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RESEARCH PRODUCT

First results of the Instrumentation Line for the deep-sea ANTARES neutrino telescope

Philippe CharvisR. De VitaR. De VitaC. KopperC. KopperB. Van RensB. Van RensA. F. YaoE. CastorinaE. CastorinaS. CecchiniS. CecchiniS. CecchiniG. LimG. LimG. LimE. A. De WolfE. A. De WolfE. A. De WolfE. BarbaritoE. BarbaritoV. A. KudryavtsevV. A. KudryavtsevC. De MarzoC. De MarzoCorinne DonzaudJ. P. SchullerC. RaccaF. AmeliJ. BeltramelliV. RocaV. RocaJ.-c. LanguillatP. PiattelliP. PiattelliP. ValdyR. BruijnR. BruijnR. BruijnAnnarita MargiottaAnnarita MargiottaK. StreebK. StreebS. CuneoS. CuneoW. KretschmerW. KretschmerR. OstaschR. OstaschM. De JongM. De JongG. DamyTeresa MontaruliTeresa MontaruliM. JaspersM. JaspersM. JaspersJ. E. McmillanJ. E. McmillanG. V. RussoG. V. RussoJ.a. AguilarJ.a. AguilarGregory David HallewellF. DruilloleA. CaponeNathalie Palanque-delabrouilleM. MongelliM. MongelliS. FavardN. De BottonYann HelloN. CottiniN. CottiniP. ChauchotE. FalchiniE. FalchiniH. J. RoseH. J. RoseF. LucarelliJ. F. DrogouF. RethoreM. MorgantiM. MorgantiD. Lo PrestiD. Lo PrestiS. KuchS. KuchChristian TamburiniJ.j. DestelleL. CaillatC. GojakEric DelagnesV. CavasinniV. CavasinniA. RostovtsevA. RostovtsevS. LoucatosR. MasulloM. JaquetM. MelissasC. PettaC. PettaI. SokalskiI. SokalskiH. LaschinskyH. LaschinskyRoberto BellottiRoberto BellottiN. GirardGisela AntonGisela AntonT. StolarczykD. RealD. RealMaurizio SpurioMaurizio SpurioN. Kalantar-nayestanakiV. LyashukV. LyashukM. RuppiM. RuppiF. FeinsteinRosario MegnaRosario MegnaD. StubertM. RipaniM. RipaniJ. ZúñigaJ. ZúñigaH. PeekH. PeekJ. BustoJ. J. AubertR. Van DantzigR. Van DantzigJ. CarrP. RewiersmaP. RewiersmaV. RigaudC. OlivettoS. L. CartwrightS. L. CartwrightM.c. BouwhuisM.c. BouwhuisJ.-p. PineauU. F. KatzU. F. KatzA.j. HeijboerA.j. HeijboerA.j. HeijboerIvan DekeyserP. CoyleJ. Van RandwijkJ. Van RandwijkK. GrafK. GrafP. SapienzaP. SapienzaH. ZacconeF. SalesaF. SalesaV. FlaminioV. FlaminioAlexander KappesAlexander KappesCh. NaumannCh. NaumannM. Naumann-godoM. Naumann-godoM. BattaglieriM. BattaglieriF. JouvenotA. AlbertD. ZaborovD. ZaborovA. CeresA. CeresR. ShadnizeR. ShadnizeM. BillaultB. VallageA. S. CussatlegrasP. KellerP. GoretC. RodaC. RodaA. Levan SuuP. PayreA. MilovanovicA. MilovanovicG. De VriesG. De VriesG. De VriesAnne DeschampsM. RomitaM. RomitaY. LeguenR. ConiglioneR. ConiglioneG. Van Der SteenhovenG. Van Der SteenhovenAlain MazureJ. HogenbirkJ. HogenbirkD. FestyL. MoscosoB. DinkespielerD. DenansT. SponaT. SponaM. MarcelinE. KorolkovaE. KorolkovaC. HoffmanR. LahmannR. LahmannG. TerreniG. TerreniH. KokH. KokF. MazéasC. FiorelloC. FiorelloS. M. BradburyS. M. BradburyJ.r. HubbardPatrick LamareR. Van WijkR. Van WijkJuan José Hernández-reyJuan José Hernández-reyM. CircellaM. CircellaH. Le ProvostJ.m. GalloneJ. RouxS. AnvarCharling TaoF. LouisS. BasaD. LachartreYvonne BecheriniYvonne BecheriniG. F. BurgioG. F. BurgioJ. PoinsignonJean-francois RolinV. BertinB. VerlaatB. VerlaatLester D.r. ThompsonLester D.r. ThompsonElie AslanidesA. KruijerA. KruijerG. WobbeG. WobbeP. K. A. De Witt-hubertsP. K. A. De Witt-hubertsS. FerryA. CalzasL. CaponettoL. CaponettoS. GaleottiS. GaleottiN. RandazzoN. RandazzoG. VenekampG. VenekampM. MusumeciM. MusumeciH. LafouxJean-pierre ErnenweinE. MignecoE. MignecoT. KargT. KargC. ColnardC. ColnardP. VerninV. ValenteMohsen HarakehB. HartmannB. HartmannF. Dessages-ardellierP. LagierM. TaiutiM. TaiutiP. KooijmanP. KooijmanP. KooijmanT. LegouF. SchmittF. SchmittG. GiacomelliG. GiacomelliG. LamannaJ. HosslJ. HosslStephanie EscoffierGiorgio RiccobeneGiorgio RiccobeneJ.d. ZornozaJ.d. ZornozaAntoine KouchnerV. NiessT. PradierE. CarmonaE. CarmonaDominique DurandD. CastelM. AnghinolfiM. AnghinolfiC. DistefanoC. DistefanoS. KarkarK. SalomonK. SalomonR. BlaesE. HeineE. HeineT. ChiarusiA. BigiA. BigiLawrence SulakJürgen BrunnerF. CafagnaF. CafagnaChantal CompèreH. LöhnerL Lo NigroL Lo NigroV. PopaV. PopaV. Popa

subject

Photomultiplierneutrino astronomy; photon detection; underwater detectorPositioning systemInstrumentationAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaNeutrino astronomy Underwater detector Photon detectionFOS: Physical sciencesAstrophysics01 natural sciencesneutrino astronomy[PHYS.ASTR.CO]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.CO]0103 physical sciencesCalibrationAngular resolution010306 general physicsRemote sensingAstroparticle physicsPhysicsunderwater detector[SDU.ASTR]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]010308 nuclear & particles physicsDetectorAstrophysics (astro-ph)Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsAstronomySITEAstronomy and AstrophysicsLIGHTPHOTON DETECTIONNEUTRINO ASTRONOMYFísica nuclearUNDERWATER DETECTORNeutrino astronomy

description

In 2005, the ANTARES Collaboration deployed and operated at a depth of 2500 m a so-called Mini Instrumentation Line equipped with Optical Modules (MILOM) at the ANTARES site. The various data acquired during the continuous operation from April to December 2005 of the MILOM confirm the satisfactory performance of the Optical Modules, their front-end electronics and readout system, as well as the calibration devices of the detector. The in-situ measurement of the Optical Module time response yields a resolution better than 0.5 ns. The performance of the acoustic positioning system, which enables the spatial reconstruction of the ANTARES detector with a precision of about 10 cm, is verified. These results demonstrate that with the full ANTARES neutrino telescope the design angular resolution of better than $0.3^\circ$ can be realistically achieved.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2006-06-09
10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.07.004http://hal.in2p3.fr/in2p3-00110746