NSF ZEUS Laser Facility

Zettawatt-Equivalent Ultrashort pulse laser System at the University of Michigan

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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.

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Research

ZEUS will allow exploration of fundamental yet unanswered questions regarding non-linear quantum electrodynamics in relativistic plasmas, including quantum radiation reaction and electron-positron pair production mechanisms.

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Facility Access

ZEUS will operate as an NSF sponsored user facility, offering external users experimental access to advance science frontiers and enable discovery.

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ZEUS to be the most powerful laser in the U.S.

A newly constructed University of Michigan facility that will be home to the most powerful laser in the United States is hosting its first experiment this week (Sept. 14)(AP video: Mike Householder)

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.

News

Louise Willingale elected Fellow of APS

Willingale is a plasma science leader who is currently helping launch the ZEUS laser facility.

Louise Willingale elected Fellow of APS

First light soon at the most powerful laser in the US

The ZEUS laser at the University of Michigan has begun its commissioning experiments

First light soon at the most powerful laser in the US

ZEUS Joins International Community of Extreme Light Virtuosos

As a member of the X-lites program, ZEUS joins an international community of extreme light labs working together to advance laser science for the benefit of society

ZEUS Joins International Community of Extreme Light Virtuosos

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