Bernhard Ketzer

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Ketzer is a Professor at the University of Bonn's Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and Helmholtz Institute for Radiation and Nuclear Physics. His research focuses on experimental hadron physics, investigating hadron structure and spectroscopy using electromagnetic and hadronic probes. Key areas include the physics beyond the Standard Model (particularly Dark Photon searches) and detector development for high-energy physics experiments.

Prof. Ketzer's work addresses fundamental questions about the strong interaction and mass generation in hadrons. He develops high-resolution gaseous detectors and readout electronics for experiments at CERN, including COMPASS and ALICE. His research group participates in international collaborations to analyze particle collision data and advance detector technologies. Recent publications focus on meson spectroscopy and beam optics design for kaon/antiproton separation.