Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Welcome to ZAH

Welcome to ZAH

The Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg (ZAH) joins the institutes Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI), Landessternwarte Königstuhl (LSW) and Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik (ITA). Its spectrum of research and teaching activities ranges from planet formation and galaxy evolution to cosmology and state of the art computer physics in parallel with the development and assembly of instrumentation for telescopes and participation in satellite projects.

ZAH Research Highlights

CARMENES contributes to discovery of a planet orbiting Barnards star

(ZAH/LSW, ARI); 15.11.2018

How to Weigh Stars With Gravitational Lensing

J. Klüter, U. Bastian, M. Demleitner, J. Wambsganss (ZAH/ARI); 26.07.18

ZAH NEWS

Full Professor in Theoretical Astrophysics

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) invite applications for the position of a Professor in Theoretical Astrophysics. (8.10.2018)

New Gliese Fellow 2018: Dr. Fabian Schneider

Dr. Fabian Schneider has taken up his new position as Gliese Fellow 2018 at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut. (01.10.2018)

Excellence Strategy: Heidelberg University wins two Cluster Proposals

Heidelberg has won support for two proposals from the Clusters of Excellence funding line. The "STRUCTURES" proposal will have heavy impact on local astrophysical research. (28.09.2018)

Lehrpreis für Björn Malte Schäfer

Prof. Dr. Björn Malte Schäfer mit Lehrpreis der Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie ausgezeichnet. (25.04.2018)

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Colloquia at ZAH
Nov 16
15:00		 TBD
Rowan Smith (University of Manchester)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Nov 16
15:00		 TBD
Rowan Smith (University of Manchester)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Nov 20
16:15		 What sets the stellar initial mass function? Why is it so universal?
Patrick Hennebelle (CEA Saclay (France))
Heidelberg Joint Astronomical Colloquium
Philosophenweg 12, Großer Hörsaal

Recent publications
1/2019
van de Voort, Freeke; Springel, Volker et al.
Cosmological simulations of the circumgalactic medium with 1 kpc resolution: enhanced H I column densities
MNRAS 482, L85(2019)

12/2018
Geen, Sam; Watson, Stuart K. et al. (inc. Klessen, Ralf S.)
On the indeterministic nature of star formation on the cloud scale
MNRAS 481, 2548(2018)

1/2019
Gutcke, Thales A.; Springel, Volker
Simulating a metallicity-dependent initial mass function: consequences for feedback and chemical abundances
MNRAS 482, 118(2019)