Selected results from the ANTARES neutrino telescope

TL;DR

The ANTARES neutrino telescope, the largest underwater detector, observes high-energy neutrinos to study cosmic sources, dark matter, and astrophysical phenomena, providing initial results from atmospheric and astrophysical neutrino analyses.

Contribution

This paper reviews the status, operation, and performance of the ANTARES detector and presents first results from atmospheric and astrophysical neutrino searches.

Findings

Successful detection of atmospheric muons and neutrinos

Initial constraints on astrophysical neutrino sources

Demonstrated detector's capability for neutrino astronomy

Abstract

The ANTARES telescope is the largest underwater neutrino telescope existing at present. It is based on the detection of Cherenkov light produced in sea water by neutrino-induced muons. The detector, consisting of a tri-dimensional array of 885 photomultipliers arranged on twelve vertical lines, is located at a depth of 2475 m in the Mediterranean Sea, 40 km off the French coast. The main goal of the experiment is to probe the Universe by means of neutrino events in an attempt to investigate the nature of high energy astrophysical sources, to contribute to the identification of cosmic ray sources, and to explore the nature of dark matter. In this contribution we will review the status of the detector, illustrate its operation and performance, and present the first results from the analysis carried out on atmospheric muons and neutrinos, as well as from the search for astrophysical neutrino sources.