Dr. Andrea Stolte
Argelander Institut für Astronomie
Universität Bonn
Auf dem Hügel 71
53121 Bonn
phone: +49 (0)228 736790
email: astolte at astro.uni-bonn.de
Presently, I am leading the Emmy Noether group on
The formation and evolution of Milky Way starburst clusters
based in the Argelander Institute for Astronomy at the University of Bonn.
Employing adaptive optics techniques at 8-10m class telescopes, we study the initial stellar mass
distribution in resolved starburst clusters in Galactic spiral arms and near the center of the Galaxy.
A summary of the research context can be found here.
The group is funded by the
Emmy Noether programme for young researchers initiated by
the German Science Foundation (DFG).
Group members:
PhD student: Benjamin Hussmann
Thesis project: Proper motion membership and spectral classification in starburst clusters:
constructing an unbiased initial stellar mass function
Thesis project: Formation and dynamical evolution of Galactic center starburst clusters:
Tidal destruction and cluster survival
- Formation and dynamical evolution of young, massive star clusters
- Starburst clusters and their environment: the Galactic center and spiral arms
- Orbital motion of the Galactic center Arches cluster
- Present-day and initial stellar mass function in starburst clusters
Publications (Link in ADS)
Curriculum Vitae
Talk Santiago 2008:
Young, massive clusters in the Galactic center
(pdf 5.5 Mb)
Astronomical projects and research groups:
Argelander Institut für Astronomie
1. Physikalisches Institut of the University of Cologne
MPIA Star & Planet formation group
UCLA GC group
FLAMINGOS survey of giant molecular clouds
Observatories:
ESO
and
VLT, Paranal, Chile
Keck Observatory
, Hawai'i
Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona
Gemini Observatory
Links to Astronomy Education:
Universe Awareness
ESO Catch a star
International Year of Astronomy 2009
Starbirth picture book
© Andrea Stolte 2009