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
- Media expert
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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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
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
2019
Conference Publication
The eye of Gaia on globular cluster kinematics: Internal rotation
Sollima, A., Baumgardt, H. and Hilker, M. (2019). The eye of Gaia on globular cluster kinematics: Internal rotation. Star Clusters: From the Milky Way to the Early Universe - IAU Symposium 351, Bologna, Italy, 27-31 May 2019. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/S1743921319007099
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
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
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
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
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
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Studying globular cluster tidal tails with Gaia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet
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Doctor Philosophy
Studying the stellar initial mass function and binary fraction using Gaia data
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet
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Doctor Philosophy
Formation and Dynamics of Stellar-mass Black Holes in Star Clusters
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet
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Doctor Philosophy
Studying the dwarf galaxy population of the Milky Way
Principal 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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Media
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