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Zettawatt-Equivalent Ultrashort pulse laser System at the University of Michigan
About
The ZEUS laser system is currently the highest-power laser system in the US and 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.
2025 User Meeting
The first NSF ZEUS user meeting will take place in partnership with the 2025 LaserNetUS annual meeting. ZEUS users are encouraged to attend and present their work.
The deadline to submit an abstract is Friday, April 4, 2025.
Fly-through of NSF ZEUS laser facility
A fly-through of the newly opened University of Michigan facility that will be home to the most powerful laser in the United States.2024 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.Events
There are no events currently scheduled.
News
The US has a new most powerful laser
Hitting 2 petawatts, the NSF-funded ZEUS facility at U-M enables research that could improve medicine, national security, materials science and more.
Six faculty receive 2025 Ted Kennedy Family Faculty Team Excellence Award
These six research scientists helped design, build, and implement the ZEUS laser facility, which is the highest power laser in the U.S.
2024 ECE Core Values Excellence Award Winners
The recipients for 2024 are Shelly Feldkamp, Nancy Slowey, and Rick Van Camp.
ZEUS Grand Opening | October 16, 2023
