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.

Search Professor Holger Baumgardt’s works on UQ eSpace

207 works between 1998 and 2025
All (207) Journal Article (173) Conference Publication (34)

61 - 80 of 207 works

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

2016

Journal Article

Probing the boundary between star clusters and dwarf galaxies: a MUSE view on the dynamics of Crater/Laevens I

Voggel, Karina, Hilker, Michael, Baumgardt, Holger, Collins, Michelle L. M., Grebel, Eva K., Husemann, Bernd, Richtler, Tom and Frank, Matthias J. (2016). Probing the boundary between star clusters and dwarf galaxies: a MUSE view on the dynamics of Crater/Laevens I. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 460 (3), 3384-3397. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stw1132

Probing the boundary between star clusters and dwarf galaxies: a MUSE view on the dynamics of Crater/Laevens I

2016

Journal Article

Constraining ultracompact dwarf galaxy formation with galaxy clusters in the local universe

Pfeffer, J., Hilker, M., Baumgardt, H. and Griffen, B .F. (2016). Constraining ultracompact dwarf galaxy formation with galaxy clusters in the local universe. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 458 (3), 2492-2508. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stw498

Constraining ultracompact dwarf galaxy formation with galaxy clusters in the local universe

2016

Journal Article

The binary fraction and mass segregation in Alpha Persei open cluster

Sheikhi, Najmeh, Hasheminia, Maryam, Khalaj, Pouria, Haghi, Hosein, Zonoozi, Akram H. and Baumgardt, Holger (2016). The binary fraction and mass segregation in Alpha Persei open cluster. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 457 (1), 1028-1036. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stw059

The binary fraction and mass segregation in Alpha Persei open cluster

2016

Journal Article

Limits on the significant mass-loss scenario based on the globular clusters of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy

Khalaj, P. and Baumgardt, H. (2016). Limits on the significant mass-loss scenario based on the globular clusters of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 457 (1), 479-486. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stv2944

Limits on the significant mass-loss scenario based on the globular clusters of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy

2016

Journal Article

Kinematics of dwarf galaxies in gas-rich groups, and the survival and detectability of tidal dwarf galaxies

Sweet, Sarah M., Drinkwater, Michael J., Meurer, Gerhardt, Kilborn, Virginia, Audcent-Ross, Fiona, Baumgardt, Holger and Bekki, Kenji (2016). Kinematics of dwarf galaxies in gas-rich groups, and the survival and detectability of tidal dwarf galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 455 (3), 2508-2528. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stv2480

Kinematics of dwarf galaxies in gas-rich groups, and the survival and detectability of tidal dwarf galaxies

2016

Journal Article

Erratum: Kinematics of dwarf galaxies in gas-rich groups, and the survival and detectability of tidal dwarf galaxies (vol 455, pg 2508, 2016)

Sweet, Sarah M., Drinkwater, Michael J., Meurer, Gerhardt, Kilborn, Virginia, Audcent-Ross, Fiona, Baumgardt, Holger and Bekki, Kenji (2016). Erratum: Kinematics of dwarf galaxies in gas-rich groups, and the survival and detectability of tidal dwarf galaxies (vol 455, pg 2508, 2016). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 456 (4), 3961-3963. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stv2974

Erratum: Kinematics of dwarf galaxies in gas-rich groups, and the survival and detectability of tidal dwarf galaxies (vol 455, pg 2508, 2016)

2016

Conference Publication

N-body modeling of globular clusters

Baumgardt, H. (2016). N-body modeling of globular clusters. 2016 Cosmic-Lab Conference: Star Clusters as Cosmic Laboratories for Astrophysics, Dynamics and Fundamental Physics, MODEST 2016, Bologna, Italy, 18 - 22 April 2016. Florence, Italy: Societa Astronomica Italiana.

N-body modeling of globular clusters

2016

Journal Article

Dynamical evolution of stellar systems

Baumgardt, H. (2016). Dynamical evolution of stellar systems. EAS Publications Series, 80-81, 39-72. doi: 10.1051/eas/1680003

Dynamical evolution of stellar systems

2016

Journal Article

Unveiling Gargantua: A new search strategy for the most massive central cluster black holes

Brockamp, M., Baumgardt, H., Britzen, S. and Zensus, A. (2016). Unveiling Gargantua: A new search strategy for the most massive central cluster black holes. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 585 A153, A153.1-A153.11. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201526873

Unveiling Gargantua: A new search strategy for the most massive central cluster black holes

2015

Journal Article

Possible smoking-gun evidence for initial mass segregation in re-virialized post-gas expulsion globular clusters

Haghi, Hosein, Zonoozi, Akram Hasani, Kroupa, Pavel, Banerjee, Sambaran and Baumgardt, Holger (2015). Possible smoking-gun evidence for initial mass segregation in re-virialized post-gas expulsion globular clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 454 (4), 3872-3885. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stv2207

Possible smoking-gun evidence for initial mass segregation in re-virialized post-gas expulsion globular clusters

2015

Journal Article

Re-evaluation of the central velocity-dispersion profile in NGC 6388

Lutzgendorf, Nora, Gebhardt, Karl, Baumgardt, Holger, Noyola, Eva, Neumayer, Nadine, Kissler-Patig, Markus and de Zeeuw, Tim (2015). Re-evaluation of the central velocity-dispersion profile in NGC 6388. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 581 25524. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425524

Re-evaluation of the central velocity-dispersion profile in NGC 6388

2015

Journal Article

Biases in the determination of dynamical parameters of star clusters: today and in the gaia era

Sollima, A., Baumgardt, H., Zocchi, A., Balbinot, E., Gieles, M., Henault-Brunet, V. and Varri, A. L. (2015). Biases in the determination of dynamical parameters of star clusters: today and in the gaia era. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 451 (2), 2185-2197. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stv1079

Biases in the determination of dynamical parameters of star clusters: today and in the gaia era

2015

Journal Article

Radial Distributions of Sub-Populations in the Globular Cluster M15: a More Centrally Concentrated Primordial Population

Larsen, Soren S., Baumgardt, Holger, Bastian, Nate, Brodie, Jean P., Grundahl, Frank and Strader, Jay (2015). Radial Distributions of Sub-Populations in the Globular Cluster M15: a More Centrally Concentrated Primordial Population. Astrophysical Journal, 804 (1) 71, 1-17. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/804/1/71

Radial Distributions of Sub-Populations in the Globular Cluster M15: a More Centrally Concentrated Primordial Population

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

    The dynamics of Galactic globular clusters

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Multiple stellar populations in Galactic globular clusters

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Multiple stellar populations in Galactic globular clusters

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Dynamics of black holes in star clusters

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Studying the dwarf galaxy population of the Milky Way

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet

  • Master Philosophy

    Studying globular cluster tidal tails with Gaia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet

  • 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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