On the Observational Status of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays and their Possible Origin in Starburst-Like Galaxies

2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/9235This paper presents a brief review of the current status of ultrahigh energy cosmic ray observations and discusses nearby starburst-like galaxies as their possible origin.Talk presented at the "Rencontres de Moriond Very High Energy Phenomena in the Universe La Thuile, Italy (March 12-19, 2005)", http://moriond.in2p3.fr/J05/. To appear in the conference proceedingsAstrophysicsOn the Observational Status of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays and their Possible Origin in Starburst-Like Galaxiestext