Reconstruction accuracy of the surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory

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The reconstruction of extensive air showers (arrival direction, core position and energy estimation) by the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory is discussed together with the corresponding accuracy.

• We determine the angular reconstruction accuracy as a function of the station multiplicity by using two different aproaches.
• We discuss statistical and systematic uncertainties in the determination of the signal at 1000 m from the core, S(1000), which is used to estimate the primary energy.