@article{PAR00011680, title = {{S}earches for point-like and extended neutrino sources close to the galactic center using the {A}ntares neutrino telescope}, author = {{A}drian-{M}artinez, {S}. and {A}lbert, {A}. and {A}ndre, {M}. and {A}nghinolfi, {M}. and {A}nton, {G}. and {A}rdid, {M}. and {A}ubert, {J}. {J}. and {B}aret, {B}. and {B}arrios-{M}arti, {J}. and {B}asa, {S}. and {B}ertin, {V}. and {B}iagi, {S}. and {B}ogazzi, {C}. and {B}ormuth, {R}. and {B}ou-{C}abo, {M}. and {B}ouwhuis, {M}. {C}. and {B}ruijn, {R}. and {B}runner, {J}. and {B}usto, {J}. and {C}apone, {A}. and {C}aramete, {L}. and {C}arloganu, {C}. and {C}arr, {J}. and {C}hiarusi, {T}. and {C}ircella, {M}. and {C}ore, {L}. and {C}ostantini, {H}. and {C}oyle, {P}. and {C}reusot, {A}. and {C}urtil, {C}. and {D}e {R}osa, {G}. and {D}ekeyser, {I}. and {D}eschamps, {A}. and {D}e {B}onis, {G}. and {D}istefano, {C}. and {D}onzaud, {C}. and {D}ornic, {D}. and {D}orosti, {Q}. and {D}rouhin, {D}. and {D}umas, {A}. and {E}berl, {T}. and {E}lsasser, {D}. and {E}nzenhofer, {A}. and {E}scoffier, {S}. and {F}ehn, {K}. and {F}elis, {I}. and {F}ermani, {P}. and {F}olger, {F}. and {F}usco, {L}. {A}. and {G}alata, {S}. and {G}ay, {P}. and {G}eisselsoder, {S}. and {G}eyer, {K}. and {G}iordano, {V}. and {G}leixner, {A}. and {G}omez-{G}onzalez, {J}. {P}. and {G}raf, {K}. and {G}uillard, {G}. and van {H}aren, {H}. and {H}eijboer, {A}. {J}. and {H}ello, {Y}ann and {H}ernandez-{R}ey, {J}. {J}. and {H}erold, {B}. and {H}errero, {A}. and {H}ossl, {J}. and {H}ofestadt, {J}. and {J}ames, {C}. {W}. and de {J}ong, {M}. and {K}adler, {M}. and {K}alekin, {O}. and {K}atz, {U}. and {K}iessling, {D}. and {K}ooijman, {P}. and {K}ouchner, {A}. and {K}reykenbohm, {I}. and {K}ulikovskiy, {V}. and {L}ahmann, {R}. and {L}ambard, {E}. and {L}ambard, {G}. and {L}attuada, {D}. and {L}efevre, {D}. and {L}eonora, {E}. and {L}oehner, {H}. and {L}oucatos, {S}. and {M}angano, {S}. and {M}arcelin, {M}. and {M}argiotta, {A}. and {M}artinez-{M}ora, {J}. {A}. and {M}artini, {S}. and {M}athieu, {A}. and {M}ichael, {T}. and {M}igliozzi, {P}. and {M}ueller, {C}. and {N}eff, {M}. and {N}ezri, {E}. and {P}alioselitis, {D}. and {P}avalas, {G}. {E}. and {P}errina, {C}. and {P}iattelli, {P}. and {P}opa, {V}. and {P}radier, {T}. and {R}acca, {C}. and {R}iccobene, {G}. and {R}ichter, {R}. and {R}oensch, {K}. and {R}ostovtsev, {A}. and {S}aldana, {M}. and {S}amtleben, {D}. {F}. {E}. and {S}anchez-{L}osa, {A}. and {S}anguineti, {M}. and {S}apienza, {P}. and {S}chmid, {J}. and {S}chnabel, {J}. and {S}chulte, {S}. and {S}chussler, {F}. and {S}eitz, {T}. and {S}ieger, {C}. and {S}pies, {A}. and {S}purio, {M}. and {S}teijger, {J}. {J}. {M}. and {S}tolarczyk, {T}. and {T}aiuti, {M}. and {T}amburini, {C}. and {T}ayalati, {Y}. and {T}rovato, {A}. and {V}allage, {B}. and {V}allee, {C}. and {V}an {E}lewyck, {V}. and {V}isser, {E}. and {V}ivolo, {D}. and {W}agner, {S}. and {W}ilms, {J}. and de {W}olf, {E}. and {Y}atkin, {K}. and {Y}epes, {H}. and {Z}ornoza, {J}. {D}. and {Z}uniga, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} search for cosmic neutrino sources using six years of data collected by the {ANTARES} neutrino telescope has been performed. {C}lusters of muon neutrinos over the expected atmospheric background have been looked for. {N}o clear signal has been found. {T}he most signal-like accumulation of events is located at equatorial coordinates {R}.{A}. = -46 degrees.8 and decl. = -64 degrees.9 and corresponds to a 2.2 sigma background fluctuation. {I}n addition, upper limits on the flux normalization of an {E}-2 muon neutrino energy spectrum have been set for 50 pre-selected astrophysical objects. {F}inally, motivated by an accumulation of seven events relatively close to the {G}alactic {C}enter in the recently reported neutrino sample of the {I}ce{C}ube telescope, a search for point sources in a broad region around this accumulation has been carried out. {N}o indication of a neutrino signal has been found in the {ANTARES} data and upper limits on the flux normalization of an {E}-2 energy spectrum of neutrinos from point sources in that region have been set. {T}he 90% confidence level upper limits on the muon neutrino flux normalization vary between 3.5 and 5.1 x 10(-8) {G}e{V} cm(-2) s(-1), depending on the exact location of the source.}, keywords = {astroparticle physics ; {G}alaxy: center ; neutrinos}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}strophysical {J}ournal {L}etters}, volume = {786}, numero = {1}, pages = {{L}5}, ISSN = {2041-8205}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1088/2041-8205/786/1/l5}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00011680}, }