High-Powered Laser Facilities for study of materials under extreme conditions
We are using some of the most high-powered and advanced lasers in the world to carry out ramp and shock loading of materials important for geophysics, planetary science, and materials science.

Omega Laser
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
University of Rochester

Omega is a 60 beam uv laser that is capable of delivering 30 kJ of energy onto a  ~1 mm target.

National Ignition Facility (NIF)
NIF, completed in May 2009, is the world’s most powerful laser. It has 192 beams operating at 351 nm and delivers a pulse energy of 1.8 MJ. We plan to perform experiments on this facility in the coming years.

Duffy Group
High-Pressure Mineral Physics and Materials Science Laboratory
Department of Geosciences
Princeton University