COYLE , P.

The ANTARES detector consists of a multidisciplinary undersea observatory associated with a neutrino telescope. The neutrino telescope, with 12 mooring lines holding light detectors, was completed in May 2008 and is destined for research in the field of astroparticle physics, in particular in neutrino astronomy.

High-energy neutrinos could be produced in the interaction of charged cosmic rays with matter or radiation surrounding astrophysical sources. Even with the recent detection of extraterrestrial high-energy neutrinos by the IceCube experiment, no astrophysical neutrino source has yet been discovered. Transient sources, such as gamma-ray bursts,...