Overview
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
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Research interests
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Globular clusters
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Galactic Nuclei
Research impacts
Please see information about Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt's research impacts in the article Heart of Darkness.
Works
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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
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
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
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
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
2020
Conference Publication
Depletion of dark matter within globular clusters
Ardi, E. and Baumgardt, H. (2020). Depletion of dark matter within globular clusters. International Conference on Mathematics and Natural Sciences 2019 (IConMNS 2019), Bali, Indonesia, 30-31 August 2019. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/1503/1/012023
2020
Journal Article
A multimass velocity dispersion model of 47 tucanae indicates no evidence for an intermediate-mass black hole
Mann, Christopher R., Richer, Harvey, Heyl, Jeremy, Anderson, Jay, Kalirai, Jason, Caiazzo, Ilaria, Mohle, Swantje D., Knee, Alan and Baumgardt, Holger (2020). A multimass velocity dispersion model of 47 tucanae indicates no evidence for an intermediate-mass black hole. Astrophysical Journal, 893 (1) 86, 86. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab84ea
2020
Journal Article
New Insight into the stellar mass function of Galactic globular clusters
Ebrahimi, H., Sollima, A., Haghi, H., Baumgardt, H. and Hilker, M. (2020). New Insight into the stellar mass function of Galactic globular clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 494 (3), 4226-4243. doi: 10.1093/mnras/staa969
2020
Journal Article
The WAGGS project - III. Discrepant mass-to-light ratios of Galactic globular clusters at high metallicity
Dalgleish, H, Kamann, S, Usher, C, Baumgardt, H, Bastian, N, Veitch-Michaelis, J, Bellini, A, Martocchia, S, Da Costa, G S, Mackey, D, Bellstedt, S, Pastorello, N and Cerulo, P (2020). The WAGGS project - III. Discrepant mass-to-light ratios of Galactic globular clusters at high metallicity. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 492 (3), 3859-3871. doi: 10.1093/mnras/staa091
2020
Journal Article
Three-component kinematics of multiple stellar populations in globular clusters with Gaia and VLT
Cordoni, G., Milone, A. P., Mastrobuono-Battisti, A., Marino, A. F., Lagioia, E. P., Tailo, M., Baumgardt, H. and Hilker, M. (2020). Three-component kinematics of multiple stellar populations in globular clusters with Gaia and VLT. Astrophysical Journal, 889 (1) 18, 18. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab5aee
2020
Journal Article
Multiple populations in globular clusters and their parent galaxies
Milone, A. P., Marino, A. F., Da Costa, G. S., Lagioia, E. P., D’Antona, F., Goudfrooij, P., Jerjen, H., Massari, D., Renzini, A., Yong, D., Baumgardt, H., Cordoni, G., Dondoglio, E., Li, C., Tailo, M., Asa’d, R. and Ventura, E. M. (2020). Multiple populations in globular clusters and their parent galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 491 (1), 515-531. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stz2999
2019
Journal Article
Mean proper motions, space orbits and velocity dispersion profiles of Galactic globular clusters derived from Gaia DR2 data
Baumgardt, H, Hilker, M, Sollima, A and Bellini, A (2019). Mean proper motions, space orbits and velocity dispersion profiles of Galactic globular clusters derived from Gaia DR2 data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 482 (4), 5138-5155. doi: 10.1093/mnras/sty2997
2019
Journal Article
No evidence for intermediate-mass black holes in the globular clusters ω Cen and NGC 6624
Baumgardt, H., He, C., Sweet, S. M., Drinkwater, M., Sollima, A., Hurley, J., Usher, C., Kamann, S., Dalgleish, H., Dreizler, S. and Husser, T. -O. (2019). No evidence for intermediate-mass black holes in the globular clusters ω Cen and NGC 6624. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 488 (4), 5340-5351. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stz2060
2019
Journal Article
A Multimass Velocity Dispersion Model of 47 Tucanae Indicates No Evidence for an Intermediate-mass Black Hole
Mann, Christopher R., Richer, Harvey, Heyl, Jeremy, Anderson, Jay, Kalirai, Jason, Caiazzo, Ilaria, Mohle, Swantje D., Knee, Alan and Baumgardt, Holger (2019). A Multimass Velocity Dispersion Model of 47 Tucanae Indicates No Evidence for an Intermediate-mass Black Hole. Astrophysical Journal, 875 (1) 1, 1. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab0e6d
2019
Journal Article
Hubble Space Telescope photometry of multiple stellar populations in the inner parts of NGC 2419
Larsen, Soren S., Baumgardt, Holger, Bastian, Nate, Hernandez, Svea and Brodie, Jean (2019). Hubble Space Telescope photometry of multiple stellar populations in the inner parts of NGC 2419. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 624 A25, A25. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201834494
2019
Journal Article
The eye of Gaia on globular clusters kinematics: internal rotation
Sollima, A., Baumgardt, H. and Hilker, M (2019). The eye of Gaia on globular clusters kinematics: internal rotation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 485 (1), 1460-1476. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stz505
2019
Journal Article
The impact of stripped nuclei on the supermassive black hole number density in the local universe
Voggel, Karina T., Seth, Anil C., Baumgardt, Holger, Mieske, Steffen, Pfeffer, Joel and Rasskazov, Alexander (2019). The impact of stripped nuclei on the supermassive black hole number density in the local universe. Astrophysical Journal, 871 (2) 159, 159. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aaf735
2019
Journal Article
The Milky Way like galaxy NGC 6384 and its nuclear star cluster at high NIR spatial resolution using LBT/ARGOS commissioning data
Georgiev, Iskren Y., Neumayer, Nadine, Gässler, Wolfgang, Rabien, Sebastian, Busoni, Lorenzo, Bonaglia, Marco, Ziegleder, Julian, de Xivry, Gilles Orban, Peter, Diethard, Kulas, Martin, Borelli, Jose, Rahmer, Gustavo, Lefebvre, Michael and Baumgardt, Holger (2019). The Milky Way like galaxy NGC 6384 and its nuclear star cluster at high NIR spatial resolution using LBT/ARGOS commissioning data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 484 (3), 3356-3375. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stz227
2019
Conference Publication
On the presence of intermediate black holes in three globular clusters
Baumgardt, Holger, Sollima, Antonio and Hilker, Michael (2019). On the presence of intermediate black holes in three globular clusters. IAU Symposium: Star Clusters: From the Milky Way to the Early Universe, Bologna, Italy, 27-31 May 2019. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press (CUP). doi: 10.1017/s1743921319007695
2019
Conference Publication
Galactic Globular Clusters: A new catalog of masses, structural parameters, velocity dispersion profiles, proper motions and space orbits
Hilker, Michael, Baumgardt, Holger, Sollima, Antonio and Bellini, Andrea (2019). Galactic Globular Clusters: A new catalog of masses, structural parameters, velocity dispersion profiles, proper motions and space orbits. IAUS 351: Star Clusters: from the Milky Way to the Early Universe, Bologna, Italy, 27 - 31 May, 2019. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/S1743921319006823
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Multiple Stellar Populations in Globular Clusters
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Dynamics of black holes in star clusters
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
Studying globular cluster tidal tails with Gaia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet
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Doctor Philosophy
The Abundance and Distribution of Chemical Content within Galaxies Near and Far
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding diversity: chemical and kinematic tracers of galaxy evolution
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet
Completed supervision
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Formation and dynamical evolution of young star clusters: uncovering the mystery of multiple stellar populations
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Testing the tidal stripping origin of ultra-compact dwarf galaxies
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
The Formation of Ultra-Compact Dwarf Galaxies by Galaxy Stripping
Associate Advisor
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