Performance of the First ANTARES Detector Line

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Performance of the First ANTARES Detector Line

C. Colnard Robert Lahmann Kouchner16 Antoine P. Vernin J. P. Schuller Gregory David Hallewell A. Bigi A. Bigi C. Picq F. Louis Piattelli27 Paolo Jean-pierre Ernenwein H. Loehner M. Anghinolfi M. Anghinolfi C. Naumann E. Falchini E. Falchini Dominique Lefèvre J. Busto E. A. De Wolf J.-l. Fuda M. Circella M. Ruppi G.e. Ip # V # La #G.e. Ip # V # La #G. Wijnker Corinne Donzaud P. Payre M. De Jong F. Druillole Kay Graf Jürgen Brunner Guillaume Lambard Guillaume Lambard L. A. M. Tasca Piera Sapienza M. Bazzotti M. Bazzotti Gilles Maurin Manuel Bou-cabo Francesco Simeone Francesco Simeone Tamburini Christian Holger Motz A. Radu Ph. Charvis G. Van Der Steenhoven J. Zúñiga K. Lyons J. Jeffrey Carr R. Coniglione Vincenzo Cavasinni Vincenzo Cavasinni G. F. Burgio G. F. Burgio M. Ageron E. Castorina E. Castorina M. Ardid S. Basa R. Bruijn Yann Hello Nasser Kalantar-nayestanaki J. Petrovic G. Carminati G. Carminati G. Giacomelli G. Giacomelli V. Bertin N. Cottini Camarena14 Francisco S. Kuch C. M. Reed H. Costantini H. Costantini Juan A. Aguilar F. Ischoeck Ciro Bigongiari Doriane Drouhin R. Auer U. F. Katz F. Salesa Annarita Margiotta Annarita Margiotta C. Petta C. Petta Alexander Kappes Simona Toscano M. Melissas Julien Lavalle Eberl12 Thomas G. Lim E. Presani Chiarusi18 Tommaso Tommaso Chiarusi C. Kopper G. Guillard Juan José Hernández Arnauld Albert P.m. Kooijman P.m. Kooijman D. Zaborov V. Flaminio V. Flaminio G. De Bonis G. De Bonis S. Mangano V. Popa M. Morganti M. Morganti H. Laschinsky C. Richardt M. Rujoiu Stephanie Escoffier J.d. Zornoza D. Castel G.v. Russo G.v. Russo T. Pradier W. Kretschmer R. Ostasch G. Lelaizant G. Lelaizant Patrick Lamare S. Biagi S. Biagi D. Dornic S. Anvar Yvonne Becherini Oleg Kalekin Emilio Migneco Anne Deschamps Alain Mazure F. Ameli F. Ameli F. Lucarelli F. Lucarelli D. Lo Presti D. Lo Presti F. Fehr S. Cecchini S. Cecchini S. Cecchini S. Loucatos M. Vecchi M. Vecchi J. J. Aubert J. J. Aubert M. Marcelin T. Montaruli Anton12 Gisela R. Pillet C. Racca H. Leiprovost H. Leiprovost P. Coyle R. Ishanidze R. Ishanidze Julien Aublin M.c. Bouwhuis P. Decowski K. Fratini K. Fratini A. Capone A. Capone Spurio18 Maurizio Maurizio Spurio Ivan Dekeyser J.a. Martínez-mora L. Moscoso

subject

MODULE Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors FOS: Physical sciences Astrophysics 01 natural sciences Nuclear physics NEUTRINO TELESCOPES Angular distribution antares; deep-sea; first line; neutrino 0103 physical sciences Neutrino [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex]WATER Angular resolution NEUTRINO TELESCOPE 010306 general physics ATMOSPHERIC MUONS Astroparticle physics Physics Muon ANTARES 010308 nuclear & particles physics Astrophysics (astro-ph)Detector Deep-sea Astronomy and Astrophysics Time resolution Geodesy MUON FLUX First line SINGLE Física nuclear UNDERWATER DETECTOR Line (text file)Neutrino SYSTEM

description

In this paper we report on the data recorded with the first Antares detector line. The line was deployed on the 14th of February 2006 and was connected to the readout two weeks later. Environmental data for one and a half years of running are shown. Measurements of atmospheric muons from data taken from selected runs during the first six months of operation are presented. Performance figures in terms of time residuals and angular resolution are given. Finally the angular distribution of atmospheric muons is presented and from this the depth profile of the muon intensity is derived.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2009-05-01

10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.02.008 http://hal.in2p3.fr/in2p3-00365372