Abstract

The ANTARES underwater neutrino telescope has been completed in May 2008 and is now taking data continuously. Thanks to its very good angular resolution (better than 0.3° for neutrinos with energy above 10 TeV) ANTARES is especially suited for the search of astrophysical point-like sources of high energy neutrinos. Data taken with a limited detector (5 out of 12 lines) between January and December 2007 have been analyzed to look for a possible neutrino excess from a list of prospective neutrino sources. In the case of transient sources, like GRBs, the short duration of the expected neutrino signal can be exploited to enhance the signal to noise ratio. ANTARES strategy for both steady and transient point-like sources is discussed. The methodology adopted and the results obtained are shown.

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