The Jupiter Laser Facility (JLF) is a kilojoule-class laser facility for producing and exploring states of matter under extreme conditions of high density, pressure, and temperature.
The facility is currently home to three laser platforms: Janus, COMET, and Titan. Together, these three systems make JLF the 5th highest energy research laser facility in the United States.
Research and development at JLF advances experimental capabilities in high-energy-density (HED) and laser science, contributing to LLNL’s mission of maintaining a safe, secure, and reliable stockpile. JLF drives scientific discovery in these mission spaces by bringing together researchers from LLNL’s High Energy Density (HED) Science Center and National Ignition Facility (NIF) and fostering collaborations with research institutes, universities, and other national laboratories.
Our laser platforms enable researchers to explore a range scientific research areas and HED disciplines that are important to understanding the birth and death of stars and controlling fusion in the laboratory. In addition to advancing research in these fields, JLF also serves as a testbed for developing new diagnostics and platforms that are later fielded at larger facilities such as NIF and the University of Rochester’s Omega Laser Facility.
