Resources
Community Events
Community Design Update
September 3, 2025
During this event, the Project Team provided an update to the community about the status of the facility design following the Conceptual Design Review (CDR) held in April.
Experimental Use Case Template
Conceptual Design Review
April 22-23, 2025
During this event, the Project Team provided an update to the community about the status of the facility design following the Conceptual Design Review (CDR) held in April.
Diagnostic Systems Community Update
January 16, 2025
This 3-hour session provided an update on key aspects of the NSF OPAL diagnostic systems design.
Laser System Design and Critical Technologies
November 8, 2024
Given by NSF OPAL Lead Laser Scientist Jake Bromage, this talk will present an overview of the proposed laser architecture and cutting-edge technologies of the NSF OPAL system. Key achievements and future prospects of the MTW-OPAL facility, which has been crucial to prototyping many of the technologies necessary for the future NSF OPAL construction project, will also be highlighted.
Conceptual Design Update
October 31, 2024
An update for the scientific community on key aspects of the NSF OPAL design.
Project Requirements Review
February 5, 2024
A review of the top-level NSF OPAL requirements for the scientific community.
Workshops
Multi-Petawatt Diagnostic Community Workshop
Multi-Petawatt Physics Prioritization Workshop
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgment
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