Centaurus A at Ultra-High Energies

TL;DR

This paper reviews Centaurus A's role as a potential source of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays and gamma-rays, analyzing observational data from 200 GeV to above 100 EeV to understand its astrophysical significance.

Contribution

It compiles and interprets observational results across a wide energy spectrum, assessing Centaurus A's potential as a major high-energy astrophysical source.

Findings

Centaurus A shows properties consistent with being a source of very high energy cosmic rays.

Observational data from 200 GeV to above 100 EeV support its role in high-energy astrophysics.

The paper identifies key observational techniques and results in the energy range studied.

Abstract

We review the importance of Centaurus A in high energy astrophysics as a nearby object with many of the properties expected of a major source of very high energy cosmic rays and gamma-rays. We examine observational techniques and the results so far obtained in the energy range from 200 GeV to above 100 EeV and attempt to fit those data with expectations of Centaurus A as an astrophysical source from VHE to UHE energies.