data processing system of the POEMMA-Balloon with Radio mission
Valentina Scotti, Antonio Anastasio, Alfonso Boiano, Francesco Cafagna, Vincenzo Masone, Marco Mese, Giuseppe Osteria, Giuseppe Passeggio, Francesco Perfetto, Haroon Akhtar Qureshi (for the JEM-EUSO Collaboration)

TL;DR
The paper details the design and components of an advanced data processing system for the POEMMA-Balloon with Radio mission, enabling synchronized detection of cosmic phenomena across multiple instruments.
Contribution
It introduces a novel, integrated data processing architecture supporting hybrid and radio instruments, with redundancy and environmental monitoring for high-precision astrophysical observations.
Findings
Successful integration of multiple detectors with synchronized data acquisition
Enhanced environmental and orientation monitoring capabilities
Support for both joint and independent data collection modes
Abstract
The POEMMA-Balloon with Radio (PBR) mission incorporates an advanced data processing system (DP) to enable the detection and characterization of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays and astrophysical neutrinos. The data acquisition (DAQ) system integrates inputs from the Cherenkov Camera, the Fluorescence Camera, the Radio Instrument and the X-Gamma detectors, ensuring synchronized event detection. Built upon the heritage of the EUSO-SPB2 DAQ architecture, the system has been adapted to support both the hybrid focal surface and radio instrumentation. The DP features two redundant CPUs, differential GPS receivers, and environmental monitoring capabilities, including temperature, humidity, and gyroscope-based orientation tracking. A central clock board synchronizes data collection across all instruments, ensuring precise event reconstruction. The main trigger and clock board manages trigger…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Particle Detector Development and Performance · Neutrino Physics Research
