@article{fdi:010070236, title = {{A}n algorithm for the reconstruction of high-energy neutrino-induced particle showers and its application to the {ANTARES} neutrino telescope}, author = {{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 {A}vgitas, {T}. and {B}aret, {B}. and {B}arrios-{M}arti, {J}. and {B}asa, {S}. and {B}ertin, {V}. and {B}iagi, {S}. and {B}ormuth, {R}. and {B}ourret, {S}. 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}arr, {J}. and {C}elli, {S}. and {C}hiarusi, {T}. and {C}ircella, {M}. and {C}oelho, {J}. {A}. {B}. and {C}oleiro, {A}. and {C}oniglione, {R}. and {C}ostantini, {H}. and {C}oyle, {P}. and {C}reusot, {A}. and {D}eschamps, {A}. and {D}e {B}onis, {G}. and {D}istefano, {C}. and {D}i {P}alma, {I}. and {D}omi, {A}. and {D}onzaud, {C}. and {D}ornic, {D}. and {D}rouhin, {D}. and {E}berl, {T}. and {E}l {B}ojaddaini, {I}. and {E}lsasser, {D}. and {E}nzenhofer, {A}. and {F}elis, {I}. and {F}olger, {F}. and {F}usco, {L}. {A}. and {G}alata, {S}. and {G}ay, {P}. and {G}iordano, {V}. and {G}lotin, {H}. and {G}regoire, {T}. and {R}uiz, {R}. {G}. and {G}raf, {K}. and {H}allmann, {S}. and van {H}aren, {H}. and {H}eijboer, {A}. {J}. and {H}ello, {Y}ann and et al.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} novel algorithm to reconstruct neutrino-induced particle showers within the {ANTARES} neutrino telescope is presented. {T}he method achieves a median angular resolution of 6. for shower energies below 100{T}e{V}. {A}pplying this algorithm to 6 years of data taken with the{ANTARES} detector, 8 events with reconstructed shower energies above 10{T}e{V} are observed. {T}his is consistent with the expectation of about 5 events from atmospheric backgrounds, but also compatible with diffuse astrophysical flux measurements by the {I}ce{C}ube collaboration, from which 2-4 additional events are expected. {A} 90% {C}.{L}. upper limit on the diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux with a value per neutrino flavour of {E}-2.{P}hi(90%) = 4.9 . 10(-8) {G}e{V}.cm(-2).s(-1).sr(-1) is set, applicable to the energy range from 23{T}e{V} to 7.8{P}e{V}, assuming an unbroken {E}-2 spectrum and neutrino flavour equipartition at {E}arth.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}uropean {P}hysical {J}ournal {C}}, volume = {77}, numero = {6}, pages = {art. 419 [11 p.]}, ISSN = {1434-6044}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4979-2}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070236}, }