Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Welcome to the Center for Astronomy of Heidelberg University (ZAH)

ZAH NEWS

Anna Pasquali new Private Lecturer (Priv. Doz.)

Dr. Anna Pasquali was appointed Private Lecturer (Priv. Doz.) yesterday by the Habilitation Conference of the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Heidelberg University. (2020/01/30)

Stefan Wagner appointed as new Director of H.E.S.S.

Apl. Prof. Dr. Stefan Wagner (LSW) appointed as new director of the H.E.S.S. Experiment and as Spokesperson of the H.E.S.S. collaboration. (2019/11/19)

New light on ghostly galaxy outskirts

A researchers team with Andreas Koch (ZAH/ARI) completed the largest survey to date of the ultrafaint outskirts of nearby galaxies. These appear to correlate with brightness and type of a galaxy undermining their common formation scenario. (2019/10/22)

Teaching prize for Anna Pasquali

Dr. Anna Pasquali has received the teaching prize of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. (2019/10/18)

ERC Synergy Grant for Ralf Klessen

International research team with Ralf Klessen studies the Milky Way as a “galactic ecosystem”. The project is being funded with approximately 12.7 million euros. (2019/10/11)

How do the strongest magnets in the universe form?

German-British research team simulates basic conditions for the formation of magnetic stars. (2019/10/10)

Editor: Webmaster
zum Seitenanfang/up
Astro & Physics talks

Heidelberg Physics Seminar and Talks Organizer (HePhysTo)

Colloquia at ZAH
Feb 28
15:00		 TBA
Eleonora Zari (MPIA)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Mar 06
15:00		 TBA
Greg Green (MPIA)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)
Mar 13
15:00		 TBD
Sebastian Marino (MPIA)
Königstuhl Kolloquium
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Level 3 Lecture Hall (301)

Recent publications
3/2020
Polyachenko, E. V.; Berczik, P. et al. (inc. Just, A.)
Simulation of the loss-cone instability in spherical systems - II. Dominating Keplerian potential
MNRAS 492, 4819(2020)

3/2020
He, Chong-Chong; Ricotti, Massimo; Geen, Sam
Simulating star clusters across cosmic time - II. Escape fraction of ionizing photons from molecular clouds
MNRAS 492, 4858(2020)

3/2020
Prudil, Z.; Dékány, I. et al. (inc. Grebel, E. K.)
Evidence for Galactic disc RR Lyrae stars in the solar neighbourhood
MNRAS 492, 3408(2020)