@article{fdi:010046119, title = {{P}erformance of the first {ANTARES} detector line}, author = {{A}geron, {M}. and {A}guilar, {J}. {A}. and {A}lbert, {A}. and {A}meli, {F}. and {A}nghinolfi, {M}. and {A}nton, {G}. and {A}nvar, {S}. and {A}rdid, {M}. and {A}ubert, {J}. {J}. and {A}ublin, {J}. and {A}uer, {R}. and {B}asa, {S}. and {B}azzotti, {M}. and {B}echerini, {Y}. and {B}ertin, {V}. and {B}iagi, {S}. and {B}igi, {A}. and {B}igongiari, {C}. and {B}ou-{C}abo, {M}. and {B}ouwhuis, {M}. {C}. and {B}ruijn, {R}. and {B}runner, {J}. and {B}urgio, {G}. {F}. and {B}usto, {J}. and {C}amarena, {F}. and {C}apone, {A}. and {C}arminati, {G}. and {C}arr, {J}. and {C}astel, {D}. and {C}astorina, {E}. and {C}avasinni, {V}. and {C}ecchini, {S}. and {C}harvis, {P}hilippe and {C}hiarusi, {T}. and {C}ircella, {M}. and {C}olnard, {C}. and {C}oniglione, {R}. and {C}ostantini, {H}. and {C}ottini, {N}. and {C}oyle, {P}. and {D}e {B}onis, {G}. and {D}ecowski, {P}. and {D}ekeyser, {I}. and {D}eschamps, {A}. and {D}onzaud, {C}. and {D}ornic, {D}. and {D}rouhin, {D}. and {D}ruillole, {F}. and {E}berl, {T}. and {E}rnenwein, {J}. {P}. and {E}scoffier, {S}. and {F}alchini, {E}. and {F}ehr, {F}. and {F}laminio, {V}. and {F}ratini, {K}. and {F}uda, {J}. {L}. and {G}iacomelli, {G}. and {G}raf, {K}. and {G}uillard, {G}. and {H}allewell, {G}. and {H}ello, {Y}ann and {H}ernandez-{R}ey, {J}. {J}. and {H}ossl, {J}. and de {J}ong, {M}. and {K}alantar-{N}ayestanaki, {N}. and {K}alekin, {O}. and {K}appes, {A}. and {K}atz, {U}. and {K}ooijman, {P}. and {K}opper, {C}. and {K}ouchner, {A}. and {K}retschmer, {W}. and {K}uch, {S}. and {L}ahmann, {R}. and {L}amare, {P}. and {L}ambard, {G}. and {L}aschinsky, {H}. and {L}avalle, {J}. and {L}e {P}rovost, {H}. and {L}ef{\`e}vre, {D}. and {L}elaizant, {G}. and {L}im, {G}. and {L}o {P}resti, {D}. and {L}oehner, {H}. and {L}oucatos, {S}. and {L}ouis, {F}. and {L}ucarelli, {F}. and {L}yons, {K}. and {M}angano, {S}. and {M}arcelin, {M}. and {M}argiotta, {A}. and {M}artinez-{M}ora, {J}. {A}. and {M}aurin, {G}. and {M}azure, {A}. and {M}elissas, {M}. and {M}igneco, {E}. and {M}ontaruli, {T}. and {M}organti, {M}. and {M}oscoso, {L}. and {M}otz, {H}. and {N}aumann, {C}. and {O}stasch, {R}. and {P}avalas, {G}. {E}. and {P}ayre, {P}. and {P}etrovic, {J}. and {P}etta, {C}. and {P}iattelli, {P}. and {P}icq, {C}. and {P}illet, {R}obert and {P}opa, {V}. and {P}radier, {T}. and {P}resani, {E}. and {R}acca, {C}. and {R}adu, {A}. and {R}eed, {C}. and {R}ichardt, {C}. and {R}ujoiu, {M}. and {R}uppi, {M}. and {R}usso, {G}. {V}. and {S}alesa, {F}. and {S}apienza, {P}. and {S}choeck, {F}. and {S}chuller, {J}. {P}. and {S}hanidze, {R}. and {S}imeone, {F}. and {S}purio, {M}. and van der {S}teenhoven, {G}. and {T}amburini, {C}. and {T}asca, {L}. and {T}oscano, {S}. and {V}ecchi, {M}. and {V}ernin, {P}. and {W}ijnker, {G}. and de {W}olf, {E}. and {Z}aborov, {D}. and {Z}ornoza, {J}. {D}. and {Z}uniga, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this paper we report on the data recorded with the first {A}ntares detector line. {T}he line was deployed on the 14th of {F}ebruary 2006 and was connected to the readout 2 weeks later. {E}nvironmental data for one and a half years of running are shown. {M}easurements of atmospheric muons from data taken from selected runs during the first 6 months of operation are presented. {P}erformance figures in terms of time residuals and angular resolution are given. {F}inally the angular distribution of atmospheric muons is presented and from this the depth profile of the muon intensity is derived.}, keywords = {{ANTARES} ; {N}eutrino ; {D}eep-sea ; {F}irst line}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}stroparticle {P}hysics}, volume = {31}, numero = {4}, pages = {277--283}, ISSN = {0927-6505}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.02.008}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046119}, }