@article{fdi:010092332, title = {{F}irst results of the instrumentation line for the deep-sea {ANTARES} neutrino telescope}, author = {{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}slanides, {E}. and {A}ubert, {J}. {J}. and {B}arbarito, {E}. and {B}asa, {S}. and {B}attaglieri, {M}. and {B}echerini, {Y}. and {B}ellotti, {R}. and {B}eltramelli, {J}. and {B}ertin, {V}. and {B}igi, {A}. and {B}illault, {M}. and {B}laes, {R}. and de {B}otton, {N}. and {B}ouwhuis, {M}. {C}. and {B}radbury, {S}. {M}. and {B}ruijn, {R}. and {B}runner, {J}. and {B}urgio, {G}. {F}. and {B}usto, {J}. and {C}afagna, {F}. and {C}aillat, {L}. and {C}alzas, {A}. and {C}apone, {A}. and {C}aponetto, {L}. and {C}armona, {E}. and {C}arr, {J}. and {C}artwright, {S}. {L}. and {C}astel, {D}. and {C}astorina, {E}. and {C}avasinni, {V}. and {C}ecchini, {S}. and {C}eres, {A}. and {C}harvis, {P}. and {C}hauchot, {P}. and {C}hiarusi, {T}. and {C}ircella, {M}. and {C}olnard, {C}. and {C}ompere, {C}. and {C}oniglione, {R}. and {C}ottini, {N}. and {C}oyle, {P}. and {C}uneo, {S}. and {C}ussatlegras, {A}. {S}. and {D}amy, {G}. and van {D}antzig, {R}. and {D}e {M}arzo, {C}. and {D}ekeyser, {I}. and {D}elagnes, {E}. and {D}enans, {D}. and {D}eschamps, {A}. and {D}essages-{A}rdellier, {F}. and {D}estelle, {J}. {J}. and {D}inkespieler, {B}. and {D}istefano, {C}. and {D}onzaud, {C}. and {D}rogou, {J}. {F}. and {D}ruillole, {F}. and {D}urand, {D}. and {E}rnenwein, {J}. {P}. and {E}scoffier, {S}. and {F}alchini, {E}. and {F}avard, {S}. and {F}einstein, {F}. and {F}erry, {S}. and {F}esty, {D}. and {F}iorello, {C}. and {F}laminio, {V}. and {G}aleotti, {S}. and {G}allone, {J}. {M}. and {G}iacomelli, {G}. and {G}irard, {N}. and {G}ojak, {C}. and {G}oret, {P}. and {G}raf, {K}. and {H}allewell, {G}. and {H}arakeh, {M}. {N}. and {H}artmann, {B}. and {H}eijboer, {A}. and {H}eine, {E}. and {H}ello, {Y}ann and {H}ernandez-{R}ey, {J}. {J}. and {H}ossl, {J}. and {H}offman, {C}. and {H}ogenbirk, {J}. and {H}ubbard, {J}. {R}. and {J}aquet, {M}. and {J}aspers, {M}. and de {J}ong, {M}. and {J}ouvenot, {F}. and {K}alantar-{N}ayestanaki, {N}. and {K}appes, {A}. and {K}arg, {T}. and {K}arkar, {S}. and {K}atz, {U}. ,. . e. t. . a. l. ..}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n 2005, the {ANTARES} {C}ollaboration deployed and operated at a depth of 2500 m a so-called {M}ini {I}nstrumentation {L}ine equipped with {O}ptical {M}odules ({MILOM}) at the {ANTARES} site. {T}he various data acquired during the continuous operation from {A}pril to {D}ecember 2005 of the {MILOM} confirm the satisfactory performance of the {O}ptical {M}odules, their front-end electronics and readout system, as well as the calibration devices of the detector. {T}he in situ measurement of the {O}ptical {M}odule time response yields a resolution better than 0.5 ns. {T}he performance of the acoustic positioning system, which enables the spatial reconstruction of the {ANTARES} detector with a precision of about 10 cm, is verified. {T}hese results demonstrate that with the full {ANTARES} neutrino telescope the design angular resolution of better than 0.3° can be realistically achieved.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}stroparticle {P}hysics}, volume = {26}, numero = {4-5}, pages = {314--324}, ISSN = {0927-6505}, year = {2006}, DOI = {10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.07.004}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092332}, }