ar X iv : 0 80 7 . 44 21 v 1 [ as tr o - ph ] 2 8 Ju l 2 00 8 Third Level Trigger for the Fluorescence Telescopes of the Pierre Auger Observatory
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The trigger system for the Auger fluorescence telescopes is implemented in hardand software for an efficient selection of fluorescence light tracks induced by high-energy extensive air showers. The algorithm of the third stage uses the multiplicity signal of the hardware for fast rejection of lightning events with above 99% efficiency. In a second step direct muon hits in the camera and random triggers are rejected by analyzing the space-time correlation of the pixels. The trigger algorithm was tested with measured and simulated showers and implemented in the electronics of the fluorescence telescopes. A comparison to a prototype trigger without multiplicity shows the superiority of this approach, e.g. the false rejection rate is a factor 10 lower.
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