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
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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2008
Conference Publication
The ages of galactic globular clusters in the context of self-enrichment
Decressin, T., Baumgardt, H., Kroupa, P., Meynet, G. and Charbonnel, C. (2008). The ages of galactic globular clusters in the context of self-enrichment. IAU Symposium 258: The Ages of Stars, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A., 13-17 October 2008. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/S1743921309031913
2007
Journal Article
On the efficiency of field star capture by star clusters
Mieske, S. and Baumgardt, H. (2007). On the efficiency of field star capture by star clusters. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 475 (3), 851-857. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20078450
2007
Journal Article
Evolution of collisionally merged massive stars
Suzuki, Takeru K., Nakasato, Naohito, Baumgardt, Holger, Ibukiyama, Akihiko, Makino, Junichiro and Ebisuzaki, Toshi (2007). Evolution of collisionally merged massive stars. Astrophysical Journal, 668 (1), 435-448. doi: 10.1086/521214
2007
Journal Article
A comprehensive set of simulations studying the influence of gas expulsion on star cluster evolution
Baumgardt, H. and Kroupa, P. (2007). A comprehensive set of simulations studying the influence of gas expulsion on star cluster evolution. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 380 (4), 1589-1598. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12209.x
2007
Journal Article
Observational templates of star cluster disruption: The stellar group NGC 1901 in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Carraro, G., Marcos, R. de la Fuente, Villanova, S., Bidin, C. Moni, Marcos, C. de la Fuente, Baumgardt, H. and Solivella, G. (2007). Observational templates of star cluster disruption: The stellar group NGC 1901 in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 466 (3), 931-941. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066687
2007
Journal Article
Dynamical Masses of Ultra-compact Dwarf Galaxies in Fornax
Hilker, M, Baumgardt, H, Infante, L, Drinkwater, M, Evstigneeva, E and Gregg, M (2007). Dynamical Masses of Ultra-compact Dwarf Galaxies in Fornax. Astronomy & Astrophysics: a European Journal, 463 (1), 119-130. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066429
2007
Journal Article
The core radius of a star cluster containing a massive black hole
Heggie, Douglas C., Hut, Piet, Mineshige, Shin, Makino, Jun and Baumgardt, Holger (2007). The core radius of a star cluster containing a massive black hole. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 59 (3), L11-L14. doi: 10.1093/pasj/59.3.L11
2006
Journal Article
Tidal capture of stars by intermediate-mass black holes
Baumgardt, H., Hopman, C., Zwart, S. Portegies and Makino, J. (2006). Tidal capture of stars by intermediate-mass black holes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 372 (1), 467-478. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10885.x
2006
Journal Article
Ejection of hypervelocity stars from the Galactic Centre by intermediate-mass black holes
Baumgardt, H., Gualandris, A. and Zwart, S. Portegies (2006). Ejection of hypervelocity stars from the Galactic Centre by intermediate-mass black holes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 372 (1), 174-182. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10818.x
2006
Journal Article
Star cluster disruption by giant molecular clouds
Gieles, M., Zwart, S. F. Portegies, Baumgardt, H., Athanassoula, E., Lamers, H. J. G. L. M., Sipior, M. and Leenaarts, J. (2006). Star cluster disruption by giant molecular clouds. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 371 (2), 793-804. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10711.x
2006
Journal Article
Runaway collisions in young star clusters - I. Methods and tests
Freitag, Marc, Rasio, Frederic A. and Baumgardt, Holger (2006). Runaway collisions in young star clusters - I. Methods and tests. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 368 (1), 121-140. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10095.x
2006
Journal Article
The ecology of star clusters and intermediate-mass black holes in the galactic bulge
Zwart, Simon F. Portegies, Baumgardt, Holger, McMillan, Stephen L. W., Makino, Junichiro, Hut, Piet and Ebisuzaki, Toshi (2006). The ecology of star clusters and intermediate-mass black holes in the galactic bulge. Astrophysical Journal, 641 (1), 319-326. doi: 10.1086/500361
2006
Conference Publication
Ejection of hyper-velocity stars by intermediate-mass black holes
Baumgardt, Holger, Gualandris, Alessia and Zwart, Simon Portegies (2006). Ejection of hyper-velocity stars by intermediate-mass black holes. Galactic Center Workshop 2006: From the Center of the Milky Way to Nearby Low-Luminosity Galactic Nuclei (GC'06), Bad Honnef, Cologne, Germany, 18-22 April 2006. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/54/1/047
2006
Conference Publication
Testing MOND with globular clusters
Baumgardt, H. (2006). Testing MOND with globular clusters. 21st IAP Colloquium: Mass Profiles and Shapes of Cosmological Structures (2005), Paris, France, 4-9 July 2005. Parc d'Activites de Courtaboeuf, Les Ulis, France: EDP Sciences. doi: 10.1051/eas:2006082
2005
Journal Article
An analytical description of the disruption of star clusters in tidal fields with an application to Galactic open clusters
Lamers, H. J. G. L. M., Gieles, M., Bastian, N., Baumgardt, H., Kharchenko, N. V. and Portegies Zwart, S. (2005). An analytical description of the disruption of star clusters in tidal fields with an application to Galactic open clusters. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 441 (1), 117-129. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20042241
2005
Journal Article
Using distant globular clusters as a test for gravitational theories
Baumgardt, H., Grebel, E. K. and Kroupa, P. (2005). Using distant globular clusters as a test for gravitational theories. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 359 (1), L1-L4. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2005.00021.x
2005
Journal Article
Which globular clusters contain intermediate-mass black holes?
Baumgardt, Holger, Makino, Junichiro and Hut, Piet (2005). Which globular clusters contain intermediate-mass black holes?. The Astrophysical Journal, 620 (1), 238-243. doi: 10.1086/426893
2005
Conference Publication
Formation and evolution of massive black holes in star clusters
Baumgardt, Holger, Makino, Junichiro and Zwart, Simon Portegies (2005). Formation and evolution of massive black holes in star clusters. IAU XXVth General Assembly, Sydney, Australia, 13-26 July 2003. San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
2005
Conference Publication
Globular cluster kinematics with Gaia
Baumgardt, Holger and Kroupa, Pavel (2005). Globular cluster kinematics with Gaia. The Three Dimensional Universe with Gaia. Gaia ou l'Univers en 3D, Meudon, Paris, France, 4-7 October 2004. Noordwijk, Netherlands: ESTEC.
2004
Journal Article
Massive black holes in star clusters. I. Equal-mass clusters
Baumgardt, Holger, Makino, Junichiro and Ebisuzaki, Toshikazu (2004). Massive black holes in star clusters. I. Equal-mass clusters. Astrophysical Journal, 613 (2), 1133-1142. doi: 10.1086/423298
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt is:
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Multiple stellar populations in Galactic globular clusters
Principal Advisor
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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
Dynamics of black holes in star clusters
Principal Advisor
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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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Master Philosophy
Studying globular cluster tidal tails with Gaia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet
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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
The dynamics of Galactic globular clusters
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Multiple stellar populations in Galactic globular clusters
Principal Advisor
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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
Understanding diversity: chemical and kinematic tracers of galaxy evolution
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet
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Doctor Philosophy
The Abundance and Distribution of Chemical Content within Galaxies Near and Far
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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