Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt
Associate Professor

Holger Baumgardt

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Background

Holger Baumgardt received his PhD thesis from the University of Heidelberg in 1997. After receiving his PhD, he held postdoctoral positions at the universities of Heidelberg, Edinbugh, Tokyo and Bonn. From 2010 to 2014 he was an ARC funded Future Fellow and since 2014 he has been Associate Professor at the University of Queensland.

More information about Holger's research can be found in the article Heart of Darkness

Availability

Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Physical Sciences

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg

Research interests

  • Globular clusters

  • Galactic Nuclei

Research impacts

Please see information about Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt's research impacts in the article Heart of Darkness.

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215 works between 1998 and 2025
All (215) Journal Article (181) Conference Publication (34)

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2023

Journal Article

Testing quasi-linear modified Newtonian dynamics theory with Galactic globular clusters in a weak external field

Sollima, A., Nipoti, C., Calura, F., Pascale, R. and Baumgardt, H. (2023). Testing quasi-linear modified Newtonian dynamics theory with Galactic globular clusters in a weak external field. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 524 (4), 5291-5308. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stad2186

Testing quasi-linear modified Newtonian dynamics theory with Galactic globular clusters in a weak external field

2023

Journal Article

Multimass modelling of Milky Way globular clusters - I. Implications on their stellar initial mass function above 1 M⊙

Dickson, N., Hénault-Brunet, V., Baumgardt, H., Gieles, M. and Smith, P.J. (2023). Multimass modelling of Milky Way globular clusters - I. Implications on their stellar initial mass function above 1 M⊙. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 522 (4), 5320-5339. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stad1254

Multimass modelling of Milky Way globular clusters - I. Implications on their stellar initial mass function above 1 M⊙

2023

Journal Article

Evidence for a bottom-light initial mass function in massive star clusters

Baumgardt, H., Hénault-Brunet, V., Dickson, N. and Sollima, A. (2023). Evidence for a bottom-light initial mass function in massive star clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 521 (3), 3991-4008. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stad631

Evidence for a bottom-light initial mass function in massive star clusters

2023

Journal Article

Multiple stellar populations at less evolved stages. III. A possible helium spread in NGC 2210

Li, Chengyuan, Ji, Xin, Wang, Long, Wang, Yue, Tang, Baitian, Milone, Antonino P., Yang, Yujiao, Baumgardt, Holger and Jiang, Dengkai (2023). Multiple stellar populations at less evolved stages. III. A possible helium spread in NGC 2210. The Astrophysical Journal, 948 (1) 8, 1-13. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/acbd99

Multiple stellar populations at less evolved stages. III. A possible helium spread in NGC 2210

2023

Journal Article

Hubble Space Telescope survey of Magellanic Cloud star clusters: photometry and astrometry of 113 clusters and early results

Milone, A. P., Cordoni, G., Marino, A. F., D’Antona, F., Bellini, A., Di Criscienzo, M., Dondoglio, E., Lagioia, E. P., Langer, N., Legnardi, M. V., Libralato, M., Baumgardt, H., Bettinelli, M., Cavecchi, Y., de Grijs, R., Deng, L., Hastings, B., Li, C., Mohandasan, A., Renzini, A., Vesperini, E., Wang, C., Ziliotto, T., Carlos, M., Costa, G., Dell’Agli, F., Di Stefano, S., Jang, S., Martorano, M. ... Ventura, P. (2023). Hubble Space Telescope survey of Magellanic Cloud star clusters: photometry and astrometry of 113 clusters and early results. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 672 A161, 1-34. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/202244798

Hubble Space Telescope survey of Magellanic Cloud star clusters: photometry and astrometry of 113 clusters and early results

2023

Journal Article

A wide-field view on multiple stellar populations in 28 milky way globular clusters

Leitinger, E., Baumgardt, H., Cabrera-Ziri, I., Hilker, M. and Pancino, E. (2023). A wide-field view on multiple stellar populations in 28 milky way globular clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 520 (1), 1456-1480. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stad093

A wide-field view on multiple stellar populations in 28 milky way globular clusters

2023

Journal Article

Multiple populations in low-mass globular clusters: Eridanus

Wang, Yue, Tang, Baitian, Li, Chengyuan, Baumgardt, Holger, Muñoz, Ricardo R., Fernández-Trincado, José G., Geisler, Doug and Fang, Yuanqing (2023). Multiple populations in low-mass globular clusters: Eridanus. The Astrophysical Journal, 943 (2) 86, 1-10. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/acac22

Multiple populations in low-mass globular clusters: Eridanus

2023

Conference Publication

Astrometry with MAVIS: pushing past the limits of gaia to the crowded centres of globular clusters

Monty, Stephanie, Cranney, Jesse, Rigaut, François, McDermid, Richard, Baumgardt, Holger, Agapito, Guido, Mendel, J. Trevor, Plantet, Cédric, Greggio, Davide, Fiorentino, Guiliana, Haynes, Dionne, Marasco, Antonino and Massari, Davide (2023). Astrometry with MAVIS: pushing past the limits of gaia to the crowded centres of globular clusters. 7th Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes Conference, AO4ELT7 2023, Avignon, France, 25 - 30 June 2023. doi: 10.13009/AO4ELT7-2023-061

Astrometry with MAVIS: pushing past the limits of gaia to the crowded centres of globular clusters

2023

Journal Article

Dynamics in the outskirts of four Milky Way globular clusters: it’s the tides that dominate

Wan, Zhen, Arnold, Anthony D, Oliver, William H, Lewis, Geraint F, Baumgardt, Holger, Gieles, Mark, Hénault-Brunet, Vincent, de Boer, Thomas, Balbinot, Eduardo, Da Costa, Gary, Mackey, Dougal, Erkal, Denis, Ferguson, Annette, Kuzma, Pete, Pancino, Elena, Peñarrubia, Jorge, Sanna, Nicoletta, Sollima, Antonio, van der Marel, Roeland P and Watkins, Laura L (2023). Dynamics in the outskirts of four Milky Way globular clusters: it’s the tides that dominate. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 519 (1), 192-207. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stac3566

Dynamics in the outskirts of four Milky Way globular clusters: it’s the tides that dominate

2022

Journal Article

Accelerating NBODY6 with a GPU-enabled particle-particle particle-tree scheme

Arnold, Anthony D, Baumgardt, Holger and Wang, Long (2022). Accelerating NBODY6 with a GPU-enabled particle-particle particle-tree scheme. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 509 (2), 2075-2083. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stab3090

Accelerating NBODY6 with a GPU-enabled particle-particle particle-tree scheme

2022

Journal Article

First direct dynamical detection of a dual supermassive black hole system at sub-kiloparsec separation

Voggel, Karina T., Seth, Anil C., Baumgardt, Holger, Husemann, Bernd, Neumayer, Nadine, Hilker, Michael, Pechetti, Renuka, Mieske, Steffen, Dumont, Antoine and Georgiev, Iskren (2022). First direct dynamical detection of a dual supermassive black hole system at sub-kiloparsec separation. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 658 A152, A152. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140827

First direct dynamical detection of a dual supermassive black hole system at sub-kiloparsec separation

2021

Journal Article

Stellar mass segregation as separating classifier between globular clusters and ultra-faint dwarf galaxies

Baumgardt, H, Faller, J, Meinhold, N, McGovern-Greco, C and Hilker, M (2021). Stellar mass segregation as separating classifier between globular clusters and ultra-faint dwarf galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 510 (3), 3531-3545. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stab3629

Stellar mass segregation as separating classifier between globular clusters and ultra-faint dwarf galaxies

2021

Journal Article

Towards realistic modeling of the astrometric capabilities of MCAO systems: detecting an intermediate mass black hole with MAVIS

Monty, Stephanie, Rigaut, François, McDermid, Richard, Baumgardt, Holger, Cranney, Jesse, Agapito, Guido, Mendel, J Trevor, Plantet, Cédric, Greggio, Davide, Stetson, Peter B, Fiorentino, Giuliana and Haynes, Dionne (2021). Towards realistic modeling of the astrometric capabilities of MCAO systems: detecting an intermediate mass black hole with MAVIS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 507 (2), 2192-2207. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stab2199

Towards realistic modeling of the astrometric capabilities of MCAO systems: detecting an intermediate mass black hole with MAVIS

2021

Journal Article

Central kinematics of the Galactic globular cluster M80

Göttgens, Fabian, Kamann, Sebastian, Baumgardt, Holger, Dreizler, Stefan, Giesers, Benjamin, Husser, Tim-Oliver, den Brok, Mark, Fétick, Romain, Krajnovic, Davor and Weilbacher, Peter M. (2021). Central kinematics of the Galactic globular cluster M80. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 507 (4), 4788-4803. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stab2449

Central kinematics of the Galactic globular cluster M80

2021

Journal Article

Gaia EDR3 view on galactic globular clusters

Vasiliev, Eugene and Baumgardt, Holger (2021). Gaia EDR3 view on galactic globular clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 505 (4), 5978-6002. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stab1475

Gaia EDR3 view on galactic globular clusters

2021

Journal Article

Testing the tidal stripping scenario of ultra-compact dwarf galaxy formation by using internal properties

Mayes, Rebecca J., Drinkwater, Michael J., Pfeffer, Joel, Baumgardt, Holger, Liu, Chengze, Ferrarese, Laura, Côté, Patrick and Peng, Eric W. (2021). Testing the tidal stripping scenario of ultra-compact dwarf galaxy formation by using internal properties. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 506 (2), 2459-2470. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stab1864

Testing the tidal stripping scenario of ultra-compact dwarf galaxy formation by using internal properties

2021

Journal Article

Accurate distances to Galactic globular clusters through a combination of Gaia EDR3, HST, and literature data

Baumgardt, H. and Vasiliev, E. (2021). Accurate distances to Galactic globular clusters through a combination of Gaia EDR3, HST, and literature data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 505 (4), 5957-5977. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stab1474

Accurate distances to Galactic globular clusters through a combination of Gaia EDR3, HST, and literature data

2021

Journal Article

The dynamics of the globular cluster NGC 3201 out to the Jacobi radius

Wan, Zhen, Oliver, William H., Baumgardt, Holger, Lewis, Geraint F., Gieles, Mark, Henault-Brunet, Vincent, de Boer, Thomas, Balbinot, Eduardo, Da Costa, Gary and Mackey, Dougal (2021). The dynamics of the globular cluster NGC 3201 out to the Jacobi radius. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 502 (3), 4513-4525. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stab306

The dynamics of the globular cluster NGC 3201 out to the Jacobi radius

2020

Journal Article

Contribution of stripped nuclei to the ultracompact dwarf galaxy population in the Virgo cluster

Mayes, Rebecca J., Drinkwater, Michael J., Pfeffer, Joel, Baumgardt, Holger, Liu, Chengze, Ferrarese, Laura, Côté, Patrick and Peng, Eric W. (2020). Contribution of stripped nuclei to the ultracompact dwarf galaxy population in the Virgo cluster. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 501 (2), 1852-1867. doi: 10.1093/mnras/staa3731

Contribution of stripped nuclei to the ultracompact dwarf galaxy population in the Virgo cluster

2020

Journal Article

Absolute V-band magnitudes and mass-to-light ratios of Galactic globular clusters

Baumgardt, H., Sollima, A. and Hilker, M. (2020). Absolute V-band magnitudes and mass-to-light ratios of Galactic globular clusters. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 37 e046. doi: 10.1017/pasa.2020.38

Absolute V-band magnitudes and mass-to-light ratios of Galactic globular clusters

Past funding

  • 2022
    MAVIS: A Revolutionary New Instrument for the European Southern Observatory (ARC LIEF administered by Macquarie University)
    Macquarie University
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    ResTeach 2011 0.05 FTE SChool of Mathematics and Physics
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Dark Matter in the Smallest Galaxies
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011
    New-generation parallel-computing cluster for the mathematical and physical sciences
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2014
    Advanced computer simulations of star cluster evolution
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Studying globular cluster tidal tails with Gaia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Studying the dwarf galaxy population of the Milky Way

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Studying the stellar initial mass function and binary fraction using Gaia data

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Formation and Dynamics of Stellar-mass Black Holes in Star Clusters

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding diversity: chemical and kinematic tracers of galaxy evolution

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet

Completed supervision

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  • Astrophysics
  • Black holes
  • Galaxies

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