MENU NSF ZEUS Laser Facility
Zettawatt-Equivalent Ultrashort pulse laser System at the University of Michigan
About
Once completed, the ZEUS laser system will be the highest-power laser system in the US and will be among the highest-power lasers worldwide for the next decade.
Research
ZEUS allows exploration of fundamental yet unanswered questions regarding non-linear quantum electrodynamics in relativistic plasmas, including quantum radiation reaction and electron-positron pair production mechanisms.
Facility Access
ZEUS is an NSF sponsored user facility, offering external users experimental access to advance science frontiers and enable discovery.
Fly-through of NSF ZEUS laser facility
ZA fly-through of the newly opened University of Michigan facility that will be home to the most powerful laser in the United States.
ZEUS Town Hall- Call for Proposals
The status of the NSF ZEUS 3PW laser facility including target area configurations, user access information and information on the call for proposals.
ZEUS Grand Opening | October 16, 2023
