@article{fdi:010057234, title = {{T}he positioning system of the {ANTARES} {N}eutrino {T}elescope}, author = {{A}drian-{M}artinez, {S}. and {A}geron, {M}. and {A}guilar, {J}. {A}. and {A}l {S}amarai, {I}. and {A}lbert, {A}. and {A}ndre, {M}. and {A}nghinolfi, {M}. and {A}nton, {G}. and {A}nvar, {S}. and {A}rdid, {M}. and {J}esus, {A}. {C}. {A}. and {A}straatmadja, {T}. and {A}ubert, {J}. {J}. and {B}aret, {B}. and {B}asa, {S}. and {B}ertin, {V}. and {B}iagi, {S}. and {B}igi, {A}. and {B}igongiari, {C}. and {B}ogazzi, {C}. and {B}ou-{C}abo, {M}. and {B}ouhou, {B}. and {B}ouwhuis, {M}. {C}. and {B}runner, {J}. and {B}usto, {J}. and {C}amarena, {F}. and {C}apone, {A}. and {C}arloganu, {C}. and {C}arminati, {G}. and {C}arr, {J}. and {C}ecchini, {S}. and {C}harif, {Z}. and {C}harvis, {P}hilippe and {C}hiarusi, {T}. and {C}ircella, {M}. and {C}oniglione, {R}. and {C}ostantini, {H}. and {C}oyle, {P}. and {C}urtil, {C}. and {D}e {B}onis, {G}. and {D}ecowski, {M}. {P}. and {D}ekeyser, {I}. and {D}eschamps, {A}. and {D}istefano, {C}. and {D}onzaud, {C}. and {D}ornic, {D}. and {D}orosti, {Q}. and {D}rouhin, {D}. and {E}berl, {T}. and {E}manuele, {U}. and {E}nzenhofer, {A}. and {E}rnenwein, {J}. {P}. and {E}scoffier, {S}. and {F}ermani, {P}. and {F}erri, {M}. and {F}laminio, {V}. and {F}olger, {F}. and {F}ritsch, {U}. and {F}uda, {J}. {L}. and {G}alata, {S}. and {G}ay, {P}. and {G}iacomelli, {G}. and {G}iordano, {V}. and {G}omez-{G}onzalez, {J}. {P}. and {G}raf, {K}. and {G}uillard, {G}. and {H}alladjian, {G}. and {H}allewell, {G}. and van {H}aren, {H}. and {H}artman, {J}. and {H}eijboer, {A}. {J}. and {H}ello, {Y}ann and {H}ernandez-{R}ey, {J}. {J}. and {H}erold, {B}. and {H}ossl, {J}. and {H}su, {C}. {C}. and de {J}ong, {M}. and {K}adler, {M}. and {K}alekin, {O}. and {K}appes, {A}. and {K}atz, {U}. and {K}avatsyuk, {O}. and {K}eller, {P}. and {K}ooijman, {P}. and {K}opper, {C}. and {K}ouchner, {A}. and {K}reykenbohm, {I}. and {K}ulikovskiy, {V}. and {L}ahmann, {R}. and {L}amare, {P}. and {L}arosa, {G}. and {L}attuada, {D}. and {L}efevre, {D}. and {L}e {V}an {S}uu, {A}. and {L}im, {G}. and {L}o {P}resti, {D}. 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}eli, {A}. and {M}ontaruli, {T}. and {M}oscoso, {L}. and {M}otz, {H}. and {N}eff, {M}. and {N}ezri, {E}. and {N}iess, {V}. and {P}alioselitis, {D}. and {P}avalas, {G}. {E}. and {P}ayet, {K}. and {P}ayre, {P}. and {P}etrovic, {J}. and {P}iattelli, {P}. and {P}icot-{C}lemente, {N}. and {P}opa, {V}. and {P}radier, {T}. and {P}resani, {E}. and {R}acca, {C}. and {R}eal, {D}. and {R}eed, {C}. and {R}iccobene, {G}. and {R}ichardt, {C}. and {R}ichter, {R}. and {R}iviere, {C}. and {R}obert, {A}. and {R}oensch, {K}. and {R}ostovtsev, {A}. and {R}uiz-{R}ivas, {J}. and {R}ujoiu, {M}. and {R}usso, {G}. {V}. and {S}alesa, {F}. and {S}amtleben, {D}. {F}. {E}. and {S}chock, {F}. and {S}chuller, {J}. {P}. and {S}chussler, {F}. and {S}eitz, {T}. and {S}hanidze, {R}. and {S}imeone, {F}. and {S}pies, {A}. and {S}purio, {M}. and {S}teijger, {J}. {J}. {M}. and {S}tolarczyk, {T}. and {S}anchez-{L}osa, {A}. and {T}aiuti, {M}. and {T}amburini, {C}. and {T}oscano, {S}. and {V}allage, {B}. and {V}an {E}lewyck, {V}. and {V}annoni, {G}. and {V}ecchi, {M}. and {V}ernin, {P}. and {W}agner, {S}. and {W}ijnker, {G}. and {W}ilms, {J}. and de {W}olf, {E}. and {Y}epes, {H}. and {Z}aborov, {D}. and {Z}ornoza, {J}. {D}. and {Z}uniga, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he {ANTARES} neutrino telescope, located 40km off the coast of {T}oulon in the {M}editerranean {S}ea at a mooring depth of about 2475m, consists of twelve detection lines equipped typically with 25 storeys. {E}very storey carries three optical modules that detect {C}herenkov light induced by charged secondary particles (typically muons) coming from neutrino interactions. {A}s these lines are flexible structures fixed to the sea bed and held taut by a buoy, sea currents cause the lines to move and the storeys to rotate. {T}he knowledge of the position of the optical modules with a precision better than 10cm is essential for a good reconstruction of particle tracks. {I}n this paper the {ANTARES} positioning system is described. {I}t consists of an acoustic positioning system, for distance triangulation, and a compass-tiltmeter system, for the measurement of the orientation and inclination of the storeys. {N}ecessary corrections are discussed and the results of the detector alignment procedure are described.}, keywords = {{T}iming detectors ; {D}etector modelling and simulations {II} (electric fields, charge transport, multiplication and induction, pulse formation, electron emission, etc) ; {D}etector alignment and calibration methods (lasers, sources, particle-beams) ; {D}etector control systems (detector and experiment monitoring and slow-control systems, architecture, hardware, algorithms, databases)}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {I}nstrumentation}, volume = {7}, numero = {}, pages = {{T}08002}, ISSN = {1748-0221}, year = {2012}, DOI = {10.1088/1748-0221/7/08/t08002}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057234}, }