Galactic Nuclei

Our Projects

<span>Whenever matter is accreted onto a massive black hole all information about when and how this happened gets lost. Unlike black holes, nuclear star clusters provide...</span>

The formation of nuclear star cluster

Whenever matter is accreted onto a massive black hole all information about when and how this happened gets lost. Unlike black holes, nuclear star clusters provide... [more]

<span>Using our high spatial resolution kinematic data, we are searching for black holes in the nearest nuclear star clusters. These objects are among the best environments...</span>

Black holes in nearby nuclear star clusters

Using our high spatial resolution kinematic data, we are searching for black holes in the nearest nuclear star clusters. These objects are among the best environments... [more]

The Milky Way nuclear star cluster

Anja studies the stellar kinematics of the Milky Way nuclear star cluster in integrated light towards the half-light radius... [more]

<span>- Aims: To set observational constrains to massive galaxy assembly from the properties of their building blocks' star clusters...</span>

Stellar populations of (nuclear) star clusters in late-type dwarf galaxies

- Aims: To set observational constrains to massive galaxy assembly from the properties of their building blocks' star clusters... [more]