@article{3074629, title = "NESTOR experiment in 2003", author = "Zhukov, V.A. and Aloupis, A. and Anassontzis, E.G. and Arvanitis, N. and Babalis, A. and Ball, A. and Bezrukov, L.B. and Bourlis, G. and Butkevich, A.V. and Chinowsky, W. and Christopoulos, P.E. and Darsaklis, A. and Dedenko, L.G. and Elstrup, D. and Fahrun, E. and Gialas, J. and Goudis, Ch. and Grammatikakis, G. and Green, C. and Grieder, P.K.F. and Karaevsky, S.K. and Katrivanos, P. and Keussen, U. and Kiskiras, J. and Knutz, Th. and Korostylev, D. and Komlev, K. and Kontakxis, J. and Koske, P. and Learned, J.G. and Ledenev, V.V. and Leisos, A. and Limberopoulos, G. and Ludvig, J. and Makris, J. and Manousakis-Katsikakis, A. and Markopoulos, E. and Matsuno, S. and Mielke, J. and Mihos, Th. and Minkowski, P. and Mironovich, A.A. and Mitiguy, R. and Nounos, S. and Nygren, D.R. and Papageorgiou, K. and Passera, M. and Politis, C. and Preve, P. and Prybylsky, G.T. and Rathley, J. and Resvanis, L.K. and Rosen, M. and Schmidt, N. and Schmidt, Th. and Siotis, I. and Shnyrev, A.E. and Sopher, J. and Staveris, T. and Stavrakakis, G. and Stokstad, R. and Surin, N.M. and Tsagli, V. and Tsirigotis, A. and Tsirmpas, J. and Tzamarias, S. and Vasiliev, O. and Vaskin, O. and Voigt, W. and Vougioukas, A. and Voulgaris, G. and Zakharov, L.M. and Ziabko, N.", journal = "Physics of Atomic Nuclei", year = "2004", volume = "67", number = "11", pages = "2054-2057", issn = "1063-7788, 1562-692X", doi = "10.1134/1.1825528", abstract = "NESTOR is a submarine high-energy muon and neutrino telescope, now under construction for deployment in the Mediterranean close to Greek shores. The first floor of NESTOR with 12 optical modules was deployed successfully in March 2003 together with the electronics system. All systems and the associated environmental monitoring units are operating properly and data are being recorded. The status of the NESTOR project is presented. We outline briefly the construction of the deepwater neutrino telescope, properties of the NESTOR site, infrastructure of the project, the deployment of the first floor, and its current operation. The first data are presented and plans for the next steps are summarized. © 2004 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica"." }