The ZEUS laser user facility

The Zettawatt Equivalent Ultrashort pulse laser System (ZEUS) is a National Science Foundation-funded user facility housed at the University of Michigan. The laser, when fully commissioned, will be capable of producing 3-Petawatt pulses, or may be split to create synchronized 2.5-PW and 0.5-PW pulses. An annual call for experimental proposals is made, with access awarded based on the scientific merit assessed by an independent review panel. This presentation will describe the operation of the facility available to users in each of the three target areas and the current laser status. Data on the laser performance and experimental areas will be presented as well as feedback from the user groups.