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)

101 - 120 of 207 works

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

2011

Journal Article

Mass segregation and fractal substructure in young massive clusters - I. The McLuster code and method calibration

Kupper, Andreas H. W., Maschberger, Thomas, Kroupa, Pavel and Baumgardt, Holger (2011). Mass segregation and fractal substructure in young massive clusters - I. The McLuster code and method calibration. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 417 (3), 2300-2317. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19412.x

Mass segregation and fractal substructure in young massive clusters - I. The McLuster code and method calibration

2011

Journal Article

Kinematic signature of an intermediate-mass black hole in the globular cluster NGC 6388

Luetzgendorf, N., Kissler-Patig, M., Noyola, E., Jalali, B., de Zeeuw, P. T., Gebhardt, K. and Baumgardt, H. (2011). Kinematic signature of an intermediate-mass black hole in the globular cluster NGC 6388. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 533 A36, A36-1-A36-12. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116618

Kinematic signature of an intermediate-mass black hole in the globular cluster NGC 6388

2011

Journal Article

Spatially resolved kinematics of an ultracompact dwarf galaxy

Frank, M. J., Hilker, M., Mieske, S., Baumgardt, H., Grebel E. K. and Infante, L. (2011). Spatially resolved kinematics of an ultracompact dwarf galaxy. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 414 (1), L70-L74. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2011.01058.x

Spatially resolved kinematics of an ultracompact dwarf galaxy

2011

Journal Article

The role of stellar collisions for the formation of massive stars

Baumgardt, H. and Klessen, R. S. (2011). The role of stellar collisions for the formation of massive stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 413 (3), 1810-1818. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18258.x

The role of stellar collisions for the formation of massive stars

2011

Journal Article

Distant star clusters of the Milky Way in MOND

Haghi, H., Baumgardt, H. and Kroupa, P. (2011). Distant star clusters of the Milky Way in MOND. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 527 (5) A33, 213-214. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015573

Distant star clusters of the Milky Way in MOND

2011

Journal Article

Direct N-body simulations of globular clusters - I. Palomar 14

Zonoozi, Akram Hasani, Kupper, Andreas H. W., Baumgardt, Holger, Haghi, Hosein, Kroupa, Pavel and Hilker, Michael (2011). Direct N-body simulations of globular clusters - I. Palomar 14. Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society, 411 (3), 1989-2001. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17831.x

Direct N-body simulations of globular clusters - I. Palomar 14

2011

Conference Publication

The initial mass function and formation history of stars in the galactic centre

Baumgardt, Holger, Lockmann, Ulf and Kroupa, Pavel (2011). The initial mass function and formation history of stars in the galactic centre. Conference on the Galactic Center: A Window to the Nuclear Environment of Disk Galaxies, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China, 19-23 October 2009. San Francisco, CA , United States: Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

The initial mass function and formation history of stars in the galactic centre

2010

Journal Article

Mass-loss rates and the mass evolution of star clusters

Lamers, Henny J. G. L. M., Baumgardt, Holger and Gieles, Mark (2010). Mass-loss rates and the mass evolution of star clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 409 (1), 305-328. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17309.x

Mass-loss rates and the mass evolution of star clusters

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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