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)

101 - 120 of 215 works

2013

Journal Article

Ultra-compact dwarf galaxy formation by tidal stripping of nucleated dwarf galaxies

Pfeffer, J. and Baumgardt, H. (2013). Ultra-compact dwarf galaxy formation by tidal stripping of nucleated dwarf galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 433 (3), 1997-2005. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stt867

Ultra-compact dwarf galaxy formation by tidal stripping of nucleated dwarf galaxies

2013

Journal Article

The evolution of the global stellar mass function of star clusters: an analytic description

Lamers, Henny J. G. L. M., Baumgardt, Holger and Gieles, Mark (2013). The evolution of the global stellar mass function of star clusters: an analytic description. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 433 (2), 1378-1388. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stt808

The evolution of the global stellar mass function of star clusters: an analytic description

2013

Journal Article

M dot-sigma relation for intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters

Lützgendorf, N., Kissler-Patig, M., Neumayer, N., Baumgardt, H., Noyola, E., de Zeeuw, P. T., Gebhardt, K., Jalali, B. and Feldmeier, A. (2013). M dot-sigma relation for intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 555 A26, A26.1-A26.8. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201321183

M dot-sigma relation for intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters

2013

Journal Article

Indication for an intermediate-mass black hole in the globular cluster NGC 5286 from kinematics

Feldmeier, A., Luetzgendorf, N., Neumayer, N., Kissler-Patig, M., Gebhardt, K., Baumgardt, H., Noyola, E., de Zeeuw, P. T. and Jalali, B. (2013). Indication for an intermediate-mass black hole in the globular cluster NGC 5286 from kinematics. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 554 A63, A63.1-A63.15. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201321168

Indication for an intermediate-mass black hole in the globular cluster NGC 5286 from kinematics

2013

Journal Article

Limits on intermediate-mass black holes in six galactic globular clusters with integral-field spectroscopy

Luetzgendorf, N., Kissler-Patig, M., Gebhardt, K., Baumgardt, H., Noyola, E., de Zeeuw, P. T., Neumayer, N., Jalali, B. and Feldmeier, A. (2013). Limits on intermediate-mass black holes in six galactic globular clusters with integral-field spectroscopy. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 552 A49, A49.1-A49.24. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201220307

Limits on intermediate-mass black holes in six galactic globular clusters with integral-field spectroscopy

2013

Journal Article

The star cluster formation history of the LMC

Baumgardt, H., Parmentier, G., Anders, P. and Grebel, E. K. (2013). The star cluster formation history of the LMC. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 430 (1), 676-685. doi: 10.1093/mnras/sts667

The star cluster formation history of the LMC

2013

Journal Article

N-body simulations of globular clusters in tidal fields: Effects of intermediate-mass black holes

Lutzgendorf, N., Baumgardt, H. and Kruijssen, J. M. D. (2013). N-body simulations of globular clusters in tidal fields: Effects of intermediate-mass black holes. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 558 A117, A117. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201321927

N-body simulations of globular clusters in tidal fields: Effects of intermediate-mass black holes

2013

Journal Article

A prescription and fast code for the long-term evolution of star clusters - II. Unbalanced and core evolution

Gieles, Mark, Alexander, Paul E. R., Lamers, Henny J. G. L. M. and Baumgardt, Holger (2013). A prescription and fast code for the long-term evolution of star clusters - II. Unbalanced and core evolution. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 437 (1) stt1980, 916-929. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stt1980

A prescription and fast code for the long-term evolution of star clusters - II. Unbalanced and core evolution

2013

Conference Publication

Intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters

Lützgendorf, N., Kissler-Patig, M., Gebhardt, K., Baumgardt, H., Noyola, E., De Zeeuw, P. T., Neumayer, N., Jalali, B. and Feldmeier, A. (2013). Intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters. 2012 Reading the Book of Globular Clusters with the Lens of Stellar Evolution, Monte Porzio Catone,, November 26 - 28, 2012. Societa Astronomica Italiana.

Intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters

2012

Journal Article

The mass function and dynamical mass of young star clusters: why their initial crossing-time matters crucially

Parmentier, Genevieve and Baumgardt, Holger (2012). The mass function and dynamical mass of young star clusters: why their initial crossing-time matters crucially. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 427 (3), 1940-1952. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.22004.x

The mass function and dynamical mass of young star clusters: why their initial crossing-time matters crucially

2012

Journal Article

Catch me if you can: is there a "runaway-mass" black hole in the Orion Nebula Cluster?

Subr, Ladislav, Kroupa, Pavel and Baumgardt, Holger (2012). Catch me if you can: is there a "runaway-mass" black hole in the Orion Nebula Cluster?. Astrophysical Journal, 757 (1) 37, 37.1-37.10. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/757/1/37

Catch me if you can: is there a "runaway-mass" black hole in the Orion Nebula Cluster?

2012

Journal Article

High-velocity stars in the cores of globular clusters: the illustrative case of NGC 2808

Luetzgendorf, N., Gualandris, A., Kissler-Patig, M., Gebhardt, K., Baumgardt, H., Noyola, E., Kruijssen, J. M. D., Jalali, B., de Zeeuw, P. T. and Neumayer, N. (2012). High-velocity stars in the cores of globular clusters: the illustrative case of NGC 2808. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 543 A82, A82.1-A82.12. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219062

High-velocity stars in the cores of globular clusters: the illustrative case of NGC 2808

2012

Journal Article

The velocity dispersion and mass function of the outer halo globular cluster Palomar 4

Frank, Matthias J., Hilker, Michael, Baumgardt, Holger, Cote, Patrick, Grebel, Eva K., Haghi, Hosein, Kupper, Andreas H. W. and Djorgovski, S. G. (2012). The velocity dispersion and mass function of the outer halo globular cluster Palomar 4. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 423 (3), 2917-2932. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21105.x

The velocity dispersion and mass function of the outer halo globular cluster Palomar 4

2012

Journal Article

How well do starlab and nbody compare? II. Hardware and accuracy

Anders, P., Baumgardt, H., Gaburov, E. and Zwart, S. Portegies (2012). How well do starlab and nbody compare? II. Hardware and accuracy. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 421 (4), 3557-3569. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20581.x

How well do starlab and nbody compare? II. Hardware and accuracy

2012

Journal Article

Tidal mass loss in star clusters and treatment of escapers in Fokker-Planck models

Takahashi, K. and Baumgardt, H. (2012). Tidal mass loss in star clusters and treatment of escapers in Fokker-Planck models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 420 (2), 1799-1808. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.20183.x

Tidal mass loss in star clusters and treatment of escapers in Fokker-Planck models

2012

Journal Article

A search for an intermediate-mass black hole in the core of the globular cluster NGC 6266

McNamara, Bernard J., Harrison, Thomas E., Baumgardt, Holger and Khalaj, Pouria (2012). A search for an intermediate-mass black hole in the core of the globular cluster NGC 6266. Astrophysical Journal, 745 (2) 175, 1-7. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/745/2/175

A search for an intermediate-mass black hole in the core of the globular cluster NGC 6266

2012

Journal Article

A dynamical N-body model for the central region of omega-Centauri

Jalali, B., Baumgardt, H., Kissler-Patig, M., Gebhardt, K., Noyola, E., Lutzgendorf, N. and de Zeeuw, P. T. (2012). A dynamical N-body model for the central region of omega-Centauri. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 538 (A&A) A19, A19.1-A19.11. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116923

A dynamical N-body model for the central region of omega-Centauri

2012

Journal Article

Central kinematics of the globular cluster NGC 2808: Upper limit on the mass of an intermediate-mass black hole

Lutzgendorf, N., Kissler-Patig, M., Gebhardt, K., Baumgardt, H., Noyola, E., Jalali, B., De Zeeuw, P. T. and Neumayer, N. (2012). Central kinematics of the globular cluster NGC 2808: Upper limit on the mass of an intermediate-mass black hole. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 542 A129, A129. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219375

Central kinematics of the globular cluster NGC 2808: Upper limit on the mass of an intermediate-mass black hole

2011

Journal Article

Testing photometric diagnostics for the dynamical state and possible intermediate-mass black hole presence in globular clusters

Noyola, Eva and Baumgardt, Holger (2011). Testing photometric diagnostics for the dynamical state and possible intermediate-mass black hole presence in globular clusters. Astrophysical Journal, 743 (52) 52, 1-10. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/743/1/52

Testing photometric diagnostics for the dynamical state and possible intermediate-mass black hole presence in globular clusters

2011

Journal Article

Tidal disruption rate of stars by supermassive black holes obtained by direct N-body simulations

Brockamp, M., Baumgardt, H. and Kroupa, P. (2011). Tidal disruption rate of stars by supermassive black holes obtained by direct N-body simulations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 418 (2), 1308-1324. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19580.x

Tidal disruption rate of stars by supermassive black holes obtained by direct N-body simulations

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 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

    Studying the dwarf galaxy population of the Milky Way

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Studying globular cluster tidal tails with Gaia

    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

Enquiries

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  • Astrophysics
  • Black holes
  • Galaxies

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