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The most powerful laser in the US reaches 2 petawatts, setting new records | ZEUS will open new frontiers in imaging, cancer therapy, and astrophysics
The ZEUS laser facility at the University of Michigan has vaulted the United States to the forefront of high-intensity laser science. In its first official experiment, ZEUS...
The big picture: With its first 2-petawatt experiment successfully completed, ZEUS is poised to push the boundaries of high-field science, providing researchers with a powerful new tool for discovery and innovation. "One of the great things about ZEUS is it's not just one big laser hammer, but you can split the light into multiple beams," said Franklin Dollar, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, whose group is conducting the first user experiment at 2 petawatts. This demonstration of ZEUS's power serves as a precursor to the facility's signature experiment, expected later this year, in which accelerated electrons will collide with laser pulses traveling in the opposite direction.
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