Introducing ZEUS, the NSF-sponsored 3 PW laser facility at the University of Michigan
The National Science Foundation funded the construction of the 3 petawatt ZEUS laser facility at the University of Michigan. Now open, ZEUS will operate as an NSF-sponsored user facility, offering external users experimental access using a merit-based peer reviewed proposal system to advance science frontiers and enable discovery. https://news.engin.umich.edu/2023/10/...
The name ZEUS (Zettawatt-Equivalent Ultrashort pulse laser System) refers to the interaction of a petawatt laser pulse colliding with a GeV energy electron beam that can be generated by one of its two beamlines.
The ZEUS user facility is enclosed in ~16,000 square feet of space with 5,000 sf of cleanroom housing the laser and beam delivery systems, 2,500 sf of shielded experimental laboratories, 1,250 sf of auxiliary fabrication, 2,500 sf of immediate meeting and office space, with the remainder of the space dedicated to various support functions. Being located within Michigan Engineering, it is within walking distance of the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility, the Neutron Science Laboratory, The Electron and Micro-beam Analysis Laboratory and all of the departments of the college.
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