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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Astrophysics,Nuclear Physics |
| Keywords | Nuclear Astrophysics, High-Energy Astrophysics, First Stars, Nucleosynthesis, Stellar Evolution |
| Honours and awards | 2023: College of Experts, Australian Research Council 2018: Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics 2012: Fellow, Astronomical Society of Australia 2012: Future Fellowship, Australian Research Council 2009: Fellow, American Physical Society 2001: Fellow, Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago |
Current contact address
| Country | Australia |
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| City | Melbourne |
| Institution | Monash University |
| Institute | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Homepage | https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/alexander-heger |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Stanford E. Woosley | Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz |
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| Prof. Dr. Norbert Langer | Argelander-Institut für Astronomie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn |
| Prof. Dr. Hans-Thomas Janka | Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Garching |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/12/1998 |
Programme(s)
| 1998 | Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship Programme |
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| 2023 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
Nominator's project description
| Professor Heger is a leading expert in the fields of stellar physics, supernovae, and nucleosynthesis. He is well known for his important contributions to our understanding of massive stars in the early universe, and for mapping the pollution of the oldest stars in the Milky Way with newly synthesised elements. During his research stay in Germany, he will apply his knowledge and techniques to the evolution and nucleosynthesis of interaction binary stars. |
Publications (partial selection)
| 2001 | Alexander Heger, I. Baraffe, C. L. Fryer, S. E. Woosley: Evolution and Nucleosynthesis of Very Massive Primordial Stars . In: Nuclear Physics A, 2001, 197c |
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| 2001 | Alexander Heger, A. I. MacFadyen, S. E. Woosley: Fallback in Supernovae and Black Hole Formation. In: L. Kaper, E. P. J. van den Heuvel, P. A. Woudt, ESO Workshop Black Holes in Binaries and Galactic Nuclei. Springer, 2001. 332 |
| 2001 | Alexander Heger, N. Langer, F. Herwig, S. Wellstein: Mixing and Thermonuclear Processes in Stars. In: AIP Conference Proceedings, 2001, 3 |
| 2001 | Alexander Heger, T. Rauscher, R. D. Hoffman, S. Woosley: Nucleosynthesis in Massive Stars Using Extended Adaptive Nuclear Reaction Networks. In: AIP Conference Proceedings, 2001, 44 |
| 2001 | Alexander Heger, T. Rauscher, R. D. Hoffman, S. E. Woosley: Nucleosynthesis in stars revisited. In: Nuclear Physics A, 2001, 193c |
| 2001 | Alexander Heger, S. E. Woosley: On the Progenitors of Collapsars. In: AAS Bulletin, 2001, 837 |
| 2001 | Alexander Heger, I. Baraffe, S. E. Woosley: On the stability of very massive primordial stars. In: Astrophysical Journal, 2001, 890 |
| 2001 | Alexander Heger, C. L. Fryer, S. E. Woosley: Pair-Instability Supernovae, Gravity Waves, and Gamma-Ray Transients. In: Astrophysical Journal, 2001, 372 |
| 2001 | Alexander Heger, K. Langanke, G. Martinez-Pinedo, S. E. Woosley: Presupernova collaps models with weak-interaction rates. In: Physical Review Letters, 2001, 1678 |
| 2001 | Alexander Heger: Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis. In: APS Bulletin, 2001, 58 |
| 2001 | Alexander Heger, A. MacFadyen, S. E. Woosley: Supernova, Jets, and Collapsars. In: Astrophysical Journal, 2001, 410 |
| 2000 | Alexander Heger, C. L. Fryer Core-Collapse Simulations of Rotating Stars. In: Astrophysical Journal, 2000, 1033 |
| 2000 | Alexander Heger, S. W. Woosley, R. Waters: Evolution and Nucleosynthesis in Very Massive Stars of Zero Metallicity. In: A. Weiss, T. Abel, V. Hill, MPA/ESO Workshop 'The First Stars'. Springer, 2000. 121 |
| 2000 | Alexander Heger, R. D. Hoffman, T. Rauscher. S. E. Woosley: Nucleosynthesis in Massive Stars Including All Stable Isotopes. In: MPA Proceedings, 2000, 105 |
| 2000 | Alexander Heger, N. Langer: Presupernova Evolution of Rotating Massive Stars II: Evolution of Surface Properties. In: Astrophysical Journal, 2000, 1016 |
| 1999 | Alexander Heger, N. Langer: Evolution and explosions of Wolf-Rayet stars. In: K. A. van der Hucht, G. Königsberger, P. R. J. Eenens, Phenomena in Massive Stars and Starburst Galaxies. ASP Conf. Ser, 1999. 187 |
| 1999 | Alexander Heger, S. E. Woosley: Gamma-Ray Diagnostics of Supernovae. In: MPE Report, 1999, 133 |
| 1999 | Alexander Heger, N. Langer: Massive Star Evolution. In: Y.-H. Chu, N. Suntzeff, J. Hesser, D. Bohlender, New Views on the Magellanic Clouds. ASP Conf. Ser., 1999. 192 |