ANTARES : the first undersea neutrino telescope Ageron, M. Aguilar, J. A. Al Samarai, I. Albert, A. Ameli, F. Andre, M. Anghinolfi, M. Anton, G. Anvar, S. Ardid, M. Arnaud, K. Aslanides, E. Jesus, A. C. A. Astraatmadja, T. Aubert, J. J. Auer, R. Barbarito, E. Baret, B. Basa, S. Bazzotti, M. Becherini, Y. Beltramelli, J. Bersani, A. Bertin, V. Beurthey, S. Biagi, S. Bigongiari, C. Billault, M. Blaes, R. Bogazzi, C. de Botton, N. Bou-Cabo, M. Boudahef, B. Bouwhuis, M. C. Brown, A. M. Brunner, J. Busto, J. Caillat, L. Calzas, A. Camarena, F. Capone, A. Caponetto, L. Carloganu, C. Carminati, G. Carmona, E. Carr, J. Carton, P. H. Cassano, B. Castorina, E. Cecchini, S. Ceres, A. Chaleil, T. /Charvis, Philippe Chauchot, P. Chiarusi, T. Circella, M. Compere, C. Coniglione, R. Coppolani, X. Cosquer, A. Costantini, H. Cottini, N. Coyle, P. Cuneo, S. Curtil, C. D'Amato, C. Damy, G. van Dantzig, R. De Bonis, G. Decock, G. Decowski, M. P. Dekeyser, I. Delagnes, E. Desages-Ardellier, F. Deschamps, A. Destelle, J. J. Di Maria, F. Dinkespiler, B. Distefano, C. Dominique, J. L. Donzaud, C. Dornic, D. Dorosti, Q. Drogou, J. F. Drouhin, D. Druillole, F. Durand, D. Durand, R. Eberl, T. Emanuele, U. Engelen, J. J. Ernenwein, J. P. Escoffier, S. Falchini, E. Favard, S. Fehr, F. Feinstein, F. Ferri, M. Ferry, S. Fiorello, C. Flaminio, V. Folger, F. Fritsch, U. Fuda, J. L. Galata, S. Galeotti, S. Gay, P. Gensolen, F. Giacomelli, G. Gojak, C. Gomez-Gonzalez, J. P. Goret, P. Graf, K. Guillard, G. Halladjian, G. Hallewell, G. van Haren, H. Hartmann, B. Heijboer, A. J. Heine, E. /Hello, Yann Henry, S. et al. Neutrino Astroparticle Neutrino astronomy Deep sea detector Marine technology DWDM Photomultiplier tube Submarine cable Wet mateable connector The ANTARES Neutrino Telescope was completed in May 2008 and is the first operational Neutrino Telescope in the Mediterranean Sea. The main purpose of the detector is to perform neutrino astronomy and the apparatus also offers facilities for marine and Earth sciences. This paper describes the design, the construction and the installation of the telescope in the deep sea, offshore from Toulon in France. An illustration of the detector performance is given. 2011 text https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054103 fdi:010054103 Ageron M., Aguilar J. A., Al Samarai I., Albert A., Ameli F., Andre M., Anghinolfi M., Anton G., Anvar S., Ardid M., Arnaud K., Aslanides E., Jesus A. C. A., Astraatmadja T., Aubert J. J., Auer R., Barbarito E., Baret B., Basa S., Bazzotti M., Becherini Y., Beltramelli J., Bersani A., Bertin V., Beurthey S., Biagi S., Bigongiari C., Billault M., Blaes R., Bogazzi C., de Botton N., Bou-Cabo M., Boudahef B., Bouwhuis M. C., Brown A. M., Brunner J., Busto J., Caillat L., Calzas A., Camarena F., Capone A., Caponetto L., Carloganu C., Carminati G., Carmona E., Carr J., Carton P. H., Cassano B., Castorina E., Cecchini S., Ceres A., Chaleil T., Charvis Philippe, Chauchot P., Chiarusi T., Circella M., Compere C., Coniglione R., Coppolani X., Cosquer A., Costantini H., Cottini N., Coyle P., Cuneo S., Curtil C., D'Amato C., Damy G., van Dantzig R., De Bonis G., Decock G., Decowski M. P., Dekeyser I., Delagnes E., Desages-Ardellier F., Deschamps A., Destelle J. J., Di Maria F., Dinkespiler B., Distefano C., Dominique J. L., Donzaud C., Dornic D., Dorosti Q., Drogou J. F., Drouhin D., Druillole F., Durand D., Durand R., Eberl T., Emanuele U., Engelen J. J., Ernenwein J. P., Escoffier S., Falchini E., Favard S., Fehr F., Feinstein F., Ferri M., Ferry S., Fiorello C., Flaminio V., Folger F., Fritsch U., Fuda J. L., Galata S., Galeotti S., Gay P., Gensolen F., Giacomelli G., Gojak C., Gomez-Gonzalez J. P., Goret P., Graf K., Guillard G., Halladjian G., Hallewell G., van Haren H., Hartmann B., Heijboer A. J., Heine E., Hello Yann, Henry S., et al.. ANTARES : the first undersea neutrino telescope. 2011, 656 (1), 11-38 EN