Neutrino Telescopes in the Mediterranean Sea
Juan Jos\'e Hern\'andez-Rey (IFIC, for the ANTARES Collaboration, for, the KM3NeT Consortium)

TL;DR
This paper reviews the development and progress of neutrino telescopes in the Mediterranean Sea, highlighting ANTARES, NESTOR, NEMO, and the upcoming KM3NeT project for detecting high-energy extraterrestrial neutrinos.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of the technological advancements and operational status of Mediterranean neutrino telescopes, including recent results and future plans.
Findings
ANTARES started data collection in 2006 with over 1000 neutrino events reconstructed by 2009.
NESTOR and NEMO have demonstrated technological feasibility for underwater neutrino detection.
KM3NeT project is in advanced design stages aiming for a km3-scale neutrino telescope.
Abstract
The observation of high energy extraterrestrial neutrinos can be an invaluable source of information about the most energetic phenomena in the Universe. Neutrinos can shed light on the processes that accelerate charge particles in an incredibly wide range of energies both within and outside our Galaxy. They can also help to investigate the nature of the dark matter that pervades the Universe. The unique properties of the neutrino make it peerless as a cosmic messenger, enabling the study of dense and distant astrophysical objects at high energy. The experimental challenge, however, is enormous. Due to the weakly interacting nature of neutrinos and the expected low fluxes very large detectors are required. In this paper we briefly review the neutrino telescopes under the Mediterranean Sea that are operating or in progress. The first line of the ANTARES telescope started to take data in…
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