Nuclear fusion is one of the most attractive alternatives to carbon-dependent energy
sources. Harnessing energy from nuclear fusion in a large reactor scale, however, still …

This paper reviews current understanding of key physics elements that control the H-mode
pedestal structure, which exists at the boundary of magnetically confined plasmas. The …

Since the first H-mode discharges in 2010, the duration of the H-mode state has been
extended and a significantly wider operational window of plasma parameters has been …

A variety of experimental studies on pedestal localized fluctuations appearing in between
crashes of edge localized modes (ELMs) across several tokamaks have been reviewed and …

Fusion performance has been shown to be related to the H-mode pedestal structure. The
pedestal is associated with steep gradients that are the source of free energy for …

High-performance long-pulse plasma operation is essential for producing economically
viable fusion energy in tokamak devices. To achieve such discharges in KSTAR, firstly, the …

The purpose of this monograph is to provide an introduction to modern tokamak physics, as
an extension of our review paper “Steady State Tokamak Research—Core Physics” …

Excellent reproducibility of KSTAR resonant magnetic perturbation (RMP)-driven, edge-
localized mode (ELM)-crash suppression enables us to construct a database reliably for the …

Suppression or mitigation of edge-localized mode (ELM) crashes is necessary for ITER. The
strategy to suppress all the ELM crashes by the resonant magnetic perturbation (RMP) …

The structure and evolution of the ion temperature (${{T} _ {\text {i}}} $) and toroidal rotation
(${{V} _ {\phi}} $) profile have been investigated in neutral beam injection (NBI)-heated …