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Status report on the construction of Zettawatt-Equivalent Ultrashort pulse laser System (ZEUS) at the University of Michigan

POSTER

Abstract

The Zettawatt-Equivalent Ultrashort pulse laser System (ZEUS) is being built at the University of Michigan as the NSF mid-scale user facility. The ZEUS facility will include a repetitive dual-beamline 3 PW laser system, a 100 J programmable shape multi-ns pulse driver, three radiation shielded experimental areas and will provide unique new capabilities to explore nonlinear quantum electrodynamics, relativistic plasmas, particles acceleration, extreme laboratory astrophysics, basic plasma physics and nuclear photonics. The construction status of the ZEUS facility including building renovation, laser, beam lines, experimental chambers, radiation shielding and the future experimental plans will be reported.

Presenters

  • Anatoly M Maksimchuk

    University of Michigan

Authors

  • Anatoly M Maksimchuk

    University of Michigan

  • John Nees

    University of Michigan, Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

  • Galina Kalinchenko

    University of Michigan

  • Bixue Hou

    University of Michigan

  • Yong Ma

    University of Michigan, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

  • Andrew McKelvey

    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi., 48104, University of Michigan

  • Tan Shi

    University of Michigan

  • Paul T Campbell

    University of Michigan

  • Andre F Antoine

    University of Michigan

  • Mario Balcazar

    University of Michigan

  • Jason A Cardarelli

    University of Michigan

  • Nicholas Ernst

    University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

  • Rebecca Fitzgarrald

    University of Michigan

  • Colton Graham

    University of Michigan

  • Qian Qian

    University of Michigan

  • Igor Jovanovic

    University of Michigan

  • Carolyn C Kuranz

    University of Michigan

  • Alexander G Thomas

    University of Michigan, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

  • Louise Willingale

    University of Michigan

  • Karl M Krushelnick

    University of Michigan, Center for Ultra-Fast Optics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA