The Hybrid Activities of the Pierre Auger Observatory
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The Pierre Auger Observatory detects ultra-high energy cosmic rays by implementing two complementary air-shower techniques. The combination of a large ground array and fluorescence detectors, known as the hybrid concept, means that a rich variety of measurements can be made on a single shower, providing much improved information over what is possible with either detector alone. In this paper I describe the hybrid reconstruction approach and the latest hybrid measurements.
9 pages, 10 figures. Proceeding paper for the 2006 Cosmic Ray International Seminar: ``Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays: Status and Perspectives.'' It will be published by Elsevier as a dedicated volume of Nuclear Physics B, Proceedings Supplements
9 pages, 10 figures. Proceeding paper for the 2006 Cosmic Ray International Seminar: ``Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays: Status and Perspectives.'' It will be published by Elsevier as a dedicated volume of Nuclear Physics B, Proceedings Supplements