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Edge operational regimes in tokamaks are described using mostly experimental results of ASDEX Upgrade. Emphasis is put on high confinement mode (H-mode) at medium and high densities up to the density limit. Implications for the physics of H-mode and the density limit are discussed.
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Kaufmann, M., Mertens, V., Neuhauser, J. et al. Edge operational regimes in tokamaks. Czech J Phys 48 (Suppl 2), 11–24 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10582-998-0017-9
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