The article entitled "10 PW peak power femtosecond laser pulses at ELI-NP" was selected as the 2022 High Power Laser Science and Engineering Editor-in-Chief Choice Award paper.

This paper shows for the first time the propagation of 10 PW peak power laser pulses to an experimental area at ELI-NP. The corresponding author Prof. Ioan Dancus represented all authors to receive the award on site. Congratulations to all of the associated authors of this work.

The author Ioan Dancus has recorded an acceptance speech:

Photograph taken at the HPLSE2023 Symposium in Suzhou, China. Prof Jianqiang Zhu is (left) presenting the award to Prof Ioan Dancus (right).

About the Editor-in-Chief Choice Award  

The Editor-in-Chief Choice Award-winning papers are selected by Editors-in-Chief of High Power Laser Science and Engineering (HPL). The papers are evaluated based on the quality, downloads, citations, and the importance of the work to the field. The winner will be presented a certificate and a bonus of ¥10,000. The award is sponsored by Chinese Laser Press (CLP).