@article{fdi:010054103, title = {{ANTARES} : the first undersea neutrino telescope}, author = {{A}geron, {M}. and {A}guilar, {J}. {A}. and {A}l {S}amarai, {I}. and {A}lbert, {A}. and {A}meli, {F}. and {A}ndre, {M}. and {A}nghinolfi, {M}. and {A}nton, {G}. and {A}nvar, {S}. and {A}rdid, {M}. and {A}rnaud, {K}. and {A}slanides, {E}. and {J}esus, {A}. {C}. {A}. and {A}straatmadja, {T}. and {A}ubert, {J}. {J}. and {A}uer, {R}. and {B}arbarito, {E}. and {B}aret, {B}. and {B}asa, {S}. and {B}azzotti, {M}. and {B}echerini, {Y}. and {B}eltramelli, {J}. and {B}ersani, {A}. and {B}ertin, {V}. and {B}eurthey, {S}. and {B}iagi, {S}. and {B}igongiari, {C}. and {B}illault, {M}. and {B}laes, {R}. and {B}ogazzi, {C}. and de {B}otton, {N}. and {B}ou-{C}abo, {M}. and {B}oudahef, {B}. and {B}ouwhuis, {M}. {C}. and {B}rown, {A}. {M}. and {B}runner, {J}. and {B}usto, {J}. and {C}aillat, {L}. and {C}alzas, {A}. and {C}amarena, {F}. and {C}apone, {A}. and {C}aponetto, {L}. and {C}arloganu, {C}. and {C}arminati, {G}. and {C}armona, {E}. and {C}arr, {J}. and {C}arton, {P}. {H}. and {C}assano, {B}. and {C}astorina, {E}. and {C}ecchini, {S}. and {C}eres, {A}. and {C}haleil, {T}. and {C}harvis, {P}hilippe and {C}hauchot, {P}. and {C}hiarusi, {T}. and {C}ircella, {M}. and {C}ompere, {C}. and {C}oniglione, {R}. and {C}oppolani, {X}. and {C}osquer, {A}. and {C}ostantini, {H}. and {C}ottini, {N}. and {C}oyle, {P}. and {C}uneo, {S}. and {C}urtil, {C}. and {D}'{A}mato, {C}. and {D}amy, {G}. and van {D}antzig, {R}. and {D}e {B}onis, {G}. and {D}ecock, {G}. and {D}ecowski, {M}. {P}. and {D}ekeyser, {I}. and {D}elagnes, {E}. and {D}esages-{A}rdellier, {F}. and {D}eschamps, {A}. and {D}estelle, {J}. {J}. and {D}i {M}aria, {F}. and {D}inkespiler, {B}. and {D}istefano, {C}. and {D}ominique, {J}. {L}. and {D}onzaud, {C}. and {D}ornic, {D}. and {D}orosti, {Q}. and {D}rogou, {J}. {F}. and {D}rouhin, {D}. and {D}ruillole, {F}. and {D}urand, {D}. and {D}urand, {R}. and {E}berl, {T}. and {E}manuele, {U}. and {E}ngelen, {J}. {J}. and {E}rnenwein, {J}. {P}. and {E}scoffier, {S}. and {F}alchini, {E}. and {F}avard, {S}. and {F}ehr, {F}. and {F}einstein, {F}. and {F}erri, {M}. and {F}erry, {S}. and {F}iorello, {C}. and {F}laminio, {V}. and {F}olger, {F}. and {F}ritsch, {U}. and {F}uda, {J}. {L}. and {G}alata, {S}. and {G}aleotti, {S}. and {G}ay, {P}. and {G}ensolen, {F}. and {G}iacomelli, {G}. and {G}ojak, {C}. and {G}omez-{G}onzalez, {J}. {P}. and {G}oret, {P}. and {G}raf, {K}. and {G}uillard, {G}. and {H}alladjian, {G}. and {H}allewell, {G}. and van {H}aren, {H}. and {H}artmann, {B}. and {H}eijboer, {A}. {J}. and {H}eine, {E}. and {H}ello, {Y}ann and {H}enry, {S}. and et al.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he {ANTARES} {N}eutrino {T}elescope was completed in {M}ay 2008 and is the first operational {N}eutrino {T}elescope in the {M}editerranean {S}ea. {T}he main purpose of the detector is to perform neutrino astronomy and the apparatus also offers facilities for marine and {E}arth sciences. {T}his paper describes the design, the construction and the installation of the telescope in the deep sea, offshore from {T}oulon in {F}rance. {A}n illustration of the detector performance is given.}, keywords = {{N}eutrino ; {A}stroparticle ; {N}eutrino astronomy ; {D}eep sea detector ; {M}arine technology ; {DWDM} ; {P}hotomultiplier tube ; {S}ubmarine cable ; {W}et mateable connector}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}uclear {I}nstruments and {M}ethods in {P}hysics {R}esearch {S}ection {A} : {A}ccelerators {S}pectrometers {D}etectors and {A}ssociated {E}quipment}, volume = {656}, numero = {1}, pages = {11--38}, ISSN = {0168-9002}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1016/j.nima.2011.06.103}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054103}, }