First Search for Point Sources of High Energy Cosmic Neutrinos with the ANTARES Neutrino Telescope
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S. Adrián-Martínez
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J. A. Aguilar
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Imen Al Samarai
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G. Anton
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M. Ardid
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A. C. Assis Jesus
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T. Astraatmadja
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C. Bigongiari
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C. Bogazzi
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M. Bou-Cabo
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M. C. Bouwhuis
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F. Camarena
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A. Capone
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C. Carloganu
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G. Carminati
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S. Cecchini
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T. Chiarusi
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R. Coniglione
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M. P. Decowski
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C. Distefano
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P. Fermani
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Pascal Gay
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G. Giacomelli
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J. P. Gómez-González
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K. Graf
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H. van Haren
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A. J. Heijboer
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J. J. Hernández-Rey
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M. Kadler
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O. Kavatsyuk
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V. Kulikovskiy
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E. Presani
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C. Reed
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C. Richardt
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R. Richter
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K. Roensch
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A. Rostovtsev
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J. Ruiz-Rivas
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M. Rujoiu
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G. V. Russo
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F. Salesa
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D. F. E. Samtleben
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P. Sapienza
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F. Schöck
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T. Seitz
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R. Shanidze
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F. Simeone
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A. Spies
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M. Spurio
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J. J. M. Steijger
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A. Sánchez-Losa
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B. Vallage
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G. Wijnker
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Abstract
Results are presented of a search for cosmic sources of high energy neutrinos with the ANTARES neutrino telescope. The data were collected during 2007 and 2008 using detector configurations containing between 5 and 12 detection lines. The integrated live time of the analyzed data is 304 days. Muon tracks are reconstructed using a likelihood-based algorithm. Studies of the detector timing indicate a median angular resolution of 0.5 +/- 0.1 degrees. The neutrino flux sensitivity is 7.5 x 10-8 ~ (E/GeV)^-2 GeV^-1 s^-1 cm^-2 for the part of the sky that is always visible (declination < -48 degrees), which is better than limits obtained by previous experiments. No cosmic neutrino sources have been observed.