Suppression of edge localized modes in high-confinement KSTAR plasmas by nonaxisymmetric magnetic perturbations

Phys Rev Lett. 2012 Jul 20;109(3):035004. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.035004. Epub 2012 Jul 20.

Abstract

Edge localized modes (ELMs) in high-confinement mode plasmas were completely suppressed in KSTAR by applying n=1 nonaxisymmetric magnetic perturbations. Initially, the ELMs were intensified with a reduction of frequency, but completely suppressed later. The electron density had an initial 10% decrease followed by a gradual increase as ELMs were suppressed. Interesting phenomena such as a saturated evolution of edge T(e) and broadband changes of magnetic fluctuations were observed, suggesting the change of edge transport by the applied magnetic perturbations.