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

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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200 works between 1998 and 2024
All (200) Journal Article (167) Conference Publication (33)

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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

On the presence of intermediate black holes in three globular clusters

2018

Journal Article

Mass modelling globular clusters in the Gaia era: a method comparison using mock data from an N-body simulation of M 4

Hénault-Brunet, V., Gieles, M., Sollima, A., Watkins, L. L., Zocchi, A., Claydon, I., Pancino, E. and Baumgardt, H. (2018). Mass modelling globular clusters in the Gaia era: a method comparison using mock data from an N-body simulation of M 4. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 483 (1), 1400-1425. doi: 10.1093/mnras/sty3187

Mass modelling globular clusters in the Gaia era: a method comparison using mock data from an N-body simulation of M 4

2018

Journal Article

Radiation pressure limits on the star formation efficiency and surface density of compact stellar systems

Crocker, Roland M, Krumholz, Mark R, Thompson, Todd A, Baumgardt, Holger and Mackey, Dougal (2018). Radiation pressure limits on the star formation efficiency and surface density of compact stellar systems. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 481 (4), 4895-4906. doi: 10.1093/mnras/sty2659

Radiation pressure limits on the star formation efficiency and surface density of compact stellar systems

2018

Journal Article

The black hole retention fraction in star clusters

Pavlik, Vaclav, Jerabkova, Tereza, Kroupa, Pavel and Baumgardt, Holger (2018). The black hole retention fraction in star clusters. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 617 A69, A69. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201832919

The black hole retention fraction in star clusters

2018

Journal Article

A luminous X-ray outburst from an intermediate-mass black hole in an off-centre star cluster

Lin, Dacheng, Strader, Jay, Carrasco, Eleazar R., Page, Dany, Romanowsky, Aaron J., Homan, Jeroen, Irwin, Jimmy A., Remillard, Ronald A., Godet, Olivier, Webb, Natalie A., Baumgardt, Holger, Wijnands, Rudy, Barret, Didier, Duc, Pierre-Alain, Brodie, Jean P. and Gwyn, Stephen D. J. (2018). A luminous X-ray outburst from an intermediate-mass black hole in an off-centre star cluster. Nature Astronomy, 2 (8), 656-661. doi: 10.1038/s41550-018-0493-1

A luminous X-ray outburst from an intermediate-mass black hole in an off-centre star cluster

2018

Journal Article

A catalogue of masses, structural parameters, and velocity dispersion profiles of 112 Milky Way globular clusters

Baumgardt, H. and Hilker, M. (2018). A catalogue of masses, structural parameters, and velocity dispersion profiles of 112 Milky Way globular clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 478 (2), 1520-1557. doi: 10.1093/mnras/sty1057

A catalogue of masses, structural parameters, and velocity dispersion profiles of 112 Milky Way globular clusters

2018

Journal Article

The black hole in the most massive ultracompact dwarf galaxy M59-UCD3

Ahn, Christopher P., Seth, Anil C., Cappellari, Michele, Krajnović, Davor, Strader, Jay, Voggel, Karina T., Walsh, Jonelle L., Bahramian, Arash, Baumgardt, Holger, Brodie, Jean, Chilingarian, Igor, Chomiuk, Laura, Den Brok, Mark, Frank, Matthias, Hilker, Michael, McDermid, Richard M., Mieske, Steffen, Neumayer, Nadine, Nguyen, Dieu D., Pechetti, Renuka, Romanowsky, Aaron J. and Spitler, Lee (2018). The black hole in the most massive ultracompact dwarf galaxy M59-UCD3. Astrophysical Journal, 858 (2) 102, 102. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aabc57

The black hole in the most massive ultracompact dwarf galaxy M59-UCD3

2018

Journal Article

Upper limits on the presence of central massive black holes in two ultra-compact dwarf galaxies in Centaurus A

Voggel, Karina T., Seth, Anil C., Neumayer, Nadine, Mieske, Steffen, Chilingarian, Igor, Ahn, Christopher, Baumgardt, Holger, Hilker, Michael, Nguyen, Dieu D., Romanowsky, Aaron J., Walsh, Jonelle L., den Brok, Mark and Strader, Jay (2018). Upper limits on the presence of central massive black holes in two ultra-compact dwarf galaxies in Centaurus A. Astrophysical Journal, 858 (1) 20, 20. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aabae5

Upper limits on the presence of central massive black holes in two ultra-compact dwarf galaxies in Centaurus A

2018

Journal Article

A 3.5 million solar masses black hole in the centre of the ultracompact dwarf galaxy fornax UCD3

Afanasiev, Anton V., Chilingarian, Igor V., Mieske, Steffen, Voggel, Karina T., Picotti, Arianna, Hilker, Michael, Seth, Anil, Neumayer, Nadine, Frank, Matthias, Romanowsky, Aaron J., Hau, George, Baumgardt, Holger, Ahn, Christopher, Strader, Jay, den Brok, Mark, McDermid, Richard, Spitler, Lee, Brodie, Jean and Walsh, Jonelle L. (2018). A 3.5 million solar masses black hole in the centre of the ultracompact dwarf galaxy fornax UCD3. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 477 (4), 4856-4865. doi: 10.1093/mnras/sty913

A 3.5 million solar masses black hole in the centre of the ultracompact dwarf galaxy fornax UCD3

2018

Journal Article

The distribution of stars around the Milky Way's central black hole: II. diffuse light from sub-giants and dwarfs

Schödel, R., Gallego-Cano, E., Dong, H., Nogueras-Lara, F., Gallego-Calvente, A. T., Amaro-Seoane, P. and Baumgardt, H. (2018). The distribution of stars around the Milky Way's central black hole: II. diffuse light from sub-giants and dwarfs. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 609 A27, A27. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730452

The distribution of stars around the Milky Way's central black hole: II. diffuse light from sub-giants and dwarfs

2017

Journal Article

The distribution of stars around the Milky Way's central black hole: I. Deep star counts

Gallego-Cano, E., Schödel, R., Dong, H., Nogueras-Lara, F., Gallego-Calvente, A. T., Amaro-Seoane, P. and Baumgardt, H. (2017). The distribution of stars around the Milky Way's central black hole: I. Deep star counts. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 609 A26, 1-18. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730451

The distribution of stars around the Milky Way's central black hole: I. Deep star counts

2017

Journal Article

The distribution of stars around the Milky Way's central black hole III. Comparison with simulations

Baumgardt, H., Amaro-Seoane, P. and Schodel, R. (2017). The distribution of stars around the Milky Way's central black hole III. Comparison with simulations. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 609 A28, 1-6. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730462

The distribution of stars around the Milky Way's central black hole III. Comparison with simulations

2017

Journal Article

The global mass functions of 35 Galactic globular clusters: I. observational data and correlations with cluster parameters

Sollima, A. and Baumgardt, H. (2017). The global mass functions of 35 Galactic globular clusters: I. observational data and correlations with cluster parameters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 471 (3), 3668-3679. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stx1856

The global mass functions of 35 Galactic globular clusters: I. observational data and correlations with cluster parameters

2017

Journal Article

An upper limit on the mass of a central black hole in the large magellanic cloud from the stellar rotation field

Boyce, H., Lutzgendorf, N., van der Marel, R. P., Baumgardt, H., Kissler-Patig, M., Neumayer, N. and de Zeeuw, P. T. (2017). An upper limit on the mass of a central black hole in the large magellanic cloud from the stellar rotation field. Astrophysical Journal, 846 (1) 14, 14. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aa830c

An upper limit on the mass of a central black hole in the large magellanic cloud from the stellar rotation field

2017

Journal Article

The global mass functions of 35 Galactic globular clusters - II. Clues on the initial mass function and black hole retention fraction

Baumgardt, H. and Sollima, S. (2017). The global mass functions of 35 Galactic globular clusters - II. Clues on the initial mass function and black hole retention fraction. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 472 (1), 744-750. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stx2036

The global mass functions of 35 Galactic globular clusters - II. Clues on the initial mass function and black hole retention fraction

2017

Journal Article

Direct N-body simulations of globular clusters - III. Palomar 4 on an eccentric orbit

Zonoozi, Akram Hasani, Haghi, Hosein, Kroupa, Pavel, Küpper, Andreas H.W. and Baumgardt, Holger (2017). Direct N-body simulations of globular clusters - III. Palomar 4 on an eccentric orbit. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 467 (1), 758-767. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stx130

Direct N-body simulations of globular clusters - III. Palomar 4 on an eccentric orbit

2017

Journal Article

Detection of supermassive black holes in two Virgo ultracompact dwarf galaxies

Ahn, Christopher P., Seth, Anil C., den Brok, Mark, Strader, Jay, Baumgardt, Holger, van den Bosch, Remco, Chilingarian, Igor, Frank, Matthias, Hilker, Michael, McDermid, Richard, Mieske, Steffen, Romanowsky, Aaron J., Spitler, Lee, Brodie, Jean, Neumayer, Nadine and Walsh, Jonelle L. (2017). Detection of supermassive black holes in two Virgo ultracompact dwarf galaxies. Astrophysical Journal, 839 (2) 72, 72. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aa6972

Detection of supermassive black holes in two Virgo ultracompact dwarf galaxies

2017

Journal Article

Diffuse Galactic antimatter from faint thermonuclear supernovae in old stellar populations

Crocker, Roland M., Ruiter, Ashley J., Seitenzahl, Ivo R., Panther, Fiona H., Sim, Stuart, Baumgardt, Holger, Moeller, Anais, Nataf, David M., Ferrario, Lilia, Eldridge, J. J., White, Martin, Tucker, Brad E. and Aharonian, Felix (2017). Diffuse Galactic antimatter from faint thermonuclear supernovae in old stellar populations. Nature Astronomy, 1 (0135) 0135, 0135. doi: 10.1038/s41550-017-0135

Diffuse Galactic antimatter from faint thermonuclear supernovae in old stellar populations

2017

Journal Article

An intermediate-mass black hole in the centre of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae

Klzlltan, Bülent, Baumgardt, Holger and Loeb, Abraham (2017). An intermediate-mass black hole in the centre of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae. Nature, 542 (7640), 203-205. doi: 10.1038/nature21361

An intermediate-mass black hole in the centre of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae

2017

Journal Article

N-body modelling of globular clusters: masses, mass-to-light ratios and intermediate-mass black holes

Baumgardt, H. (2017). N-body modelling of globular clusters: masses, mass-to-light ratios and intermediate-mass black holes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 464 (2), 2174-2202. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stw2488

N-body modelling of globular clusters: masses, mass-to-light ratios and intermediate-mass black holes

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

    Dynamics of black holes in star clusters

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    Studying globular cluster tidal tails with Gaia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Multiple Stellar Populations in Globular Clusters

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Abundance and Distribution of Chemical Content within Galaxies Near and Far

    Associate 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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