The United States has achieved a major milestone in laser science with the activation of the ZEUS laser at the University of Michigan.
This system released a pulse of energy reaching 2 petawatts (2 quadrillion watts), but only for a brief duration of 25 femtoseconds (25 millionths of a billionth of a second).
This immense power output makes it the most powerful laser ever fired, measured by peak power.
The phrase “100 times the power of global electricity use” refers to how, during that split-second, the laser's power output temporarily exceeds the combined electricity usage of the entire world.
However, this power is not continuous; it’s a burst used for extremely short, controlled experiments.
ZEUS is designed to explore some of the most extreme environments in physics.
It enables cutting-edge research in plasma interactions, space particle simulations, and vacuum-based quantum phenomena.
Unlike conventional lasers, ZEUS is not built for energy supply, but for pushing the boundaries of high-energy physics and understanding the fundamental nature of matter and energy.
This system released a pulse of energy reaching 2 petawatts (2 quadrillion watts), but only for a brief duration of 25 femtoseconds (25 millionths of a billionth of a second).
This immense power output makes it the most powerful laser ever fired, measured by peak power.
The phrase “100 times the power of global electricity use” refers to how, during that split-second, the laser's power output temporarily exceeds the combined electricity usage of the entire world.
However, this power is not continuous; it’s a burst used for extremely short, controlled experiments.
ZEUS is designed to explore some of the most extreme environments in physics.
It enables cutting-edge research in plasma interactions, space particle simulations, and vacuum-based quantum phenomena.
Unlike conventional lasers, ZEUS is not built for energy supply, but for pushing the boundaries of high-energy physics and understanding the fundamental nature of matter and energy.
The United States has achieved a major milestone in laser science with the activation of the ZEUS laser at the University of Michigan.
This system released a pulse of energy reaching 2 petawatts (2 quadrillion watts), but only for a brief duration of 25 femtoseconds (25 millionths of a billionth of a second).
This immense power output makes it the most powerful laser ever fired, measured by peak power.
The phrase “100 times the power of global electricity use” refers to how, during that split-second, the laser's power output temporarily exceeds the combined electricity usage of the entire world.
However, this power is not continuous; it’s a burst used for extremely short, controlled experiments.
ZEUS is designed to explore some of the most extreme environments in physics.
It enables cutting-edge research in plasma interactions, space particle simulations, and vacuum-based quantum phenomena.
Unlike conventional lasers, ZEUS is not built for energy supply, but for pushing the boundaries of high-energy physics and understanding the fundamental nature of matter and energy.
