Present and Future Experimental Capabilities of the ZEUS Facility

POSTER

Abstract

The Zettawatt Equivalent Ultrashort Pulse Laser System (ZEUS) at the University of Michigan is a National Science Foundation-funded user facility designed to support advanced research in high-intensity laser science. ZEUS features a dual-beamline, 3 petawatt-class laser system operating at one shot per minute, a programmable multi-nanosecond pulse driver delivering up to 100 J, and three radiation-shielded experimental areas. These capabilities enable cutting-edge investigations in areas such as nonlinear quantum electrodynamics, relativistic plasma physics, particle acceleration, nuclear photonics, and laboratory astrophysics. Facility access is granted through a competitive peer-review process based on scientific merit. This presentation will report on recent developments in laser and target area performance, as well as plans to enhance ZEUS Target Area 2 with high-intensity, 3 PW multibeam capability. It will also highlight early scientific results, including commissioning experiments on laser wakefield electron acceleration, betatron soft and hard x-ray generation, and their application to high-resolution imaging using a 2 PW laser beam.

*The ZEUS facility construction and operation is supported by the National Science Foundation under award 1935950 and 2126181, as well as by the AFOSR grant number FA9550-21-1-0264 and the University of Michigan.

Presenters

  • Anatoly M Maksimchuk

    • University of Michigan

Authors

  • Anatoly M Maksimchuk

    • University of Michigan

  • Yong Ma

    • University of Michigan

  • Paul T Campbell

    • University of Michigan

  • Milos Burger

    • University of Michigan

  • John Nees

    • University of Michigan

  • Bixue Hou

    • University of MIchigan

  • Richard Anthony

    • University of Michigan

  • Veronica Contreras

    • University of Michigan

  • Nicholas P Ernst

    • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    • University of Michigan

  • Rebecca Fitzgarrald

    • University of Michigan

  • Nicolas Kalem

    • University of Michigan

  • Galina Kalinchenko

    • University of Michigan

  • Sallee Rae Klein

    • University of Michigan

  • William Likes

    • University of Michigan

  • Monica Mashkevich

    • University of MIchigan

  • Tanner Nutting

    • University of Michigan

  • Jeremy M Rebenstock

    • University of Michigan

  • Gregg Sucha

    • University of Michigan

  • Richard Van Camp

    • University of Michigan

  • Grant Young

    • University of Michigan

  • Qing Zhang

    • University of Michigan

  • Igor Jovanovic

    • University of Michigan

  • Carolyn C Kuranz

    • University of Michigan
    • OCC

  • Alec G.R. GR Thomas

    • University of Michigan
    • Michigan University

  • Louise Willingale

    • University of Michigan

  • Karl Michael Krushelnick

    • University of Michigan